DAMIEN JURADO

Date:

Monday, June 7, 2010

Performer:

Urban folk singer/songwriter Damien Jurado quietly built up one of the strongest catalogs on the indie scene, earning high critical praise yet somehow never quite getting his proper due. Nick Drake had a definite impact on much of his work, but Jurado modeled his career on more idiosyncratic, unpredictable figures like Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, or Randy Newman -- songwriters who followed their own muse wherever it took them, whether fans and critics agreed or not. His independent-mindedness was born at least in part from the influence of punk, and one of the results was a concern for emotional authenticity that led him to delve into other people's lives instead of his own. Many of Jurado's best songs spun concise, literate ... Read More...

by Steve Huey

Special Guests / Opening Acts:

KAY KAY & HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND

Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground is an indie band started by Kirk Huffman and Kyle O’Quin of Gatsby’s American Dream. Like Gatsbys, the band draws influence from a wide variety of musical genres. Though the band only has three official members, they have been known to perform with as many as 11 additional musicians on stage.