The Sun is Out, Driving Down This Lonesome Route
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
The Sun is Out, Driving Down This Lonesome Route


We're not doing a lot in terms of show reviews much anymore since no one really reads such things but we felt we had to say a little something about Tom Brosseau's CD release show was last night at Largo. Not only did he play pretty much every song we love in his repertoire (which is basically every song in his repertoire) but he brought along some of our favorites to celebrate the night in typical Largo fashion.

To say Brosseau has come a long way since playing retirement homes in San Diego is obviously an understatement. But being signed to two record labels, releasing five phenomenal albums, and hanging out with hipster celebrity musicians still hasn't changed the soft-spoken North Dakotan... too much. This time around he invited the likes of Hilary Hahn, John Doe, Sara and Sean Watkins, Benmont Tench, Sam Jones and Gregory Page for a night of country folk jamming in the round that had a crowd of the scene's biggest folk followers (John C. Reilly, members of Winter Flowers to name a few) raving their approval. His duet with Hahn on "Blue Part of the Windshield" will go down as one of most beautifully written songs of the decade.

Tom Brosseau performs a free in-store at Fingerprints records in Long Beach on 2/8 with Sparklehorse.

Tom Brosseau - "Blue Part of the Windshield" (MP3)
Comments:
Bah, working late prevented me from going to the show. *sigh* My loss.
 
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