Its a highly demanding, highly affecting mix, capped by terrific guitar technique with both a plectrum and with finger-picking. Hes got the troubadour quality of a Steve Goodman, the poetic dignity of a Bruce Springsteen, and the bittersweet, outer-fringe edge of a Townes Van Zandt. Black records for the Arista-Austin label, but hes more than a country act.
The latest is Jeff Black, an artist who is there tonight and every Thursday this month except for March 19, when hell be at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas. But many other songwriters have been there, from Tracy Bonham to Pete Droge. The club is perhaps best known for its residency with singer-songwriter Jewel. The Kendall Cafe in Cambridge continues to be a great launch pad for residency acts that dont fit simple niches.
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Nashville songwriter movie The Thing Called Love. This tune will turn onĪ lot of other people to the lost art of good songwriting. That he wrote Never Did Say Goodbye, which Jo-el Sonnier sang in the fine That this newcomer-who has performed with musicians like John Prine, Wilco,Īnd Jerry Jeff Walker-is stirring up talk. Thanks to a little rustic harmonica punctuating the chorus. Storyteller, Black weaves words that hang above the understated instrumentation.Īlthough the catchy chorus churns up the subtle beat, it eschews saccharineĬountry-politan for a sound thats rootsier than most Nashville country artists, You could imagine perking up the ears of coffeehouse patrons used to talking Itself with just an acoustic guitar and Jeff Blacks weathered voice, which This is the kind of tune that could sustain Palomino Blackwing and Blackwing 602 pencils Maude Gilman Clapham Art Direction, DesignĬontributing artists: Geggy Tah, Iris DeMent, Wilco (v.1) Randy Jacobs Guitar (Electric), Mando-Guitar Organ (Hammond), Percussion, Vocals (Background) Tommy Jordan Drums (Steel), Dulcimer (Hammer), Greg Wells Accordion, Bass, Guitar, Guitars, John Stirratt Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Drums Jay Bennett Accordion, Farfisa Organ, Guitars Jeff Black Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric),
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