Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Continuing to pursue their resurrection and reinvention of the classic musical marriage between big and small fiddles (a familiar feature of 18th century Scottish music), Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas display near-telepathic interplay, breathtaking technical prowess and boundless dynamism, be it in tunes from that same golden era, the age of Burns and Gow, or Fraser’s own memorable compositions.
The versatility of actor/comedian Jeff Daniels is apparent in films like Terms of Endearment, the hilarious Dumb and Dumber and the cult hit The Lookout; but have you ever seen Jeff Daniels the singer/songwriter? After 30-years in film, he is making a foray into music."I've been writing songs for over thirty years," Says Jeff, "they're my diaries. I had everything I've ever written in this big, black notebook...someone had suggested [for a benefit concert] if I were pushed out onstage with a guitar, people might actually pay money to see what happened." So while finishing a film, Jeff was transcribing three decades of music into his computer when (Sound Engineer) Steve Curran inquired as to what he was doing. "Organizing my songs," Jeff said. Steve suggested Jeff record his concert, Jeff quickly replied "turn around and finish tweaking the fart scene...I make my living as an actor, not an actor who sings...If I put out a CD there's a...chance I'd be compared to William Shatner," to which Steve said, "Sounds like a song to me," then turned around and went about adding "more bass to that flatulence."
Austin Lounge Lizards have honed their music into a wicked-funny art form. They’ve delighted audiences from Texas to Trafalgar Square with their inventive style of satirical folk, country and bluegrass. Trademarks of a Lizards song are highly literate, sharply pointed lyrics that poke fun at politics, love, religion and the culture in general.
Beth Nielsen Chapman'slatest album, Back To Love, brings the acclaimed, Nashville-based singer/songwriter full circle, back to the soul-deep songwriting style that made her famous and provided big hits for herself and covers by an impressive and eclectic group of artists including Faith Hill, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, Neil Diamond, Patty Griffin and Emmylou Harris, to name a few.
$22 Advance; $24 Day of Show. $2 discount for Swallow Hill members
California Guitar Trio
With a whirlwind of instrumental styles fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music, progressive, as well as the quintessential California musical genre surf music, the California Guitar Trio’s stunning virtuosity and sly sense of humor have earned them an enthusiastic following and wide notoriety, with significant crossover in the progressive, acoustic and classical music scenes.
