Apparently, headliners Cowboy Junkies still have mad drawing power,
as this show is sold out. Nevertheless, if you’re near the zoo, cock
an ear stageward when openers Son Volt appear.
Singer/guitarist/pianist Jay Farrar’s veteran group have just released
American Central Dust, a beautifully expansive record that could
charm even people like me, who usually say “nah” to Americana. Farrar’s
poignant, foghorn voice soars and chokes up bittersweetly over
cosmic- and trad-country tunes of profound yearning and grandeur.
(Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave N, 548-2500. 6 pm, $22,
all ages.)
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Just don’t take up two parking spaces in front of my house like ZooTunes attendees usually do.
I look forward to that hairstyle going out of style.
And he wore a hat
And he had a job
And he brought home the bacon
So that no one knew
i would actually go if the roles were reversed. i’ll pass on 45 mins of SV.
doesn’t Jay Farrar look a little… “special”?