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The Bluebird Cafe
Thu. 12/13/12
Show: 9:00 PM
$12.00
All ages
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Thu. 12/13/12
Show: 9:00 PM
$12.00
All ages
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Jim Reilley was co-founder of the late-lamented folk-rock “gangstas”, The New Dylans. Along with songwriting partner Reese Campbell, Reilley roped in friends John Lombardo and Jerry Augustyniak of 10,000 Maniacs to record The New Dylans’ six-song debut ep in 1986. Earning praise from Village Voice rock critic Robert Christgau (who placed the ep in the top five albums of 1986 in the prestigious Village Voice “Pazz and Jop” poll), and R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe (who called it his fave album of that year), things were certainly rolling for the boys. Confused by their instant success, Jim and Reese capitalized swiftly and decisively-they broke up. Once confronted however with the workaday life that until then had eluded them, the boys soon realized their mistake and reunited. Soon after, the lads inked a deal with Minnesota-based Red House Records who subsequently allowed two New Dylans albums to escape their folky clutches in the mid-1990’s. The New Dylans barnstormed the country playing to anyone who would listen (and many who wouldn’t) sharing stages with The Band, Townes Van Zandt, Shawn Colvin, The Fleshtones, Superdrag, Syd Straw, The Silos, Steve Forbert and even old pals 10,000 Maniacs. The New Dylans received glowing reviews from Rolling Stone, Musician, Mojo, Dirty Linen, Audio, Stereo Review, Pulse and Spin just to name a few. AAA radio also fell hard for the boys with generous airplay and feature spots on Acoustic Café, World Café, NPR’s All Things Considered, Idiot’s Delight with Vin Scelsa, and even a handful of appearances on ex-Partridge Family imp Danny Bonaduce’s WLUP show in Chicago. MTV also featured The New Dylans on 120 Minutes and The Cutting Edge. Reilley broke up The New Dylans and moved to Nashville in 1998. After a brief and near disastrous stint as fashion consultant to Porter Wagoner, Reilley signed a deal as a staff songwriter with Curb Publishing. In his 8 years at Curb, Reilley’s songs were recorded by Jack Ingram, Vince Gill, Hal Ketchum, Tim O’Brien and Sam Bush, Cowboy Crush, Lisa Brokop and Ronna Reeves. In 2001, Reilley recorded his first solo album “The Return of Buddy Cruel” released in 2003 on Silent Planet Records. Produced by Grammy-winner Don Henry, the album was added to 28 AAA stations and lingered for 12 weeks in the top 25 of the Roots Rock Album Chart in the spring of 2003. Reilley paid a return visit to Acoustic Café, and the album also garnered airplay on BBC Radio 1 in UK, BBC Scotland, Radio Golden Flash in Belgium, Real Roots Café Network in central Europe, and BRTO’s Crossroads in Bergen, the Netherlands, whose host Jos Van Den Boom also placed the album in his top 10 albums of 2003. Performing Songwriter and Paste both ran feature articles on Reilley’s return, and “The Return of Buddy Cruel” also earned rave reviews from Billboard, Puremusic.com, Exclaim ! magazine in Canada, Ctrl.alt.country in Belgium, and Glitterhouse in Germany. Nashville’s local newspaper The Tennessean proclaimed “The Return of Buddy Cruel” one of the top 10 albums of 2003 and the track “Won’t Let You Make A Fool of Me” as one of the top 10 songs of 2003 in their year-end critic’s poll. Reilley recorded a second solo album (“Thank God I’m A Contrary Boy”) in 2004 with Grammy-winner Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks) co-producing and featuring a band consisting of Ken Coomer (Wilco/ Uncle Tupelo), Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick), Jen Gunderman (Jayhawks), Audley Freed (The Black Crowes), Al Perkins (Gram Parsons/Manassas) and David Mead. As of this writing, the album remains unreleased. Reilley also contributed an original song to the film “The Canyon” in 2008. In January 2010, Reilley’s song “The Man Who Had Everything” was named to BBC Scotland tastemaker Karen Miller’s “Best Of The Decade” list. In Summer 2010, Reilley started a new band with Ken Coomer, Michael Webb, Paul Deakin and Geoff Sprung called Swimming With Jeff.
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Jim Reilley was co-founder of the late-lamented folk-rock “gangstas”, The New Dylans. Along with songwriting partner Reese Campbell, Reilley roped in friends John Lombardo and Jerry Augustyniak of 10,000 Maniacs to record The New Dylans’ six-song debut ep in 1986. Earning praise from Village Voice rock critic Robert Christgau (who placed the ep in the top five albums of 1986 in the prestigious Village Voice “Pazz and Jop” poll), and R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe (who called it his fave album of that year), things were certainly rolling for the boys. Confused by their instant success, Jim and Reese capitalized swiftly and decisively-they broke up. Once confronted however with the workaday life that until then had eluded them, the boys soon realized their mistake and reunited. Soon after, the lads inked a deal with Minnesota-based Red House Records who subsequently allowed two New Dylans albums to escape their folky clutches in the mid-1990’s. The New Dylans barnstormed the country playing to anyone who would listen (and many who wouldn’t) sharing stages with The Band, Townes Van Zandt, Shawn Colvin, The Fleshtones, Superdrag, Syd Straw, The Silos, Steve Forbert and even old pals 10,000 Maniacs. The New Dylans received glowing reviews from Rolling Stone, Musician, Mojo, Dirty Linen, Audio, Stereo Review, Pulse and Spin just to name a few. AAA radio also fell hard for the boys with generous airplay and feature spots on Acoustic Café, World Café, NPR’s All Things Considered, Idiot’s Delight with Vin Scelsa, and even a handful of appearances on ex-Partridge Family imp Danny Bonaduce’s WLUP show in Chicago. MTV also featured The New Dylans on 120 Minutes and The Cutting Edge. Reilley broke up The New Dylans and moved to Nashville in 1998. After a brief and near disastrous stint as fashion consultant to Porter Wagoner, Reilley signed a deal as a staff songwriter with Curb Publishing. In his 8 years at Curb, Reilley’s songs were recorded by Jack Ingram, Vince Gill, Hal Ketchum, Tim O’Brien and Sam Bush, Cowboy Crush, Lisa Brokop and Ronna Reeves. In 2001, Reilley recorded his first solo album “The Return of Buddy Cruel” released in 2003 on Silent Planet Records. Produced by Grammy-winner Don Henry, the album was added to 28 AAA stations and lingered for 12 weeks in the top 25 of the Roots Rock Album Chart in the spring of 2003. Reilley paid a return visit to Acoustic Café, and the album also garnered airplay on BBC Radio 1 in UK, BBC Scotland, Radio Golden Flash in Belgium, Real Roots Café Network in central Europe, and BRTO’s Crossroads in Bergen, the Netherlands, whose host Jos Van Den Boom also placed the album in his top 10 albums of 2003. Performing Songwriter and Paste both ran feature articles on Reilley’s return, and “The Return of Buddy Cruel” also earned rave reviews from Billboard, Puremusic.com, Exclaim ! magazine in Canada, Ctrl.alt.country in Belgium, and Glitterhouse in Germany. Nashville’s local newspaper The Tennessean proclaimed “The Return of Buddy Cruel” one of the top 10 albums of 2003 and the track “Won’t Let You Make A Fool of Me” as one of the top 10 songs of 2003 in their year-end critic’s poll. Reilley recorded a second solo album (“Thank God I’m A Contrary Boy”) in 2004 with Grammy-winner Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks) co-producing and featuring a band consisting of Ken Coomer (Wilco/ Uncle Tupelo), Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick), Jen Gunderman (Jayhawks), Audley Freed (The Black Crowes), Al Perkins (Gram Parsons/Manassas) and David Mead. As of this writing, the album remains unreleased. Reilley also contributed an original song to the film “The Canyon” in 2008. In January 2010, Reilley’s song “The Man Who Had Everything” was named to BBC Scotland tastemaker Karen Miller’s “Best Of The Decade” list. In Summer 2010, Reilley started a new band with Ken Coomer, Michael Webb, Paul Deakin and Geoff Sprung called Swimming With Jeff.
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Artist Bio:
Born to the bluegrass sounds of Kentucky in the land that Keith Whitley, Bill Monroe, and the Judds hail from. She's been on stage more in her 21 years than most artists twice her age. A tone that's unforgettable, a delivery as pure as it is believable. A voice made for millions. Carly Pearce is something from country music's past with a future as bright as Opry lights.
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Born to the bluegrass sounds of Kentucky in the land that Keith Whitley, Bill Monroe, and the Judds hail from. She's been on stage more in her 21 years than most artists twice her age. A tone that's unforgettable, a delivery as pure as it is believable. A voice made for millions. Carly Pearce is something from country music's past with a future as bright as Opry lights.
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Artist Bio:
A Grammy nominated writer, Steven Dale Jones is best known for his hits "One More Day", "He Gets That From Me", and "Ten Thousand Angels". In addition to nominations from the CMA and ACM, he has received seven ASCAP awards, including an ASCAP Pop award for his cross-over hit "One More Day". This number 1 hit was also adapted into book with the same title, co-authored by Steve.
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A Grammy nominated writer, Steven Dale Jones is best known for his hits "One More Day", "He Gets That From Me", and "Ten Thousand Angels". In addition to nominations from the CMA and ACM, he has received seven ASCAP awards, including an ASCAP Pop award for his cross-over hit "One More Day". This number 1 hit was also adapted into book with the same title, co-authored by Steve.
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Describing Lisa Carver to someone who has never seen her perform is like trying to describe the Grand Canyon to someone who has never seen it. There just don’t seem to be enough adjectives or superlatives.
Carver is one of the most respected and revered writers in Nashville. A lot of that has to due with the fact that not only can she write a hit for other artists, but she also writes absolutely astonishing songs from her heart and soul with not even the slightest nod to commercial viability. But that is what makes an artist an artist. Lisa Carver has harnessed and mastered the power of crafting a song that can hold an audience in awe with only a smoky sultry voice and an acoustic guitar.
Disillusioned with the formulaic norm on the commercial Nashville music scene, Carver was happy working and writing on the fringes while honing her songwriting craft.
Artist info obtained from public profile, artist website or social media
Describing Lisa Carver to someone who has never seen her perform is like trying to describe the Grand Canyon to someone who has never seen it. There just don’t seem to be enough adjectives or superlatives.
Carver is one of the most respected and revered writers in Nashville. A lot of that has to due with the fact that not only can she write a hit for other artists, but she also writes absolutely astonishing songs from her heart and soul with not even the slightest nod to commercial viability. But that is what makes an artist an artist. Lisa Carver has harnessed and mastered the power of crafting a song that can hold an audience in awe with only a smoky sultry voice and an acoustic guitar.
Disillusioned with the formulaic norm on the commercial Nashville music scene, Carver was happy working and writing on the fringes while honing her songwriting craft.
Artist info obtained from public profile, artist website or social media
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