… in which we take a walk on the unplugged side with acoustic sounds from music legends and legends-in-the-making from both sides of “the pond”, and Ink Magazine’s Chris Haghirian provides the concert info in written and sonic form. Because the music is mostly on the stripped-down side, the page is reflecting that attitude this week.
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George Harrison – My Sweet Lord
Carole King – Pleasant Valley Sunday
The Latenight Callers – The Tease
Ha Ha Tonka – Lonely Fortunes
Two Gallants – Despite What You’ve Been Told
Tennis – Origins
Scattered Few – Fields of Sleep
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April is ending with a flourish in the music-to-go-see department:
Monday, April 23
- Bastard Suns/2 twenty 2/The Faded Age/The Rackatees at The Bottleneck
- Tiny Horse/Matt Woods/Micheal Dean Damron/Adam Lee at recordBar
Tuesday, April 24
- Disciples Organ Concert in Helzberg Hall at KPAC
- Evanescence/Weaving The Fate at The Midland
- Snow Patrol – Sold Out/Ed Sheeran at The Beaumont Club
Wednesday, April 25
- The Life & Times/Major Games at Replay
Thursday, April 26
- Electric Guest at Granada
- Glen Campbell at The Uptown
- Knife Crime/Til Willis at recordBar
- Oberhofer/Young Man at Replay
- Samanatha Fish at Knuckleheads
- Filthy 13/Snakebite Orphans at Davey’s
Friday, April 27
- Antennas Up/The HipNecks/Flashbulb Fires at The Riot Room
- Betse Ellis/Loaded Goat/David Burchfield and the Great Stop at Davey’s
- Deco Auto/The Cave Girls/The Quivers at The Brick
- Irv da Phenom/Approach/Rich Brown/Chase Compton/ekneek/Nico Yoch at The Bottleneck
- Ray Wylie Hubbard & Hayes Carll at Knuckleheads
- Spirit is the Spirit/Hefty Second Helping/Everyday/Everynight/Fake Natives at Jackpot
- Talib Kweli at Granada
Saturday, April 28
- John McKenna Band/Sara Swenson and The Pearl Snaps/Blackbird Revue/Dead Voices at recordBar
- Real Estate/The Twerps/Ghosty at The Bottleneck
- Shooter Jennings/Cody Canada and The Departed/Uncle Lucius at Crossroads behind Grinders
- The Smithereens/Dead Sara/A Silent Film/Now Now Sleepyhead at The Midland
Sunday, April 29
- Gipsy Kings at The Midland
- Lumineers/David George and A Crooked Mile at The Riot Room
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