Folk troubadour GREG BROWN

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at 8:00
Lobo Theater, Albuquerque
$30 advance, $35 door. General Admission.
Tickets at 800-838-8006

"Just your ordinary itinerant Iowa Zen beatnik folkie, with a voice so deep, rutted and dark it seems as if it's slithered up out of some primordial ooze.... Brown's music provides a stark, unself-consciously literary tour of off-road Americana."
--New York Times

What can we say, we love Greg Brown. An unpretentious, compelling, and humorous performer with a dark, rich, idiosyncratic voice, Greg Brown is, hands down, one of America's great singer-songwriters. His insightful lyrics paint powerful and often deceptively simple images on a canvas of gospel, blues, country, rock, and jazz. Everyone from Willie Nelson to Carlos Santana has covered his songs. The son of a guitar-playing poet and a banjo-picking Pentecostal preacher, he was born in the Hacklebarney section of southeastern Iowa. At age 10 he found a Big Bill Broonzy album in Kansas, and his fate was sealed. Years later, he landed a job running hootenannies at Gerdes Folk City in the Village. Over time he recorded a spate of critically acclaimed records and earned his way into the most prestigious theaters and festivals throughout the country. We're proud to welcome Greg back.