Americana Happy Hour ft. Luke Callen live at the Rose Bowl Tavern
Schedule
Thu Jul 18 2024 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Rose Bowl Tavern | Urbana, IL
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Thursday Americana happy hour at The Rose Bowl Tavern featuring Luke Caleb!Thursday, July 18th. 5-7pm.
Happy Hour Specials:�
$2 Hamms and PBR�
$5 American Buffalo�(Hamms & a shot of trace)�
$4 Drafts
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In an age of quick fixes, flashing screens, and pop ‘songs’
that are more formula than art, an album that takes its
sweet time is a radical act. “Also Going Nowhere”
LukeCallen’s third full-length effort is just that - a collection of
songs that spread out through time and space, dripping
with honest Midwest charm and a mischievous glint. It’s
music that you can relax into, paired with lyrics you’ll
want to chew on and savor, that ask something of their
listener. These songs are proof and reminder: you don’t
actually have to go anywhere at all to, you know, get
somewhere.
That’s not to say the subject matters within this work are
by any means easy or expected. Clementine follows a
gun-totting mother up near the Taconite mines of
Northern Minnesota. Deals go horribly wrong on the
street corner in Lake Street Hustle. The cosmic,
primordial soup mixes with wildflower seeds in Some
Reason. These epic tales swirl alongside summertime
swimming holes, interstate drives, fishing trips with Dad,
and unlikely marriage proposals. All of it, grounded and
cohesive in the hands of a locked-in rhythm section
(Chris Grey on drums and Lauren Anderson on bass)
playful lead guitar (producer Erik Koskinen) the warm
hum of an organ Frankie Moscow, and of course, Luke
Callen’s confident finger-picking and weathered vocal
delivery.
This no-frills arrangement style is like a drink of water for
those of us who crave something real and honest to listen
to. The sonic palette pays homage to a whole plethora of
elements endemic to the American music tradition
without feeling derivative or landing too hard on any one
side of the genre question. Sure, fans of John Prine, The
Band, or Randy Newman will undoubtedly hear traces of
Callen’s biggest influences, but there’s a modern
assessment within the music that is the distinct voice of
an artist coming into his own and sharing stages with
fellow pickers and balladeers like Charlie Parr and Margo
Cilker.
This album is Callen’s strongest recorded work yet - but
even so, his work isn’t the type to get puffed up or ahead
of itself. “The highway begins where it always ends/on the
same goddamned street” he sings, a throwback to the
title of the thing, which seems to be said with a wink and
wiley understanding of the world in which we live today.
Ultimately, Callen never strays from this central theme:
our ordinary lives are noteworthy, and that miraculous,
strange, beautiful things are happening around us all the
time. We just need to take a seat, stay a while, and insist
on using our attention for good. The album lands in the
streams on February 2nd, 2024.
· No Cover
- BYOFood, The Rose Bowl Tavern has the beverages covered.
- Tips for the band not required but always appreciated
$$$Cash tips in bucket, or ask your bartender to put entertainment tip on your bar tab$$$
$$$ Venmo: @RoseBowlTavern
$$$ Paypal: [email protected]
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Where is it happening?
Rose Bowl Tavern, 106 N. Race St.,Urbana,IL,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
