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Concert Mon Feb 12 2007
Richard Buckner Returns To Schubas
Richard Buckner (warning: terrible website) makes his return to Chicago next week to promote his new album Meadow (AllMusic link; trust me, it's better this way) which is a return to the rock bluster of 1998's Since. Buckner may live in New York, but he always seems to kick ass in Chicago, and specifically at Schubas, even going so far as to release the semi-secret Live at Schubas Tavern several years ago to showcase his powerful live show. Meadow is full of archetypical Buckner moments, a wash of cinematic progressions and sparsely percussive instrumentation that provides just enough context for Buckner's uniquely ragged voice. Hell, the tracklist itself reads like a poem about driving west: Town. Canyon. Lucky. Mile. Before. Window. Kingdom.
You get the idea. Richard Buckner, Friday Feb. 23rd at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport. $12, 10pm. 21+. With Six Parts Seven.