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Concert Fri Sep 21 2007
Eilen Jewell Band Kicks Off Oktoberfest
I'm going to throw my hat into the ring with a concert suggestion of my own for this weekend, in particular for tonight. Somehow (at least from my perspective) the village of Oak Park has done Oktoberfest right this year. For what is really just a small town celebration the village has brought in some pretty talented artists. Gone from years past are the local yokel celtic band, the paint-by-numbers cover groups and the local-boy-nearly-done-good indie rock. Instead, in it's place are bands like The Waco Brothers, Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel and The Infamous Stringdusters.
I'll be out in attendance tonight at 6:30pm to see The Eilen Jewell Band (it'll be the second time she's played Oak Park this week, the first in my living room last Sunday). If you've got any interest in western swing infused folk along the lines of Gillian Welch or Lucinda Williams than you should hop on board the el and head West tonight (get off at the Oak Park St. stop).
Eilen's new record Letters From Sinners and Strangers has gotten rave 4 star reviews from The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Irish Times, as well as being featured on NPR's World Cafe. "Boundary County" is from her 2005 debut record of the same name.
[mp3]: Eilen Jewell - "Boundary County"
