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Concert Wed Apr 30 2008
Steve Forbert @ Fitzgerald's
Several times a year someone, somewhere, proclaims that this or that singer is the "new Dylan". An equal number of times the world is let down when the "new Dylan" doesn't emerge at all and the singer songwriter fades back into the woodwork. Steve Forbert was shackled with that tag back in 1978. He nearly made the comparison stick though with the release of his sophomore record and the hit, and now classic song, "Romeo's Tune". In the years that followed he got tied up in record label red tape and didn't release any new music. He's had several comebacks over the last twenty years including two records on Geffen, a Grammy nomination for his tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, and a decade or so of a 100 dates a year touring.
On May 1 he brings his brand of country folk to Fitzgerald's. Expect to hear some of his classic songs, as well as new ones from 2007's Strange Names & New Sensations. Oak Park resident Matthew Francis Andersen opens up. Show starts at 8pm and is $18 at the door.
Here's a song from Any Old Time: Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers.
[mp3]: Steve Forbert - "Waiting On A Train"
