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Railroad Earth with special guest Greensky Bluegrass at The Grizzly Rose on June 23, 2009
Idaho Concerts proudly welcomes Railroad Earth with special guest Greensky Bluegrass to The Grizzly Rose on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009. Show starts at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. This is a 21 and up show.
Over the past eight years Railroad Earth has carved a path wide and deep throughout the American roots music scene. Right from their first gigs in May 2001, to their most recent shows for their legion of loyal fans, Railroad Earth has been an undeniable force whose superb songwriting, singing and performances from the stage have made them one of the most talked about bands to arrive in years. Railroad Earth started out in 2001, a bunch of talented friends interested in strumming some rootsy music together. It began rather informally, but then picked up the pace when their five song demo earned them a spot at the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival that June. Taking advantage of the opportunity, they quickly recorded five more songs, combined it with their demo tracks and released it as their debut, 2001s The Black Bear Sessions. That debut piqued the interest of Sugar Hill Records, who signed them and released two highly acclaimed albums, Bird In A House in 2002 and The Good Life in 2004.
Since then, theyve cultivated a huge fan base, wound up by the bands unique acoustic hybrid sound. Railroad Earth has come to thrive in a live setting; as evidenced on their 2006 live album Elko, which essentially served as an emphatic end of Phase I for the band.
Amen Corner (June 10, 2008 / SCI Fidelity Records) is the brilliant opening salvo of Phase II. This time out, Railroad Earth went into the recording process in search of vibe over perfection; six players with widely diverse musical interests and backgrounds brought together to explore the uplifting feelings of being right in tune and embracing the spirit of transcendent material. Its that intangible quality that each guy in this band is going for, says Sheaffer. Thats how we connect and thats what makes our music fly.
It's been said that theres no place like home; a sentiment that really rang true with Railroad Earth during the recording of their new album, Amen Corner. Compared to the sterility and stress of a commercial studiowhere the cost-clock ticks and the pressure of performing under a budget looms largerecording at home is like heaven on earth and Amen Corner captures that feeling from beginning to end.
This recording experience was a dream, says Todd Sheaffer, singer, songwriter and the musical fulcrum of Railroad Earth. It was the kind of thing Ive been waiting to do my entire life. Amen Corner, the bands fourth studio album, was written and recorded at Sheaffers 300-year old farmhouse in the rural New Jersey countryside. In November 2007, the band moved their gear in and started doing what they do best: making music. We thought, Lets get in there and see what happens, says Railroad Earth bassist, Johnny Grubb.
Amen Corner may be the early creative pinnacle of a gifted young band, and has all the makings of an Americana classic. Its a collection of crisp and crafted Americana and acoustic roots sides that resonate in all the right places. Each of the tunes breathe both on and between the notes. They hit you immediately, but then linger like a good buzz.
Amen Corner is, literally and figuratively, the rustic sound of a band happy to be at home. Theres lots of spontaneous creativity accompanied by a modicum of tinkering. Overseen by the bands longtime live engineer, Mike Partridge, who was careful to ensure that everything the band played was caught properly on tape, Amen Corner was produced by the band with the express intent of capturing the six of them simply having fun playing together.
Throughout the album, organic songs unfurl gently, like a canvas sail on a sweet summer day. On the shimmering opener Been Down This Road, and the beautifully thoughtful tracks Little Bit O Me and Lovin You, the band captures a poignant simplicity and charm, while the haunting masterpiece ballad All Alone, takes you on a journey to unexpected and emotional places. But, of course, this band can burn some acoustic rubber with tracks like Crossing the Gap, Bringin My Baby Back Home, and Waggin the Dog, proving theyre wicked instrumentalists too. And, finally, they meet somewhere in the sublime middle on deeply felt tracks like Hard Livin, You Never Know and Right In Tune.
If the perfectly crafted songs on Amen Corner are any indication, there are plenty more choice works to come. Everything on Amen Corner comes together like pieces of a perfect whole, derived from a single, freewheelin session of inspired soulfulness. We have gotten so tight and so good at reading each other and doing what needs to be done, says Grubb. And this is the first time weve hit that stride on record.
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LocationThe Grizzly Rose
1124 Front St.
Boise, ID 83702
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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