FREE MUSIC THIS WEEK Kenny Roby Facchinetti Thursday, July 31, 7-8:30 p.m. At the plaza with the big bull and well be there selling beer, wine and water. Fans of Six String Drag know Kenny Roby’s life in music has gone from a musical journey to an odyssey, an intellectual and spiritual quest in which he has explored a wide array of musical styles and genres, absorbing them all and incorporating them into his art. Charting the continuum of that journey takes us to “Memories & Birds,” Roby’s latest album, an ambitious vision of a Southern past littered with provocative characters and the dark places they inhabit. There’s the Motown meet 60’s pop shuffle of “Tired of Being In Love,” the Townes Van Zandt rhythm and almost cowboy meets 50′s crooner vocals of “Craziest Kid Around,” and the lazy afternoon breeze of New Orleans in the title track. With a layered mix of strings and horns and background singers, each song on “Memories & Birds” is a new and pleasant surprise. Experience his full band format tonight. kennyroby.net
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:22:33 +0000