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Richard Thompson
Also Playing: Loudon Wainwright III
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Thu Oct 29
8 pm
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/32833/?search_redirect=Vic%20Theatre&tm_link=tm_header_search Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright III at Vic Theatre
Since his 1970 debut, after which he was hailed as a “New Dylan,” Loudon Wainwright III has released more than 20 albums, all blending folk, country, and rock with storytelling and humor. He's joined on this tour by Richard Thompson, whose jaw-dropping virtuosity on guitar is a bit misleading: He busts out impossible runs and intricate fretting when it fits, and during his formidable solos, but it's always the song that's most important. Beginning with his pioneering folk-rock band Fairport Convention, Thompson has often applied his talents to less traditional music. His work with (now ex-) wife Linda and his solo albums may have their roots in folk, but the edgy songs clearly have a place in the progressive present.
Vic Theatre 3145 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL
Since his 1970 debut, after which he was hailed as a “New Dylan,” Loudon Wainwright III has released more than 20 albums, all blending folk, country, and rock with storytelling and humor. He's joined on this tour by Richard Thompson, whose jaw-dropping virtuosity on guitar is a bit misleading: He busts out impossible runs and intricate fretting when it fits, and during his formidable solos, but it's always the song that's most important. Beginning with his pioneering folk-rock band Fairport Convention, Thompson has often applied his talents to less traditional music. His work with (now ex-) wife Linda and his solo albums may have their roots in folk, but the edgy songs clearly have a place in the progressive present.
Updated 02/01/2012
