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Langhorne Slim
Also Playing: April Smith And The Great Picture Show and Tin Horn Prayer
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Wed Feb 10
9 pm
Langhorne Slim, April Smith And The Great Picture Show, and Tin Horn Prayer at Hi-Dive
It's hard to tell if Langhorne Slim has much more substance or originality than your average singer-songwriter on record, but either way, he undoubtedly has presence, especially when playing live as part of a tight little group. 2009’s Be Set Free puts surprising urgency into his material—Slim is able to push his high, reaching voice up to the front even as producer Chris Funk (of The Decemberists) layers more strings, horns, and swelling background vocals atop the unassuming folk- and pop-based songs. The fact that he keeps so much spring in his step on a more elaborately arranged album is a good sign that Slim hasn't lost his thrust as a live performer.
Hi-Dive 7 S. Broadway, Denver/Boulder, CO
It's hard to tell if Langhorne Slim has much more substance or originality than your average singer-songwriter on record, but either way, he undoubtedly has presence, especially when playing live as part of a tight little group. 2009’s Be Set Free puts surprising urgency into his material—Slim is able to push his high, reaching voice up to the front even as producer Chris Funk (of The Decemberists) layers more strings, horns, and swelling background vocals atop the unassuming folk- and pop-based songs. The fact that he keeps so much spring in his step on a more elaborately arranged album is a good sign that Slim hasn't lost his thrust as a live performer.
Updated 01/21/2010
