event Langhorne Slim
Also Playing: Dawes and Corey Hart
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Crackerfarm
Langhorne Slim
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Sat Oct 24
9:30 pm
Langhorne Slim, Dawes, and Corey Hart at High Noon Saloon
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 trio. His third album, the new Be Set Free, does put surprising urgency into the 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.
High Noon Saloon 701 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI
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 trio. His third album, the new Be Set Free, does put surprising urgency into the 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 05/22/2012
