A.V. Club: Best of the Decade
  • Railroad Earth

Barrymore Theatre

2090 Atwood Ave
Madison WI 53704
608-241-8864
all ages $22/$25
  • Thu Oct 29 8 pm,
    Railroad Earth and Great American Taxi at Barrymore Theatre

    Railroad Earth takes a page from the Dead’s book by utilizing traditional American song forms like bluegrass and country in service of what are essentially pop songs. But Railroad Earth foregoes drawn-out jams in favor of relatively concise tunes. Nevertheless, jam-band fans appear to have taken Railroad Earth to heart, and the band regularly plays with the likes of The String Cheese Incident and at various outdoor music festivals. The band recently followed the 2006 album Elko, a double-live set, with the studio disc Amen Corner, which keeps up its reliance on tasteful plucking and vocal harmonies.

    Barrymore Theatre 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI

Railroad Earth takes a page from the Dead’s book by utilizing traditional American song forms like bluegrass and country in service of what are essentially pop songs. But Railroad Earth foregoes drawn-out jams in favor of relatively concise tunes. Nevertheless, jam-band fans appear to have taken Railroad Earth to heart, and the band regularly plays with the likes of The String Cheese Incident and at various outdoor music festivals. The band recently followed the 2006 album Elko, a double-live set, with the studio disc Amen Corner, which keeps up its reliance on tasteful plucking and vocal harmonies.

Updated 10/19/2009

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