event Steve Forbert
Also Playing: Ian McLagan
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Sun Nov 22
8 pm
Steve Forbert and Ian McLagan at Shank Hall
Mississippi folkie Steve Forbert has been a peripheral figure on the roots-rock scene for 30 years, but he remains an expert at turning out ragged, scratchy-voiced Americana. His biggest hit came in 1979 with “Romeo’s Tune,” a lilting mid-tempo rocker that earned him “new Dylan” comparisons. (Although his greatest mainstream exposure probably came from playing Cyndi Lauper’s boyfriend in the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video.) Forbert has been releasing underappreciated records—like this year’s The Place And The Time—ever since, and though he’ll never be a big star, he’s a steady presence on the road. He’s joined here by legendary rock ’n’ roll sideman Ian McLagan, whose funky keyboard work was an integral part of early-’70s Faces records and subsequent albums by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.
Shank Hall 1434 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Mississippi folkie Steve Forbert has been a peripheral figure on the roots-rock scene for 30 years, but he remains an expert at turning out ragged, scratchy-voiced Americana. His biggest hit came in 1979 with “Romeo’s Tune,” a lilting mid-tempo rocker that earned him “new Dylan” comparisons. (Although his greatest mainstream exposure probably came from playing Cyndi Lauper’s boyfriend in the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video.) Forbert has been releasing underappreciated records—like this year’s The Place And The Time—ever since, and though he’ll never be a big star, he’s a steady presence on the road. He’s joined here by legendary rock ’n’ roll sideman Ian McLagan, whose funky keyboard work was an integral part of early-’70s Faces records and subsequent albums by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.
Updated 07/06/2011
