event Eric Church
Also Playing: Josh Thompson
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Thu Mar 25
8 pm
Eric Church and Josh Thompson at State Theatre
The cover of Eric Church’s 2006 album, Sinners Like Me, pictures the country-rocker staring pensively into a glass of whiskey. That’s not a bad picture of the North Carolinian’s music, especially the hardscrabble wisdom of the title track. He walks a careful line on Sinners and 2009's Carolina, with puffed-up vocal harmonies and glossy studio shine oft required for the mainstream country scene where he's scored several hits, but also enough outlaw attitude to pique the interest of listeners for whom radio-friendly country is anathema. Though commercially it might not make sense, jettisoning treacly, unironic lines like "hell yes, I love my truck, but I want you to know, honey, I love your love the most," is preferable.
State Theatre 805 Hennepin Ave., Twin Cities, MN
The cover of Eric Church’s 2006 album, Sinners Like Me, pictures the country-rocker staring pensively into a glass of whiskey. That’s not a bad picture of the North Carolinian’s music, especially the hardscrabble wisdom of the title track. He walks a careful line on Sinners and 2009's Carolina, with puffed-up vocal harmonies and glossy studio shine oft required for the mainstream country scene where he's scored several hits, but also enough outlaw attitude to pique the interest of listeners for whom radio-friendly country is anathema. Though commercially it might not make sense, jettisoning treacly, unironic lines like "hell yes, I love my truck, but I want you to know, honey, I love your love the most," is preferable.
Updated 03/17/2010
