A special treat at the Upfront Club during August is David Rovics (right) who grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut. By the early 90s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90s he was travelling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives with his family in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable who’s who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch elsewhere, and the 200 plus songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry and most importantly, according to Upfront Club music maestro, Danny Rose, David Rovics is a really good performer.
David Rovics at the Upfront Club – Thursday August 19 Special. $10 entrance.
At the Club on August 14 is Murray Wall (below) and Natalie Richy. Murray’s musical inspiration is said to come from people like Leo Kottke, Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Phoebe Snow, Miles Davis, Bruce Cockburn, John Martyn, Nick Drake, JJ Cale, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, and Rickie Lee Jones. Club music maestro simply describes this duet as “eloquent, Afro-Cuban, swing, folk, guitar.”
Murray Wall, Natalie Richie – August 14.
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