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Joan Shelley is a songwriter and singer who lives near Louisville, Ky., not far from where she grew up. "Like the River Loves the Sea" is her fifth album. She draws inspiration from traditional and traditionally-minded performers from her native Kentucky, as well as those from Ireland, Scotland, and England, but she's not a folksinger. Her disposition aligns more closely with that of, say, Roger Miller, Dolly Parton, or her fellow Kentuckian Tom T. Hall, who once explained-simply, succinctly, in a song-"I Witness Life."
She's not so much a confessional songwriter, although Like the River...gets closest to such subjectively emotional impressions as perhaps any album to date, and she sings less of her life and more of her place: of landscapes and watercourses; of flora and fauna; of seasons changing and years departing and the ineluctable attempt of humans to make some small sense of all-or, at best, some-of it. Her perspective and performances both have been described, apparently positively, as "pure," but there's no trace of the Pollyanna and there's little of the pastoral, either: her work instead wrestles with the possibility of reconciling, if only for a moment, the perceived "natural" world with its reflection-sometimes, relatively speaking, clear; other times hopelessly distorted-in the human heart, mind, and footprint.
Since the 2015 release of her album Over and Even, Shelley has crossed the country and toured Europe several times as a headlining artist, sharing shows with the likes of Jake Xerxes Fussell, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Doug Paisley, Daniel Martin Moore, the Other Years, and Michael Hurley. She has opened for Wilco, Chris Smither, Andrew Bird, and Richard Thompson. Jeff Tweedy produced her previous record at The Loft in Chicago. She'll be familiar to readers of guitar-centric magazines for having appeared, in the same season, on the covers of Fretboard Journal and Acoustic Guitar. She'll be doubtless more familiar to more listeners in the wake of Like the River Loves the Sea.
Smoke free. All ages. Wheelchair accessible.
Special needs seating call (414) 286-3205.
All sales final. No refunds, exchanges or 3rd party pick-up.
Regardless of the Method of Delivery selected, all orders with a billing address outside of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois may be held at the box office for pick-up starting 2 hours before the show's start time. A photo ID and the charge card used for the purchase must be presented.
THIS TICKET MAY NOT BE RESOLD FOR ABOVE FACE VALUE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL. ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY RESELLING THIS TICKET FOR ABOVE FACE VALUE BY ANY METHOD, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN PERSON, ON AN AUCTION WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE OVER THE INTERNET, IS SUBJECT TO LEGAL ACTION. ANY TICKET FOUND TO BE OFFERED FOR RESALE ABOVE FACE VALUE WILL BE VOIDED AND SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL FEES.
Any questions? Call the Pabst Box Office: (414) 286-3663.
Joan Shelley is a songwriter and singer who lives near Louisville, Ky., not far from where she grew up. "Like the River Loves the Sea" is her fifth album. She draws inspiration from traditional and traditionally-minded performers from her native Kentucky, as well as those from Ireland, Scotland, and England, but she's not a folksinger. Her disposition aligns more closely with that of, say, Roger Miller, Dolly Parton, or her fellow Kentuckian Tom T. Hall, who once explained-simply, succinctly, in a song-"I Witness Life."
She's not so much a confessional songwriter, although Like the River...gets closest to such subjectively emotional impressions as perhaps any album to date, and she sings less of her life and more of her place: of landscapes and watercourses; of flora and fauna; of seasons changing and years departing and the ineluctable attempt of humans to make some small sense of all-or, at best, some-of it. Her perspective and performances both have been described, apparently positively, as "pure," but there's no trace of the Pollyanna and there's little of the pastoral, either: her work instead wrestles with the possibility of reconciling, if only for a moment, the perceived "natural" world with its reflection-sometimes, relatively speaking, clear; other times hopelessly distorted-in the human heart, mind, and footprint.
Since the 2015 release of her album Over and Even, Shelley has crossed the country and toured Europe several times as a headlining artist, sharing shows with the likes of Jake Xerxes Fussell, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Doug Paisley, Daniel Martin Moore, the Other Years, and Michael Hurley. She has opened for Wilco, Chris Smither, Andrew Bird, and Richard Thompson. Jeff Tweedy produced her previous record at The Loft in Chicago. She'll be familiar to readers of guitar-centric magazines for having appeared, in the same season, on the covers of Fretboard Journal and Acoustic Guitar. She'll be doubtless more familiar to more listeners in the wake of Like the River Loves the Sea.
Smoke free. All ages. Wheelchair accessible.
Special needs seating call (414) 286-3205.
All sales final. No refunds, exchanges or 3rd party pick-up.
Regardless of the Method of Delivery selected, all orders with a billing address outside of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois may be held at the box office for pick-up starting 2 hours before the show's start time. A photo ID and the charge card used for the purchase must be presented.
THIS TICKET MAY NOT BE RESOLD FOR ABOVE FACE VALUE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL. ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY RESELLING THIS TICKET FOR ABOVE FACE VALUE BY ANY METHOD, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN PERSON, ON AN AUCTION WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE OVER THE INTERNET, IS SUBJECT TO LEGAL ACTION. ANY TICKET FOUND TO BE OFFERED FOR RESALE ABOVE FACE VALUE WILL BE VOIDED AND SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL FEES.
Any questions? Call the Pabst Box Office: (414) 286-3663.
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