11/7/11

SATURDAY 11/12: Railroad Earth – Majestic Theater

This Saturday night sees the return of one of America’s hottest jam-folk outfits, Railroad Earth to Detroit’s Majestic Theater. Like a bluegrass band with percussion, Railroad Earth carries on the legacy of the Grateful Dead with pastoral and emotionally evocative songwriting, head-spinning instrumentation and improvisation, and sweetly sung vocals. This is one show that the kind folks in the D should not to miss.


Railroad Earth
Sat. 11.12.2011 - 8pm - All ages
Tickets $18 in advance/ $20 day of show





Railroad Earth is one of America’s greatest bands playing today, plain and simple. They sing of our nation’s changing landscape and social ills with a commitment reminiscent of Woody Guthrie, while interpolating instrumental timbres that could have been pulled from Celtic or Cajun culture. And as anyone who has caught them live will attest, their concerts are imbued with the fire-in-the-belly passion of straight-ahead, blue collar rock & roll. Then there is the newest album from the New Jersey sextet, which is the most cohesive embodiment of their myriad gifts to date—hence the decision to simply call it Railroad Earth—showcasing nine new selections that draw strength and inspiration from an acknowledgment of our shared past, while also embracing new ideas and celebrating diversity… just like America when she is at her best.