PJ's Lager House1254 Michigan Ave
Corktown - Detroit
313.961.4668
w/Elizabeth Butters
Dooley Wilson
John Roundcity
The Kitchenettes
10pm
10pm
This will be an intimate and very special evening that many people have been looking forward to for quite some time! Elizabeth Butters is in from Boston, and perhaps another decade, as well. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of folk music and this translates straight into her stage performance which is marked by her uniquely charming voice and dulcimer skills. Elizabeth says she was born in the wrong era and suffers from nostalgia and false sympathies with the past. She identifies with the thirties, the highways and open roads, the Dust Bowl, and Bonnie & Clyde. She only makes it out to Detroit once or twice a year, so be sure not to miss her this time around. The buzz that followed her home to New England following her performance at the Lager House last October has carried all the way into June. In a city that brims over with musicians and "the next big thing," you know she must truly be something special to have remained in mind all this time.
Accompanying Ms. Butters on some songs will be The Readies' own Danny Kroha on diddly-bow, guitar and aged banjo. Danny will also be playing a solo set of his own bluesy material in his last solo show before heading out on tour with the legendary Gories.
Toledo's prodigal son and Best Blues Act (as voted by the readers of the 2009 Toledo City Paper) Dooley Wilson and his esteemed compatriot Mr. John Roundcity, will accompany Elizabeth on some other tunes with slide guitar and harmonica, respectively. Dooley and John will be playing their own songs, as well. Wilson is quite possibly the best blues slide guitarist north of the Mason-Dixon line and John is no slouch either! Obscure 1930s and 40s blues songs combine with originals for one of the best set lists around. The Kitchenettes are a new collaboration between Kara and local songstress Audra Kubat.