Billy Bragg with Darren Hanlon
The Cedar welcomes back the one and only Bard of Barking, Billy Bragg. With rising unemployment and a messy election result back home, songwriting credits for a new play Pressure Drop, and another year of activism under his belt, Billy is sure to have a bit to say alongside the raft of songs drawn from 1984's Life's a Riot with Spy Vs. Spy, through the Mermaid Avenue years, to 2008's Mr Love and Justice. His last show at The Cedar sold out; advance ticket purchase for this one is highly recommended.
Opening tonight is no nonsense, down to earth Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hanlon, making inroads into the US scene with a brand new album I Will Love You At All just out on Yep Roc, and previous tours with the Magnetic Fields, and a great complement to Mr Bragg.
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from a hard-working Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.
He was born Steven William Bragg in Essex around the time Tommy Steele was climbing the singles charts with Happy Guitar and the Soviet Union was launching Sputnik 2 into space. Today, on the verge of the release of his eleventh and best album, Mr. Love...
After a couple of years couch surfing, house sitting and soul searching across the world, singer-songwriter Darren Hanlon has emerged with I Will Love You At All (Yep Roc). Darren's trademark wit and wordplay, which feature prominently on his breakthrough...
