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Jason Eady

Jason Eady 2pm Matinee

Mississippi-bred singer/guitarist brings an ahead-of-the-curve take on classic country

Sun. July 28 at 2pm $12 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

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Jason Eady who knock em out at the Rio Theater opening solo for Paul Thorne will be playing two solo sets this afternoon. On his last two albums, Jason Eady earned major acclaim for his ahead-of-the-curve take on classic country, a bold departure from his earlier excursions into blues-infused Americana. Now with his sixth album, the Mississippi-bred singer/guitarist merges his distinct sensibilities into a stripped-down, roots-oriented sound that starkly showcases the gritty elegance of his songwriting. The follow-up to 2014s critically praised Daylight/Darkan album that belongs on a shelf next to Dwight Yoakams Buenos Noches from a Lonely Room, Joe Elys Letter to Laredo, and yes, even Willie Nelsons Phases and Stages, according to AllMusicEadys latest finds the Fort Worth, Texas-based artist again teaming up with producer Kevin Welch. Now longtime collaborators (with their past efforts including 2012s AM Country Heaven, a top 40 debut on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart), Eady and Welch worked closely in crafting the albums acoustic-driven yet lushly textured aesthetic. At the beginning I told everyone I wanted to make a record where, if the power went out, we could still sit down and play all the songs the exact same way, says Eady, who points out that steel guitar is the only electric instrument featured on the album. Despite its subtle approach, the album radiates a warm vitality thats got much to do with Eadys gift for nuanced yet unaffected slice-of-life storytelling.

Artist sites and sounds: www.jasoneady.com

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