Thinking about a day trip to Shampoo-Banana this weekend, mostly because I want to pick up some seeded sourdough french bread at Strawberry Fields (if you tried some, you'd know it's worth the trip), but it turns out Over the Rhine is doing a show there at the Highdive Saturday night. Never been to the place -- might have not existed, or had a different name, when I lived down there -- and Martyrs' is a very good place for a show, as I found out seeing Happy Rhodes a few weeks back. Decisions, decisions. . .
Any Chi/Shampoo residents on the fence about seeing 'em, George emailed me a couple articles a few weeks back, and I don't think I ever got 'round to posting them. Or thanking him for sending them. Because I suck.
First off, Just about a Masterpiece:
Over the Rhine celebrate their tenth album by making it a double. What we get is one of the most powerful discs they've ever recorded, the soulful gospel/folk/rock that they do best. That disc is followed by another, more adventurous and experimental effort. Karin Bergquist sings like her life depends on it. She and her husband, songwriter/ keyboardist/ guitarist Linford Detweiler, have penned some of their most poetic and inspiring lyrics, taking us on a tour of heartbreak and struggling faith. Call it a heart attack in the heartland. You're unlikely to hear better albums all year.
And also, Coming Home to Ohio:
'Over the Rhine' has been the moniker over several combinations of performers, but two names have stayed the same—Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. They're two unique singer/songwriters born in the Ohio Valley that first had a love for music, then found a love of collaboration, and eventually fell into the kind of love about which most great songs have been written. Currently gearing up for a major tour, Detweiler and Bergquist are joined by bassist Rick Plant, who recently toured with Buddy Miller; drummer Will Sayles; and multi-instrumentalist Paul Moak for what promises to be one of the most thrilling live shows ever to take place under the banner Over the Rhine.I caught up with Linford a couple of weeks after witnessing their tour kickoff concert at the Cornerstone festival in Illinois. We chatted a bit about the festival and its remarkable history, and then got down to business discussing the new project.
"I" in this case being:
Coinciding with the double CD release of OHIO, we bring you a double dose of Over The Rhine; an album review and interview, both brought to you by special arrangement from Communiqué and author Jeffrey Overstreet. Please take time to visit his website, Looking Closer
And "we" is Communiqué: An Emergent Arts Journal. The current edition of which also features a review Befriended by The Innocence Mission.
Among other things. Noted the name of the group on the main page; didn't realize they had a new cd out.
np - Claire Voyant - Bittersweet.
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