TICKETS FOR EILEEN JEWELL and The Sweetback Sisters are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. For more information, call the box office at 442-8455 or visit www.chocolatechurch.com.
Since her official 2006 debut, “Boundary County,” Jewell has surveyed a wide range of traditional musical styles, from the folk and jug band leanings of her early recordings through an albumlength homage to Loretta Lynn and the country gospel of her work with The Sacred Shakers, right up to 2009’s “Sea of Tears,” which bristled with the electricity of 1960s UK garage rock and Chicago blues.
Jewell’s latest album, “Queen of the Minor Key,” draws on everything from classic country to early R&B.
Jewell will be followed by The Sweetback Sisters. Emily Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family-style harmonies recall the best of country music from the Everlys to The Judds, as well as the spirited rockabilly energy of Wanda Jackson, one of the band’s role models, a news release said.
Like the artists they admire, The Sweetbacks are concerned with the traditional subjects of heartbreak, revenge, remorse and staying strong in the face of relationships gone wrong, albeit with a contemporary sensibility.
The Sisters have been touring relentlessly since they released “Chicken Ain’t Chicken” in 2009. Their new CD, “Looking For A Fight,” showcases the band’s razor sharp musicianship, complex arrangements and growing confidence as songwriters.
Tickets for Eileen Jewell and The Sweetback Sisters are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.
For more information, call 442-8455 or visit www.chocolatechurch.com.
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