Sharon Van Etten, Daniel Lanois, Psalm One Highlight Downtown Sound Concert Series
By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Apr 3, 2013 3:30PM
Psalm One closes out the Downtown Sound series with Dessa July 29.
Top to bottom, this year’s Downtown Sound lineup is one of the series’ stronger efforts, and it kicks off in a big way May 27 with the Lee Ranaldo Band and Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog. Ranaldo, the longtime guitarist in Sonic Youth, has plenty of time on his hands now that that band is on hiatus while Ribot, a genre-hopping six-string master best known for his work with Tom Waits, should be able to get the crowd ready for Ranaldo.
Fans of Sharon Van Etten (June 3) and Glen Hansard (June 10) may want to claim their spots on the Pritzker Pavilion lawn early. Hansard will be playing with Lisa Hannigan and members of The Frames. We’re particularly looking forward to seeing Daniel Lanois June 17. The multi-instrumentalist and producer was instrumental in U2’s early success and helmed the career renaissances of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris, among others. Hell, if he simply stopped producing records after Harris’ Wrecking Ball and Nelson’s Teatro, we’d be satisfied.
Other highlights of the schedule include The Handsome Family and AZITA (July 22) and Dessa with opener Psalm One July 29. The full lineup is below. All shows are free and start at 6:30 p.m.
May 27
Lee Ranaldo Band; Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
June 3
Sharon Van Etten; Speck Mountain
June 10
An Evening with Glen Hansard featurintg Lisa Hannigan and members of The Frames
June 17
Daniel Lanois; Brokeback
June 24
Carolina Chocolate Drops; Angela James
July 1
Lee Fields & the Expressions; Theo Huff and the Platinum Band
July 8
Dawes; The Cairo Gang
July 15
Fatoumata Diawara; Alasdair Roberts and Friends
July 22
The Handsome Family; AZITA
July 29
Dessa; Psalm One