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SUN, JUL 13, 2008, 7:30 PM
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| $45, $55 | Overture Hall |
Presented by Jam and True Endeavors
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Photo by Michael Wilson |
Lyle Lovett is one of the all-time great American singer/songwriters. His voice is unique, but his antecedents are recognizable. In his work two roads come together, the trail blazed by the great Texas storytellers of whom Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark are the best known, and the crooked highway navigated by sophisticated wise-asses such as Randy Newman and Tom Waits. Lovett’s first gift was to combine these two potent strands of musical DNA into a new genome able to generate songs as brilliant and double-sided as “If I Had A Boat,” “God Will,” “If I Were the Man You Wanted,” “Family Reserve” and “Her First Mistake.” That would be plenty for any composer to base a career on, but Lovett was also capable of both flat-out humor—“That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas),” “Here I am,” ”Church”—and heartbreakers that were poignant without ever descending into sentimentality—“She’s Already Made Up Her Mind,” “Nobody Knows Me,” “The Road To Ensenada.” Lyle Lovett’s most recent album, “It’s Not Big It’s Large” features the suggested notions of mortality, loss and the fluidity of time. Lyle uses his gifts to make the deep thoughts slide down like honey.
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