Booking the same band two nights running in a room this size bets on an audience that comes back, and for a Nashville trio built entirely on live reputation it is usually a safe one. The second night tends to be looser, longer, and more inclined toward the country end of a catalog that has drifted that direction for a decade. Nothing about this is precious — boogie rhythms, pedal steel where it helps, songs about ordinary bad decisions delivered without a shred of moralizing. Highland Park's upstairs Masonic hall, wood floors, balcony above. Music at 8:00 PM at 104 N Avenue 56, a Saturday. Two-night stands are how a touring band turns a city into a place it belongs rather than a stop, and the regulars can tell the difference.
Booking the same band two nights running in a room this size bets on an audience that comes back, and for a Nashville trio built entirely on live reputation it is usually a safe one. The second night tends to be looser, longer, and more inclined toward the country end of a catalog that has drifted that direction for a decade. Nothing about this is precious — boogie rhythms, pedal steel where it helps, songs about ordinary bad decisions delivered without a shred of moralizing. Highland Park's upstairs Masonic hall, wood floors, balcony above. Music at 8:00 PM at 104 N Avenue 56, a Saturday. Two-night stands are how a touring band turns a city into a place it belongs rather than a stop, and the regulars can tell the difference.
Booking the same band two nights running in a room this size bets on an audience that comes back, and for a Nashville trio built entirely on live reputation it is usually a safe one. The second night tends to be looser, longer, and more inclined toward the country end of a catalog that has drifted that direction for a decade. Nothing about this is precious — boogie rhythms, pedal steel where it helps, songs about ordinary bad decisions delivered without a shred of moralizing. Highland Park's upstairs Masonic hall, wood floors, balcony above. Music at 8:00 PM at 104 N Avenue 56, a Saturday. Two-night stands are how a touring band turns a city into a place it belongs rather than a stop, and the regulars can tell the difference.