Joan Osborne and Joshua Radin
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Joan Osborne and Joshua Radin
October 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
$25 â $75
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Joan Osborne
On her tenth studio album, the masterful Trouble and Strife, Joan Osborne has issued a clarion call. With stunning vocals, a diverse range of sonics, and incisive lyrics, this deeply engaging collection of new original songs is her response to âthe crazy, chaotic times weâre living in,â she says, and âa recognition of the important role music has to play in this moment. Music has a unique ability to re-energize people and allow us to continue to hang on to that sense of joy of being alive.â
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Since she broke through 25 years ago with the multi-platinum Relish and its touchstone mega-smash âOne of Us,â the seven-time Grammy nominee has never played it safe. Osborne has followed her restless musical heart, exploring a diverse range of genres: pop rock, soul, R&B, blues, roots rock, gospel, funk, and country â all of which can be heard on Trouble and Strife, along with the Western side of C&W and a touch of glam and disco. âFor a lot of the record, we were going for a â70s AM radio vibe,â says Osborne. As for the lyrics, the songs âare the most political Iâve ever written,â she conveys of her first album of originals since 2014âs confessional Love and Hate. Osborne also produced Trouble and Strife, primarily recorded in her basement studio in Brooklyn and released on the label she founded in 1991, Womanly Hips.
Itâs been quite the journey since the woman AllMusic.com declared âthe most gifted vocalist of her generationâ moved from small-town Kentucky to attend NYU film school in the 1980s. Osborneâs astounding voice drew attention when she joined the fun at open mic nights in downtown clubs, which eventually led to 1995âs Relish, âthat rare breed of album where critical consensus, popular approval and enduring appeal unite,â according to American Songwriter. Since then, sheâs performed with Motownâs revered rhythm section the Funk Brothers and toured with the Dead (where she first met and sang with Dylan). Sheâs harmonized with Stevie Wonder at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, duetted with Luciano Pavarotti, and co-headlined a tour with the legendary Mavis Staples. She has amassed a loyal fan base as sheâs continuously traveled the country. Through it all, she sees more clearly now than ever the essential role our troubadours play.
âI feel like music has this important job to do right now,â Osborne says. âPart of that job is to help imagine a better future â and to hang on to hope. I want to play for people and get them up on their feet and dancing. To let music do that thing it does â bring joy and energy because we really need that right now.â With Trouble and Strife, she intends to do just that.
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Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin emerged in 2004 as an empathetic, engaging, and often enthralling troubadour. Over the years, heâs tallied north of 1 billion streams, moved 1 million-plus albums worldwide, and scored a gold certification for the single âIâd Rather Be With You.â His music has appeared in over 200 films, television series, and commercials. In addition to multiple showstopping appearances on Ellen (who also enlisted him to perform at her wedding) and Today Show, and performances on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, and Conan, he contributed âBrand New Dayâ to a commercial in support of the troops at the request of First Ladies Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden. Heâs played to sold out crowds around the globe and shared the stage with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Sheryl Crow, Tori Amos and more. Not to mention, heâs a staunch philanthropist who supports Little Kids Rock and North Shore Animal League America (NSALA), among others. Thus far his catalog consists of nine full-length offerings highlighted by fan favorites such as We Were Here, Simple Times, Underwater, Wax Wings, and Here, Right Now.
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Following the release of his 2021 acclaimed album The Ghost and The Wall, Joshua left his material existence in the rearview, grabbed a backpack, packed his guitar, picked up a pen and a pad, hit the road in search of new stories to tell. Those stories comprise though the world will tell me so, volumes one & two which were released in 2023