Often mentioned in the same breath as Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff Walker and Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard's latest offering is the gritty, humorous, seductive and Intelligent Snake Farm. A collection of commanding songs that represent the best of both worlds, juxtaposing impeccable lyrics with dirty, primal grooves. The distinct imprint of uber-roots producer/guitarist Gurf Morlix is apparent in the record's authentic texture and sonic superiority. Morlix has helmed pivotal efforts by standard-setting artists, including Lucinda Williams, Robert Earl Keen and the riveting newcomer Mary Gauthier, whose brilliant CD Mercy Now is due, in part, to musical mid-wifing by Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Friday, May 14, 2010. 9pm. $13 advance / $15 day of show.
