Anachronistic blues-roots-hillbilly backwater countryish rocker Michael Tarbox comes to Stage 33 Live for a 7:00 PM show on December 6. At Michael’s request, throaty post-punk Wojcicki opens with a solo set. Tickets for the 7:00 PM show are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold.Here's a clip of Michael Tarbox playing solo at the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage (a few months before Turmp assumed the chairmanship) — 

Michael Tarbox writes songs anchored in rock ‘n’ roll, backwater blues, hillbilly music, and country — rough-hewn, immediate, and hard-won. The Chicago Reader calls his singing “ageless.” His gospel-tinged electric guitar playing, tough as Texas barbed wire, brings it all together. Tarbox’s songs have been used in the television shows Sons of Anarchy and Supernatural.“My inspirations are musicians from a world that’s vanished. I let them guide me, but my goal is to create something new,” says Tarbox.Tarbox began his career with The Tarbox Ramblers, a hard-hitting quartet that released well-received albums on Rounder and played countless shows throughout the U.S. and Canada. The group featured both Tarbox’s own songs and his unusual arrangements of old blues and string-band music. Robert Plant saw the band play and recruited them, on the spot, to open a string of concert dates. The Washington Post called The Tarbox Ramblers “a force of nature.”“At the heart of Tarbox’s music is his guitar, as raw as it is charismatic. It creates an electricity that courses through every song.” — Twangville“Homemade rock and roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” — All Things Considered“Tarbox is the most evocative and distinctive blues-roots artist to come down the pike in ages.” — The Calgary SunAt Michael’s request, Wojcicki will open. Wojcicki is the musical vehicle for Matt Sharff, a refugee of the late ’70s / early ’80s NYC punk scene, when he performed at storied venues like CBGB and Max’s Kansas City. His music betrays the influences of rock and roll, Americana, punk, and prog. He’s shared stages with Emmylou Harris, The Jayhawks, Bill Kirchen, Roky Erikson, NRBQ, Richard Lloyd, The Misfits, and Bernie Sanders among others, and has recorded and performed with Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys), T-Bone Wolk (Hall & Oates), Buddy Cage (New Riders of the Purple Sage), Jon Carroll (Starlight Vocal Band), and more.Here's a song Matt did at a previous Stage 33 Live appearance (sharing the stage with Jon Langford and Sally Timms of the Mekons and Josh Kantor, organist for Boston Red Sox home games at Fenway Park) — 

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