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Sweetwater Music Hall Presents Jeffrey Halford & The Healers "Rainmaker" CD Release Concert
(MILL VALLEY, CA) - Roots-rock/Americana artist Jeffrey Halford & The Healers releases long-awaited new album Rainmaker, celebrating the occasion with a CD Release Concert at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corde Madera Ave., Mill Valley, Saturday, April 5. Showtime 9 p.m. $14. advance, $16.-$18. at the door. Info: (415) 388-3850. Buy advance tickets at http://www.sweetwatermusichall.com/calendar/. Halford's special guest is Victor Krummenacher from seminal rock band, Camper Van Beethoven.
"This album is greasy organic with tube amplifier screaming under a low hum shag carpet, with the walls shakin' behind the words falling down the plaster," states Halford.
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Jeffrey Halford is one of the premier purveyors of rootsy, bluesy rock ‘n roll (Americana), with a pop sensibility. RAINMAKER is Halford's seventh release and is the follow-up to 2008's critically- acclaimed Broken Chord that climbed to #7 on the Americana charts in the USA and Europe. On RAINMAKER
Jeffrey demonstrates that both he and the band have aged like a fine
Northern California wine. The recording showcases the best of Halford’s
songwriting and his distinctive guitar, complimented by the crafted
rumble of his band.
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Long admired as a singer-songwriter-guitarist, Jeffrey Halford shows a new sensitivity on RAINMAKER. There are multi-dimensional character sketches and storytelling revealing the deep urgency of love, heretofore a new territory for Halford. With songwriting that nods as much towards Sam Shephard and Jack Kerouac as it does to the usual songwriting gods, RAINMAKER
captures the multi-faceted soul of America past, present, and maybe
future as well. This album is a redemptive journey that just happens to
be a collection of songs.
RAINMAKER is
complemented by an array of notable guest artists, including Bruce
Kaphan (Talking Heads, Sheryl Crow, Black Crowes) on guitar and steel,
who also co-produced the album. There's a gospel infusion via Pam
Delgado and Jeri Jones (Blame Sally), plus noted drummer Trey
Sabatelli (Jefferson Starship, The Tubes, Todd Rundgren), and Tom Heyman
({Alejandro Escovedo) on guitar.
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