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SUMMARY:Jane Siberry
DESCRIPTION:“One of those rare artists who can crack brains and break hearts at the same time.” — Village Voice\n  \nJane Siberry is one of Canada’s most original and influential singer-songwriters. Best known for transcendent works like “Calling All Angels”\, “Love Is Everything”\, and the iconic “Mimi on the Beach”\, she has created a singular body of work that defies categorization. Her haunting contribution to The Crow soundtrack\, “It Can’t Rain All the Time”\, continues to resonate three decades later. \nDespite a prolific career\, Siberry reflects: “I feel like I’m inching my way toward my prime.” \n2025 and 2026 are big years for Siberry. In 2025\, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted her. Additionally\, she won the Polaris Legends Award for her iconic album The Speckless Sky. Then in 2026\, she returns with her sixteenth album\, Season One: In the Thicket of Our Own Unconsciousness. She expects Season Two and Three to follow later in 2026 with a North American tour afterward. Here\, Siberry continues to redefine what it means to be an independent\, visionary artist. \nAfter a decade-long recording pause\, Siberry returns with a highly anticipated gathering of songs. They are interwoven with musical and spoken segues that she calls the matrix\, making the album play like a musical Netflix series. Furthermore\, she explores themes of flickering consciousness\, compassion\, and rigorous self-reckoning. Siberry calls them “the moments in between.” \nRecommended for fans of Rickie Lee Jones\, Kate Bush\, k.d. lang and Indigo Girls.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/jane-siberry-apr5-2026/
CATEGORIES:Americana
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SUMMARY:The Cactus Blossoms
DESCRIPTION:“tightly woven harmonies.” – New York Times\n  \nAt its best\, harmony duo singing can transform simple math into a magic trick. One plus one\, instead of equaling two\, suddenly yields an unexpected third thing. An upper-case ONE. A universal hum. A deep vibration that encompasses two different points of view. Here\, brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum\, aka The Cactus Blossoms\, once again prove themselves to be among the most adept – and distinctive – modern practitioners of that magic. However\, like any great magician\, The Cactus Blossoms can’t – or won’t – fully explain the illusion they create.  \n“Harmonies are a big part of our sound\, but in some ways they’re the part we focus on the least\,” says Burkum. “We put most of our attention and energy into the songs themselves and then the harmonies just happen.” \nThere’s all kinds of magic happening on their latest\, 2024’s Every Time I Think About You. Moreover\, it’s a record that sounds more like a band than any other in the Cactus Blossoms discography. Here\, Jeremy Hanson (drums)\, Jacob Hanson (guitar) and Phillip Hicks (bass) contribute to that full-band sound. “There She Goes” casts its romantic regret against a danceable bop beat. Then\, the title track is a heart-wrencher about loss and letting go. \n“Even if you don’t set out to write songs with a theme in mind it seems like one usually presents itself\,” says Torrey. “This record keeps returning to the idea of ‘moving on’ — from one place to another\, from people and situations that bring you down\, from loss and grief.” \nRecommended for fans of The Everly Brothers\, Margo Price\, Pokey LaFarge and Charlie Parr.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/the-cactus-blossoms-apr12-2026/
CATEGORIES:Americana
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SUMMARY:Jorma Kaukonen & John Hurlbut
DESCRIPTION:“a pioneer of San Francisco psychedelia” – Rolling Stone\n  \nJorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music\, blues\, and rock. His storied career has already spanned a half-century. Moreover\, he is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient. Jorma was at the forefront of popular rock and roll\, one of the founders of the San Francisco sound and a progenitor of Psychedelic Rock. Thus\, he is a founding member of two legendary bands\, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna.  \nJorma Kaukonen is a music legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters in his field. He continues to tour\, bringing his unique styling to old blues tunes while presenting new songs of weight and dimension. Here\, his secret is in playing spontaneous\, unfiltered music\, with an individual expression of personality. In 2016\, Jorma\, Jack Casady and the other members of Jefferson Airplane received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. There\, this was to recognize their contributions to American music. \nIn 2019 St. Martin’s Press published Jorma‘s autobiography\, Been So Long: My Life and Music\, Furthermore\, he wrote this to express his life both in and out of the music world. As Kaukonen describes\, “My story is my story. Having told bits and pieces of it over my lifetime to a treasured few\, it was time to tell all to a bigger audience… From rehearsals and jams in small apartments and tiny back rooms to Monterey\, Woodstock\, Altamont\, the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame\, the world of the Grammys and beyond… this is part of the road I live on. This is my embryonic journey and much\, much more!” \nRecommended for fans of Hot Tuna\, Jefferson Airplane\, Leo Kottke and Doc Watson.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/jorma-kaukonen-john-hurlbut-apr22-2026/
CATEGORIES:Americana,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Paul Thorn
DESCRIPTION:“More of a revival than a concert.” – KDHX\n  \nWhen it comes to songwriting\, less is more\, and simplicity is strength. Just ask Paul Thorn. Here\, he has spent three decades turning soulful grooves and small syllables into songs that pack a big wallop. Maybe he learned the power of minimalism from his years as a pro boxer; maybe it just comes naturally. But whether he’s aiming for heads\, hearts\, hips or the occasional funny bone\, he always hits his target. Further\, he somehow manages to condense large nuggets of wisdom into tight little mantras. The kind embroiderers stitched onto pillows before internet memes existed. \nThorn’s new album\, 2025’s Life is Just A Vapor\, contains some beauties. “Life is a vapor\, let’s live it while we can”. “Tough times don’t last\, but tough people do” (from “Tough Times Don’t Last”). “Any mountain up ahead is just a hill” (from “Old Melodies”). Here\, there are words of advice\, comfort\, support\, encouragement\, often meant to uplift\, especially in times of struggle. \n“I like for people to be touched by music and get something from it. Something that they can take with them throughout the day\,” Thorn says. “Every song on this album\, there’s a message in it of some sort about how to live life.” \nAmerican Blues Scene writer Don Wilcock calls Thorn “an everyman (who) addresses things we all think about. But few can articulate with the kind of candor\, humor and folksy truth that immediately endear him to almost everyone lucky enough to hear his music.” \nRecommended for fans of Robert Earl Keen\, Rosanne Cash\, The Mavericks and Todd Snider. \n📸: Jeff Fasano
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/paul-thorn-apr30-2026/
CATEGORIES:Americana
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