RockFolk / Roots
About this event
Lenny Kaye returns to the Gman Tavern for a night of songs to celebrate the release of his debut solo album, Goin' Local. This intimate performance brings one of punk rock's paragons to the Gman stage for a night of new and old favorites for a can't miss evening. Singer-songwriter, Nora O'Connor, will join as support. Lenny Kaye is a guitarist, music historian, and writer, known for his role as the guitarist in the Patti Smith Group, with whom he is an inducted member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His involvement with the music industry dates back to the 1960s and he remains active both on and off stage. His studio work includes such artists as Jim Carroll, Allen Ginsberg, Kristen Hersh, Soul Asylum, and Suzanne Vega. He has three Grammy nominations in the liner notes category for boxed sets on the sixties folk revival, and he is the author of several books. Nora O'Connor has been an in-demand singer/multi-instrumentalist for decades, performing with Neko Case, The Decemberists, Iron and Wine, Andrew Bird, The New Pornographers, Robbie Fulks, Mavis Staples, and Chicago supergroup The Flat Five. She is a featured player on numerous albums and has produced three solo albums. She is currently touring with Neko Case and writing/recording her fourth album.
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