The Suitcase Junket

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The Suitcase Junket -- the intriguing songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Matt Lorenz -- weds the sensibilities of early blues and rock 'n' roll, the improvisational spirit of jazz, and his love of Tom Waits to meticulous, cultured songcraft. Dubbed a master of musical imagination by NPR's World Café Live and astonishing by WBUR Boston, Lorenz's weathered, howl-flecked voice was described by Rochester City Newspaper as a cross between Hound Dog Taylor and a Tuvan throat singer who has swallowed a bird. Lorenz has earned snowballing acclaim for his achingly poetic dark folk. A solitary artist with an organic yet ornate vision, his seventh album To Go On is his most acutely profound yet. Created in the wake of losing his sister, singer-songwriter Kate Lorenz, it's a tender, beautiful, and arrestingly moving record; an internal dialogue and conversation with the departed, enormously resonant to anyone who ever loved anyone. A living, breathing, throat-singing, road-tested, avant-garde, one-man-band who is in a state of perpetual motion... gutsy, fuzzed-out, groove-laden psych rock. - NPR Bluesy guitar riffs, tenacious melodies and a singing voice both weathered and nimble. You don't need to witness his physics-defying performance to be captivated; the music stands on its own... astonishing. - WBUR Boston Food & Bar: Our full food and drink menu will be available before and during the show.

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