Early James Live at Dave’s Pub

1128 20th Street South,Birmingham AL 35205

08 July, 2022

Description

Alabama native son, Early James, releases his sophomore album, "Strange Time To Be Alive", on July 29th. The lyrical wordsmith conjures the ghosts of great southern gothic writers from Eudora Welty to William Faulkner, while channeling the haunted spirits of Tom Waits and Townes Van Zandt. The album evokes a timeless amalgam of forsaken blues, wistful folk, and Tin Pan Alley crooning, anchored by the singer’s unmistakable voice that sways from gravel-filled shouts to pained, forlorn whispers –- and songs that tread in the waters of darkly themed broken hearts, with the wry humor of the sad clown. Catch him and his band at Dave's Pub at one of only a handful of live shows scheduled before they hit the road in August and September with the Black Keys and Band of Horses. "Early James Is a rootsy throwback in an Uncertain Present…on his debut album for Dan Auerbach’s label, the 26-year-old sings about disillusion in styles that glance back to the 1970s and before. He maintains that uneasy, oblique approach throughout the album, presenting himself as both a throwback and a character living in a fraught, uncertain present.” -New York Times About Dave's Pub Perched on a busy corner in Birmingham's historic 5 Points District in Southside, Dave's Pub is a cozy fixture with a long bar and a covered patio offering clever cocktails, draft beer and live music since 1995.