Observer Editor
Iron & Wine: Live Nation/The Ark
The stage name of Samuel Ervin Beam, a North Carolina–based singer-songwriter known for his soulful, delicate vocals and melancholic lyrics that explore the passage of time and the nature of love. Iron & Wine’s brand-new album, Hen’s Teeth, offers a lusher, more expansive sound than his earlier stripped-down records, particularly on a pair of standout songs featuring the all-female Americana group I’m With Her. The album “suggests the heyday of Laurel Canyon without quite conjuring any hippie ghosts,” writes one Pitchfork reviewer. “His touch remains too subtle and tasteful to succumb to the temptations of revivalism, yet there’s a distinctly welcoming and wistful breeze wafting through the record.” Opener: Improvement Movement, an Atlanta Americana quartet whose sound is reminiscent of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 8 p.m., Michigan Theater. Tickets $51–$101 in advance at (800) 745–3000, ticketmaster.com, & (if available) at the door.
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