Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen
Orpheum Theater 216 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Lovett and Keen aren’t just college pals, lifelong friends and collaborators — they’re musical soulmates, sharing a wry, dark-tinged approach to songwriting that informs several decades worth of top-notch musical storytelling. Amazingly, they’ve only written one song together — “Front Porch Song” — but this stripped-down acoustic show, which showcases the two alone on stage, alternating songs from their respective catalogues, is going to feel exactly like you've got a front-row seat on theirs.