Tyler Childers, Ona
The Sylvee 25 S. Livingston St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
David McClister
Tyler Childers
Tyler Childers is from the same area of eastern Kentucky as country icons Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson. At age 27, he’s the youngest and hottest of them all, thanks to his first major release, the Simpson-produced Purgatory, in 2017. Childers sounds like a country Kurt Cobain with the wit of Steve Earle, and Purgatory is a sensational concept album that’s gritty, fun and full of Appalachian honky tonk. Most shows of this tour have sold out, including this one (at first). The show was slated for the Majestic but moved to The Sylvee due to higher demand. With Ona.
Due to high demand, the Tyler Childers show scheduled for Wednesday, October 24, at Majestic Theatre has moved to The Sylvee. All tickets purchased for the Majestic date will be honored at The Sylvee. Tickets will go on sale for The Sylvee this Friday, 8/24 at 10AM. Sign-up for The Sylvee's newsletter to get the presale code on Thursday » http://eepurl.com/dsmalT
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$25 ($20 adv.).
press release:
Recent critical acclaim for Purgatory…
“…fully-formed, vivid portrait of Saturday night excess and Sunday morning reality in 21st century Appalachia.”—Rolling Stone
“Childers has a wounded drawl and a pen that elevates tropes…into
Pulitzer-worthy poetry.”—The Washington Post
“Sturgill Simpson produced 26-year-old Tyler Childers’s P
“Purgatory immediately places Childers in the conversation with the top tier of artists reviving classic country sounds for a new generation.”—Noisey
“…one of the finest releases of the year and an impressive introduction to a talented newcomer with striking lyrical and musical talent.”—American Songwriter
“Tyler Childers’ brilliant Purgatory is a tribute to his Kentucky homeland and its people. With the tender ‘Feathered Indians’ and the meditative ‘Universal Sound,’ Childers—at just 26—has proven himself to be one of the finest voices and songwriters
working today.”—Wide Open Country
“Purgatory has definitely established itself as the front runner for country album of the year and put Childers on the list of young artists looking to change the way people talk about
country music…”—Glide
“The album that emerged under Simpson’s production will slap you silly, what with Childers’ incredibly clever lyrics and the perfect instrumental backing
they get here…”—The Bitter Southerner
Along with Childers (vocals, acoustic guitar), the album features a variety of world-renowned musicians including Simpson (acoustic guitar, background vocals), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Miles Miller (drums, background vocals) and Russ Pahl (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, Jew’s harp) among others.
Of the album, the Lawrence Country, Kentucky, native comments, “I am extremely grateful for Miles Miller introducing me to Sturgill Simpson, and also for Sturgill and David Ferguson taking the time to work with me. I think we both wanted to make an album for east Kentucky, and I reckon that’s what we did. It’s not about rock, or grass, or country…it’s just hollerin’ in the mountains and stirring shit up! The band Sturgill and David put together was an all-star cast, and an honor to work with and learn from. I hope to do it again, but once is more than most are blessed with. For that I am thankful.”