{"id":976,"date":"2011-08-07T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=976"},"modified":"2015-10-13T20:20:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T20:20:38","slug":"jill-jack-bluebird-cafe-nashville-tn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/07\/jill-jack-bluebird-cafe-nashville-tn\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Jack – Bluebird Cafe – Nashville, TN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Eddie Ferranti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug 07, 2011 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville has been opened since 1982. The club is famous for its intimate, acoustic in-the-round showcase for composers from all over. Some are established singer\/songwriters spinning their personal tales or up and comers lookin’ for that big break. \u00a0Rose and I were visiting the BB for the fourth time this night and had the pleasure of seeing the stage used.<\/p>\n

Jill Jack and her band graced the stage for their third visit\u00a0and kicked some Tennessee ass. Really dug the stage format more than the circle of performers. Club takes on a nice feel straight on and Jack and her band rolled right thru it.\u00a0 The Detroit lady caught up with us before the gig and Rose told her it was rare to see a singer\/songwriter from the Motor City area to which JJ barked: “Yeah everybody thinks Motown, Kid Rock, and Eminem are thee only things Detroit is\u00a0known for!”\u00a0 Classic.\u00a0 Well “all” this girl has accomplished is have Bob Seger\u00a0let her open for him in Detroit and Ontario!\u00a0 Gal orchestrates the stage very well and has a raspey ballsey thing goin’ on all night that being from the Midwest I could relate to. Plus being in her upper 40’s and lookin’ this good is not a bad thang either.<\/p>\n

Tunes included “She’s a Sunflower Girl”, “Northern Michigan” was\u00a0killer , “Go On and Jump That\u00a0Train” (I believe is the\u00a0title), “Because You Love Me”, “Too Far Gone”\u00a0and “Breath In Breath Out”\u00a0was a keeper.\u00a0 Jill Jack has garnered over 20 awards in the Michigan area including 2011’s top acoustic folk singer\/songwriter\u00a0and has 7 albums to date with her latest “Songwriter Sessions” hitting #6 on Europe’s Americana charts and also landing in the Top 100 in the USA..<\/p>\n

Steve Byrnes tore it up on lead guitar and she had a bad ass bass player this night by the name of Tisha Simeral. Thee Ohio native worked out on the stand up bass and added to the atmosphere of fun that filled the packed house.<\/p>\n

JJ’s soulful and rockin’ pipes opened up well also on Randy Weeks’ tune (that Lucinda Williams scored on) “Can’t Let Go” !\u00a0 Her captivating and natural storytelling ability made the set blow by way too fast for this reviewer. The statement song\u00a0of “Live Like There is No Tomorrow” sealed the deal with this bad ass pepper pot for us!\u00a0 We waited over an hour in the HEAT of N-Ville to catch this gig and it ended up being one of the highlights of our visit!\u00a0 Sliding ice cold beers in a Starbucks cup in line helped, too!\u00a0 God Bless JJ and hope to cross paths with her and Tisha down the musical road of life…………….GO see some live music now!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti Aug 07, 2011 at 08:00 PM The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville has been opened since 1982. The club is famous for its intimate, acoustic in-the-round showcase for composers from all over. Some are established singer\/songwriters spinning their personal tales or up and comers lookin’ for that big break. \u00a0Rose and I… <\/p>\n

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