Iris DeMent
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Thursday, August 10, 2023, 7:30 pm
Aladdin Theater
Brooklyn (Portland)
This is an in-person event
All Ages
On her first album in eight years, Workin' on a World, singer-songwriter Iris DeMent tackles religion, gun control, and the 2016 election. It takes guts to tackle such themes, which can easily come off as cringy and virtue signaling, but DeMent brings a striking level of sincerity and thoughtfulness to her songs. This is best captured in the protest anthem "Going Down To Texas": "It's been way too long comin' but I want to thank The Chicks / They found out what it's like to be a woman and defy the establishment / Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, any guy in a cowboy hat / Woulda walked away unscathed takin' a stand like that."
by Audrey Vann
w/ Pieta Brown
On sale Fri May 19 at 10 am.
On sale Fri May 19 at 10 am.