AMP Concerts - Cowboy Junkies

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Cowboy Junkies
KiMo Theatre
423 Central Ave. NW
7:30 PM

Show sponsor: OGB Architectural Millwork

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Cowboy Junkies formed in 1985 in Toronto, and the band is still comprised of its four original members: Margo Timmins (vocals), Michael Timmins (guitar), Peter Timmins (drums) and Alan Anton (bass)—all siblings except for life-long-family-friend Alan. Few bands have lasted nearly as long with their original line-up intact, and fewer still have created as consistently satisfying a body of work.

Cowboy Junkies' latest studio album is At the End of Paths Taken. Despite its title, the album is as much about new beginnings as it is about endings. It is also about human connections, the struggle to sustain those connections over time, and the complexities that can arise even when those connections are maintained. It is, in other words, a classic Cowboy Junkies album—a suite of smart, richly textured songs. PopMatters called it "probably the group's most sonically accomplished disc yet... Even at their angriest, or saddest, or even occasionally happiest, they're always in complete control."

The band also recently released a CD/DVD set called Trinity Revisited, a 20th anniversary celebration of its classic 1987 album The Trinity Session. "In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of that very special day we decided to take the risky move of going back to the Church of the Holy Trinity and seeing what twenty years of experience would bring to those same set of songs," the band writes. "Our goal was not to re-do The Trinity Session, but to re-interpret it. In order to give the project an edge we asked along some artists whose own work and lives were in some way affected by Trinity and whose work has also had an affect on our lives and music. Much like the first time around, we kept rehearsal to a minimum. The idea was to cobble together a loose band sound and to let the church and music take over while the tape was running. Ryan Adams, Vic Chesnutt and Natalie Merchant all showed up keen to participate in our little experiment and once again, the church took over."

Ticket Info

Tickets are $31 and $38.

Tickets are available through the KiMo Box Office (Tue to Fri, 8:30 to 4:30, Sat 11 to 5, 505-768-3544) and Ticketmaster (505-883-7800, many Smith's stores and other outlets).