An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt presented by WFPK March 11, 2012

In the last 20 years, LYLE LOVETT has managed to attract a cult-like following while working outside of any specific genre of music. An intelligent, elegant and somewhat detached performer, Lovett masterfully serves up multi-layered songs that hold audiences spellbound, watching and waiting for the arch of his brow or the shrug of a shoulder, a sign that precedes his delivery of the emotional depth-charge at the heart of each carefully crafted tune. The Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and actor has a new recording – RELEASE ME – scheduled to drop in February 2012.

One of America’s most prolific songwriters, JOHN HIATT bristles with raw energy…the need to communicate with his audience written boldly in every line on his face. Lover, fighter, rabble-rouser, Hiatt takes these roles on willingly in songs that agitate, educate, and ultimately liberate his listeners. His most recent release – DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS (2011) - pairs themes of hard times, devotion and desperation with blistering Blues guitar riffs.