TIM GRIMM & BOB SIMA together in Concert March 28, 2008

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Friday, March 28th
TIM GRIMM & BOB SIMA
Tickets $16.00

Tim Grimm’s concerts at Steppenwolf Theatre and Schubas earned him the label as 2000's “Best Discovery” on the roots/Americana scene in the Chicago Sun-Times. Writer Mary Houlihan went on . . . “an immensely talented singer-songwriter . . . right up there with the best in the genre.” In his home state, the Indianapolis Monthly magazine listed him in their year end “Best of Indy” issue as their singer-songwriter of choice. “The way this talented artist can paint pictures dripping of time-honored Americana images with his words, cannot help but evoke comparisons to everyone from Woody Guthrie and Steve Goodman to Nebraska-era Bruce Springsteen,” said Midwest Beat Magazine. Recently, he has shared the stage with artists as diverse as Richard Thompson, Lowen and Navarro, Carrie Newcomer, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. A few years ago, Tim returned home to southern Indiana after several successful years as an actor in Los Angeles. He co-starred in the NBC series Reasonable Doubts and appeared in half a dozen feature films, including Clear and Present Danger opposite Harrison Ford. He had left behind (in the Midwest) a reputation as an up and coming singer/songwriter whose skills were honed at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Tired of living in LA, Tim and his wife bought an old farm not far from where he grew up. It was during the time they were deciding to leave behind their lifestyle in LA, that Tim began to write songs again, inspired by the area in which he grew up. He released his new country-folk album, Heart Land, to critical acclaim. Rich Warren, host of The Midnight Special, wrote in Sing Out, “He masterfully works his words like a farmer works the soil for a deeply involving, superbly crafted harvest of songs . . . ” Songs from Heart Land have won numerous awards including the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (country), The Great American Songwriting Competition (folk/country), "Best Traditional Folk Song" in the Just Plain Folks Music Awards in LA, and received a nomination for an Independent Music Award (bluegrass/country). Tim is a musical storyteller, whether writing of his own journey back to the land, describing those who never left it, or honoring those who came before. Rich with descriptive details, these are songs sung with warmth and intimacy, recognizing the inextinguishable national romance with the idea of the family farm and the realities of the vanishing landscape of rural America. Remaining active in the theatre, Tim has composed music for the stage plays Amber Waves and He Held Me Grand for productions in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Montana and composed, compiled, and performed music for The Grapes of Wrath at The Indiana Repertory and Syracuse Stage in New York. Summer 2003 he directed Pulitzer-Prize winner, Robert Schennken’s new play with music- The Handler—at The Phoenix Theatre. (www.timgrimm.com)

Bob Sima literally burst onto the singer-songwriter scene after taking a hiatus from his band Stereopool, a highly successful acoustic power trio from the Annapolis, MD area. Stereopool has made a name for themselves in the local and regional scene for their brand of energetic, evocative acoustic power folk music. They shared the stage with NRBQ, Eddie from Ohio, Ari Hest and many local legends and landed a UK distribution deal with Smart Choice Music (Kathleen Edwards, John Prine, Lyle Lovett) and were featured on the Smart Choice Sampler which landed them in Maverick Magazine. November 2006, Bob released his first solo release entitled Pour It On, produced by David Weber in Bloomington, Indiana (Krista Detor, Carrie Newcomer) and was quickly named “CD OF THE YEAR” by the former Westside Café. Pour It On is an amazing collection of songs captured ‘in the moment’ with a very live feel. “For anyone who wishes Van Morrison were still making rustic acoustic soul records like Tupelo Honey, Bob Sima's new release Pour It On is going to be the find of the year. Brimming with memorable melodies and beautiful mandolin, fiddle and dobro lines, these are timeless songs that sound like they could have been bursting out of back porch radios for the past 40 years. But they don't make you nostalgic so much as they make you look forward to what Sima will do next.” ~ Drew Pearce - Freelance writer - Acoustic Guitar Magazine. (www.bobsima.com)

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