Sun 8/2 @ 8PM
Rickie Lee Jones broke onto the music scene in a big way with the 1979 track “Chuck E.’s in Love” from her self-titled debut album. Her jazzy boho style, noir-ish lyrics, weathered voice and cool, offhand delivery had some calling her a “female Tom Waits.”
Instantly huge as interesting artists could be back then, and tapped for major stardom by all the tastemakers, she never ascending to that pinnacle again. But, as artists with real originality and a distinctive vision tend to, she’s kept at it. Her latest album The Other Side of Desire came out earlier in the summer and she’s touring again. She’ll be at the Kent Stage.
Tickets are $33 in advance, $38 at the door.
thekentstage.com/rickie-lee-jones/
Kent, OH 44240