Thu 11/10 @ 8PM
UK folksinger Al Stewart broke into the American pop consciousness briefly in the mid ’70s with his hit songs “Year of the Cat” (1976) and “Time Passages” (1978). But he’d been toiling away for nearly a decade prior to that, crafting his arcane and distinctive tunes.
Vocalist/keyboard player Gary Wright’s career had a similar trajectory. He made his debut with bluesy hard rockers Spooky Tooth in 1967 but that band was one of those second-tier band you always saw opening up to someone else. After he left the group though, he enjoyed two massive hits as a solo act, both in 1976: “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive.”
Neither has released much music in recent years, but they’re on tour together taking a spin through their extensive catalogs. That tour stops at the Kent Stage with Chicago’s Empty Pockets opening. Tickets are $36-$51.