WCUW 91.3 FM and the First Unitarian Church of Worcester
present Les Sampou in concert in the legendary John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehouse
located at the First Unitarian Church
Saturday April 21st 2012
7 PM Door / 7:30 Concert
90 Main Street
Worcester, MA
Opening act TBA
Advance tickets $10 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/235919
Back on the roots scene after a long break, Sampou
never wavers from a steady tone of genuineness as she sings sharply observant
songs that she writes about disarray and failed communication in relationships.
She has the ability to dramatize the sense of hurt at the heart of the
characters without floundering in self-pity or weak sentiment.
Guitarists Kevin Barry and Mike Dinallo prove important to
the flow of her honky-tonk music." Frank John Hadley, DOWNBEAT
“'Lonesomeville' evokes a Tom Waits-like world…."
Sing Out Magazine
"Powerfully expressive, Les Sampou has been tested
in the trenches of life and survived brilliantly. Her new album,
"Lonesomeville,'' is a persona lTop Ten favorite of the year. She invests
many songs with the emotional honesty of Lucinda Williams, probing love in all
of its complexity while belting the heck out of the music. She has a passionate,
rockabilly-blues edge that lifts your spirits high, followed by ballads that dig
into your soul like few artists can. She also enlists some of Boston's true
all-stars to back her -- including Andy Plaisted, Kevin Barry, Michael Dinallo
and Jimmy Ryan -- to make this an album you'll want to revisit eagerly and
often.''
--- STEVE MORSE, longtime Boston Globe Correspondent who
has also contributed to Billboard and Rolling Stone
LES SAMPOU • Lonesomeville
"Sampou’s passionate vocals are simply stunning, now
ballsy and rough-edged, then purry and seductive, while the only problem with
her originals songs is trying to decide which is the least sensational—there are
only nine of them, but there’s absolutely no filler here...the title track is a
veritable monster, but Oil & Water, Lonely Nights & Lonely Days, My My
My and As I Sleep are the kind of tracks that flummox DJs when they have to
choose just one. Judging by her close to home CD release‘tour,’ Sampou seems to
be one of those World Famous In Boston acts we hear so little about, but if
you’ve given up on Lucinda Williams. I strongly suggest you check her out." John Conquest, 3rd Coast Music,Austin TX
