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An Evening with Jesse Welles

Friday March 7, 2025 08:00 PM EST
Cost: Sold Out
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CRITIC’S PICK — Billed as “an evening with..”, the Arkansas bred singer/songwriter has shifted from rock to acoustic folk. Protest music is a large part of his catalog, with two full albums of material released in 2024. Song titles include “Trump Trailers” and “God, Abraham & Xanax,” which shows some skewed topical humor. It’s impossible to ignore the early Dylan similarities due to Welles’ grainy voice, harmonica playing and general song construction. Still, he’s got plenty to say in a bunch of songs loaded with lots and lots of lyrics, hence the bill where he’ll likely play for over two hours without an opener which was sold out well over a month before the gig. — Hal Horowitz

From the venue:

Jesse Welles is a musician in a living tradition; whether he is canonized within his lifetime or without, he doesn’t much seem to care: he just keeps moving.
Already an underground rock n roll influence, Welles disappeared and re-emerged a folk wordsmith; a quick witted bard on acoustic guitar, his voice reflecting a hard-sung existence, though it’s hard to tell with Jesse, his disarming smirk can lead you to doubt even the most black and white evidences.

His lyrical range (from a doomed Whitman to an optimistic McCarthy, from pacifistic aggressions to oppressively bleak honesties) keeps up with his fingers; his guitar work would be enough in itself for most artists.

Welles will break your mind’s window with a brick and stay to convince you the pieces are worth putting back together. “Nobody get too comfortable”

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21a31 Terminal West Magnum
887 West Marietta St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 876-5566
terminalwestatl.com
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