Wayne Hancock in Milwaukee
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Venue: Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI
Performer: Wayne Hancock
Since his stunning debut, Thunderstorms and Neon Signs in 1995, Wayne The Train Hancock has been the undisputed king of Juke Joint Swing--that alchemists dream of honky-tonk, western swing, blues, Texas rockabilly and big band. You wont even notice that he doesnt have a drummer. And when Wayne steps on stage, he owns it.Always an anomaly among his country music peers, Waynes uncompromising interpretation of the music he loves is in fact what defines him: steeped in traditional but never retro; bare bones but bone shaking; hardcore but with a swing. Like the comfortable crackle of a Wurlitzer…