“Homemade rock ‘n’ roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” - All Things Considered

"At the heart of Tarbox’s music is his guitar, as raw as it is charismatic. It creates an electricity that courses through every song." - Twangville

photo: jon cohan

Michael Tarbox has what one fan calls “a spiky backwoods sound.” His songs have southern roots, and a sense of hard-won perspective. Tarbox pulls them together with a guitar sound that’s tough as Texas barbed-wire.

Tarbox’s solo releases include My Primitive Joy, Works and Days and Paler Suns, which features renditions of songs by heroes like Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, and The Mississippi Sheiks. Tarbox has also released several albums on the Rounder label with The Tarbox Ramblers.

SHOWS

SUN 2/16 (afternoon) - Myrtle, Providence RI. w/ Martin, Morrell, Fredette

SAT 3/29 - Tarbox Ramblers @ Sally O’Brien’s, Somerville MA

THU 4/10 - Solo Show, Charles River Museum of Industry, Waltham MA

SAT 4/12 - Tarbox Ramblers @ The Fallout Shelter, Norwood MA

SAT 4/26 - Solo House Concert, Warren RI

FRI 5/9 - Tarbox Ramblers @ The Bull Run, Shirley MA

SAT 12/6 - Solo Show, Studio 33 Live, Bellows Falls VT