“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