Music - Oct. 31, 2009
Wainwright III, Thompson join forces for the good
Over the course of two sets Friday night at The Pabst Theater, Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson laid out a sprawling evening of songwriting prowess, musicianship and humorous asides. At the end of each man's solo set he was joined by the other. "I needed to remind Rich we were in the Midwest. Here is one by a Midwesterner," Wainwright said by way of introducing Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," the duo's second and final encore of the evening.
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Music - Feb. 8, 2008
Richard Thompson plays "Popular Music " at The Pabst
The Pabst Theater is not known for cover bands but Richard Thompson's survey of "1000 Years of Popular Music" is not your average bar band.
Tags: richard thompson, debra dobkin, judith owen, pabst theater, fairport convention, 1000 years of popular music

Music - June 19, 2006
Thompson forges his own sound
It seems appropriate the day after Father's Day to talk about Teddy Thompson, because when he first arrived on the scene a half-dozen years ago everybody called him guitarist Richard Thompson's son. But on two discs and an EP, Thompson has blazed his own trail and forged his own sound.
Tags: Teddy Thompson, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Pabst, Mason Jennings