"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/11/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Bonnie Prince Billy is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 49 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Bonnie Prince Billy is rated as an impressive live performer, with enjoyable shows overall.
ON TOUR
Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, United States (March 21); Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (August 29)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States (12/24/1970)
BIO
Will Oldham (born 24 December 1970, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. His music is often (perhaps inappropriately) placed under the genre of "alt-country".
HAS PERFORMED with
The Cairo, Dawn McCarthy
CRITIC concert REVIEWS
Parklife DC (USA)
March 9, 2020
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When I think of Will Oldham, whether its by his stage name, Bonnie Prince Billy, or the number of other names hes recorded under (Palace Brothers, Palace Music), I think of a musical force that Ive known for years but always seems to be around.
As a form of musical expression, the solo performer with acoustic guitar is a pretty well-worn one. I mean, it started out great. Pioneers of the form such as Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bukka White and John Fahey still hold up today as vital and creative, but somewhere along the way it mutated to Jason Mr
There is a prevailing vibe that blows around the Manzanita, Oaks and Coastal Redwoods on the top of a mountain at a place called Camp Krem in a town called Boulder Creek on the central coast of California.
They might be "8th what?" at another fest but in this genre-mixed setting they were hardly upstaged by their more famous guests Bryce Dessner of The National and Bonnie "Prince" Billy aka Will Oldham.