Take one part rock ‘n’ roll show, one part stand-up comedy act and one part political rally and what do you get? Billy Bragg in concert.
Bragg’s two-hour set swung from his fiery political songs to some of rock’s tenderest love songs with stops along the way to press for universal health care, defend workers’ rights and criticize conservative media.
He was preaching to the choir — myself included.
But it was the music that drove the night as Bragg surveyed his vast catalogue with a healthy dose of songs from his fine new album, Tooth & Nail.
Fight the cynicism, he said, not just of Fox News and its brethren in the conservative media, but within ourselves. Resist the urge to give up.
With Bragg offering the soundtrack, how could we.
Hank Kalet 