SUN NOV 11 Steve Forbert (SINGER-SONGWRITER) Growing up in Meridian, Mississippi, Steve Forbert first picked up the guitar at age 10. The restless singer/songwriter moved to New York City at 21, where he performed for spare change in Grand Central Station before working his way up through the Manhattan club circuit. Performing at Folk City and eventually opening for artists like Talking Heads and John Cale at CBGB, Forbert became something of a local sensation and signed his first record deal with the CBS-distributed label Nemperor. Released at the height of the new wave explosion, his 1978 debutAlive On Arrival offered a first look at his colorful mix of spare acoustic introspection and scrappy rock 'n' roll and became one of the year's most acclaimed albums. While critics tagged him-like Bruce Springsteen and John Prine before him-"the next Dylan," Forbert never put too much stock in the comparison and forged his own path, expanding his audience substantially with 1979's commercial breakthrough Jackrabbit Slim and his era defining hit single, "Romeo's Tune." Forbert has never stopped writing, singing and performing and has released twelve studio albums, three live sets and four DVDs since 1978 - to say nothing of the several compilations and archival releases that are available through his website, http://steveforbert.com/ w/Dean Johanesen (SINGER-SONGWRITER) Well-regarded singer-songwriter, familiar to audiences north and south of the Skyway as the frontman of roots/pop rockers The Human Condition, stretching his legs as a solo performer. http://reverbnation.com/deanjohanesen 5PM $15/18