JUSTIN FAIRCLOTH The Houston brother headlines an evening of solo work from artists who (mostly) don’t typically appear in that setting. A top-notch keyboardist and songwriter with his brother Matt in the long-running (and now) five-piece ensemble the Houston Brothers, Faircloth’s strength is a knack for igniting mid-tempo, minor-key melodies into stormy conflagrations that just as quickly subside back into their serene origins. And no matter what anybody says, it’s every bit as “Carolina” as its twangy cousins. With Stephen Warwick (sans Secondhand Stories), Lindsay Horne (new CD coming) and Jason Herring (minus the Mystery Plan). Petra’s Piano Bar.
This article appears in Mar 13-19, 2012.
