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The solo folk punk artist will perform at Lucky Dog on May 29.
Born Edward Hammell in Syracuse, Hammell on Trial is, as Henry Rollins so aptly puts it, “a one-man rock show!” And take note, rockers, that show is coming to Dutchess County venue Lucky Dog on May 29.
Described by the Philadelphia Weekly as “Bill Hicks, Hunter S. Thompson, and Joe Strummer all rolled into one,” the solo Hammell’s brand of confrontational, social commentary-loaded amplified-acoustic folk punk has earned him a devoted DIY cult following as well as brief stays on major labels in the mid-1990s. One of his staunchest supporters from his earliest days is fellow upstater Ani DiFranco, who released four of his albums on her Righteous Babe record label in the early 2000s.
“I gravitate to the darker stuff,” says Hammell about his songs and the barbed, humorous, and freewheeling monologues he weaves around them at his performances. “I’ve been accused of being misanthropic, but in reality, I hope I affectionately give voice to the disenfranchised, and they’re infinitely more fun to write about than Christians or Republicans.”
Hammell on Trial will perform at Lucky Dog (inside Beacon Music Factory) in Beacon on May 29 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20.
