Back to September, 2024
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Summer Concert Series - Michael "Big Dog" Murphy - 6-8pm
Fee: FreeInspired by the moving songwriting of icons such as John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and Leonard Cohen, and the fiery instrumentation of Luther Allison, Murphy continues to excel as a singer and an artist. Having achieved the reputation of being a “Big Dog” owing to his peerless stature and deep gravely voice, the artist presents listeners a soulful and introspective experience. Armed with vocals that are both dark and haunting and yet vibrant and energetic, Murphy emanates a spectrum of emotions for audiences to live through. His discography includes, among others, records such as "Live & Blue" which he released back in 1999, and the solo, all original project, "Black, Two Sugars" which dropped in 2022. His stirring musical compositions continue to win the hearts and minds of countless audiences in colleges, bars, coffeehouses, and festivals across the Midwest. And ever being the artist, the songs he covers he makes his own, always giving them the reverence due the original, but adding his own style and interpretation.