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Nathan P. Murphy’s continues with its prestigious lineup by hosting influential artist Susan Cowsill as part of the Hot Rock & Blues Concert Series. Susan and her band will grace the stage on Friday, July 17. The doors will open at 8:00 p.m. for all ages and tickets are available now for $10.00 in advance or $12.50 day of show.
New Orleans’ Susan Cowsill made her initial mark on popular culture at the age of eight with The Cowsills the 60’s family pop group that not only scored Top Ten singles The Rain, the Park and Other Things, Hair, and We Can Fly, but also served as the real-life inspiration for American television’s fictional Partridge Family. During Susan’s decade with New Orleans’ roots-pop super group The Continental Drifters, she won the hearts of discerning listeners with her impassioned vocals and personally-charged songwriting, gracing three widely-acclaimed albums and a decade’s worth of riveting performances.
Recently, Hurricane Katrina posed an unexpected challenge to New Orleans musicians, including Cowsill. After losing her home and possessions when Katrina destroyed the city, she later learned that her beloved brother had lost his life in the storm’s aftermath. Her commitment to New Orleans remains passionate and steadfast, which is evident in many of her songs. Susan does all she can to help maintain national awareness of conditions in New Orleans. In addition to her contribution to her hometown, Susan is also a well-known humanitarian for her efforts in working against child abuse and actively supporting peaceful causes.
Cowsill's vocal talents have beautifully supported recordings from artists as diverse as Dwight Twilley, Redd Kross, The Smithereens, Giant Sand, Nanci Griffith, Carlene Carter and Jules Shear, while her compositions have been covered by The Bangles and Hootie and the Blowfish. In addition, popular artists such as Lucinda Williams have provided back-up vocals on Susan Cowsill’s recordings.
The Susan Cowsill Band begins its summer tour after a critically-acclaimed warm up run in Houston for the Discovery Green Concert Series and Austin’s Saxon Pub where the band performed its concept show, Covered in Vinyl. “Susan Cowsill and her band powered through a short set of their own material - as well as crowd-pleaser ‘The Rain, The Park, and Other Things’ before launching into a spirited rendition of the entire 1966 classic Revolver by the Beatles. The band smoked its way through "Taxman" and never looked back while taking the largely baby-boomer crowd on a memory trip to the beginnings of psychedelic music with sweet renditions of ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and the trippy ‘Love You Too.’ It was a lazy Houston kind of night, full of peace, love and Beatles,” the Houston Press said. The summer tour will include old favorites as well as new material from the yet-to-be-released album, Lighthouse.
Don’t miss Susan Cowsill and her band at Nathan P. Murphy’s (218 S. Campbell Ave.) on Friday, July 17. The doors to the show open at 8 p.m. and tickets are on sale now by calling 417-863-1909 for $10.00 in advance or $12.50 the day of the show.
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