Friday, October 6, 2023, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers hit the Princess Theatre’s stage. North Carolina’s Sarah Shook sings with a conviction and hard honesty sorely lacking in much of today’s Americana landscape. Always passionate, at times profane, Shook’s brand of music is country classic but with a contemporary, earthy tension.
In their voice, you can hear what Shook has seen: lessons learned (or not) but always defiant. Sarah writes with a blunt urgency so rare these days, it’s almost startling. Their lyrics are, at turns, smart, funny, mean, and above all, uncompromising.
Shook’s band, The Disarmers - comprised of Jack Foster (drums), Blake Tallent (guitar), Andrew Lambie (bass), and Nick Larimore (pedal steel) - hit all the sweet spots from Nashville’s Lower Broad to Bakersfield and take Shook’s unflinching tales out for some late-night kicks.