Pulse Hot Ticket 9/15/05

Duluthian Charlie Parr’s music has been described as “songs about drinkin’ and killin’,” a fine resume to bring to the Acadia, a venue which feels like a cabaret (drinking) and makes audience members pray for the sound guy’s life, who works suspended from a few beams on the far right corner (killing). A regular on “A Prairie Home Companion,” Parr’s got some of the finest bluesy folk chops in the state, and can finger-pick the hell out of any instrument thrown in his lap. I’ve heard the instrument doesn’t even need strings. Gabe Barnett, whose 2004 self-titled EP hints of Gabe’s inexperience, but highlights an obvious passion for the craft, organized the show and will open for Parr. Also on the bill is Tuesday’s Robot, a duo featuring two members of local “slick and dreamy” rock band Great Big Dreams, and if you’ve been smoking on your porches at night, pleading with the stars for Minnesota’s answer to a nouveau Bob Dylan, Tuesday’s Robot lead singer, Rick Widen, with his half-grunge/half-porch-swinging folk lyrics and gravelly baritone, won’t fail to fill the niche. Parr’s latest CD, Rooster, will be out September 28, so come on down, ya’ll, and have Charlie and friends sing you a dusty road lullaby. 8 p.m. $4. All Ages. 1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls. 612-874-8702. Jennifer Whigham