Live Music: Uncanny Erie presents R.R. Williams with Patrick Carr

“R.R. Williams is a lot of things, and none of them are easily or quickly explained. These are songs about an American life from the honest-to-god user end, but believe you me- they waste not a single second muddling around in minutia. Williams’ writing quickly guides listeners straight into the belly of the beast; the deepest dwellings where the smoke is thick as the darkness; where we dare to ask our most honest questions of the universe. These are urgent matters; Purpose, Fate, Destiny, Redemption. 

Typically written in early morning hours and in hushed tones to avoid waking the neighbors, Patrick Carr creates beautifully complex and lush music. Utilizing alternate tunings on his guitar paired with his intricate fingerstyle playing, Carr’s music carries an emotional depth with incredibly introspective and open lyrics. As Brian Tucker of Star News noted, “[Carr’s] music has strong personality – distinct tonality and atmosphere against reserved vocals… [i]t’s carefully measured light and dark.”