Old Soul, Old Shoe

Robert Cray. At the Lobero Theatre, Friday, November 10.

Reviewed by Josef Woodard

Various currents of history run through the veins and fingers of
guitarist/singer (or is it singer/guitarist?) Robert Cray, who has
played the intimate Lobero Theatre a number of times throughout the
years. This time around, his familiarity with the theater created a
site-specific resonance, calling back memories of a visit 20 years
ago when Cray was a young upstart.

That was then, this is now. But now is
also then with Cray, who started out his career playing an already
old-school R&B style and has continued in the same vein for 20
years. His music is an old shoe by now, and one that still feels
good for dancing, actual and mental.