Michael Tarbox is a Boston-based artist who writes songs anchored in rock ‘n’ roll, backwater blues, and hillbilly music. Longing and lyrical, they convey a sense of hard-won perspective. The Chicago Reader calls Tarbox’s singing “ageless.” His gospel-tinged electric guitar playing, tough as Texas barbed-wire, brings it all together.
“At the heart of Tarbox’s music is his guitar, as raw as it is charismatic. It creates an electricity that courses through every song.”
Tarbox began his career as frontman for The Tarbox Ramblers. The hard-hitting Boston-based roots band released well-received albums on Rounder, played countless shows throughout the US and Canada, and drew praise from The New Yorker, All Things Considered, and more. The Washington Post called them “a force of nature.” Robert Plant saw the band play and recruited them, on the spot, to open a string of concert dates for him.
