Yoakam seems like an odd choice for a suburban club that has papered the town with sleek urban ads featuring chic young partiers. But we’re game: Yoakam’s latest recording, Blame the Vain, is pretty kicking. Eighteen albums down the line, and he still refuses to put out generic, compromised Nashville noise. Instead, he calls on the ghosts of Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Buck Owens to remind us how country music should sound. Plus, we found out while perusing his official website that we could actually book him for our next event! Hmm. The Rake’s Holiday Hoedown is just around the corner. 3090 Southlawn Drive, Maplewood; 651-779-6984; www.mythnightclub.com
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