THE SHOWDOWN: In the same ballpark as Tracy Chapman

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THE SHOWDOWN: In the same ballpark as Tracy Chapman

POSTED: Monday, February 20, 2012, 1:00 PM

Filed Under: Music The Showdown

Thursday: The 28-year-old New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Thomas Johnson of Thomas and The People has a warm and tortured voice, plays an earthy slide guitar and pens some of the most poignant lyrics you’ve ever heard. 9 p.m, $7, The Fire, 412 W Girard Ave., 267-671-9298. ➤ The Faroese ballad machine Teitur (pictured) has exceptional, Jeff Buckley-like vocals and acoustic-pop songs that are sweet but won’t give you a cavity. 9 p.m., $12, Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684.

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