Kinky Friedman live in concert.
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Kinky Friedman

12
critic concert reviews
country

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

70
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Critic Consensus

Based on 12 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Kinky Friedman is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Kinky Friedman concert reviews describe live shows and performances as engaging.

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Latest Release

Three Sheets To The Wind (Live 1981) (14 June 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
country
Origin
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States (11/1/1944)
Bio
Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman (born November 1, 1944) is an American Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Country Standard Time (USA)

March 11, 2020
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Kinky Friedman was his usual, engaging self while playing to a small - but attentive - crowd in one of Orange County's wealthiest cities. Campus Jax is so close to John Wayne Airport, even Friedman became momentarily distracted by the sound of a jet plane either taking off or landing overhead.

Twin Cities Media (USA)

August 8, 2018
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My interaction with an older gentleman prior to the show definitely set the tone for last night’s show.

Americana Highways (USA)

August 8, 2018
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Tuesday night Oklahoma City's “The Blue Door” welcomed the estimable Texas songwriter Kinky Friedman to their intimate room. Friedman is touring in support of his magnificent collection of new songs “Circus of Life”, his first new songs in forty years.

The Music (Australia)

October 20, 2016
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Singer, songwriter, author, raconteur, comedian and winner of the Male Chauvinist Pig Award from the National Organisation of Women in 1973.

GoldenPlec (Ireland)

April 29, 2013
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The scene in Whelan’s is intimate and relaxed – all seated, a few bodies propping the bar, another few holding up the walls, and the man himself head to toe in black regaling all with story and song.

Dallas Observer (USA)

August 8, 2011
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Kinky Friedman Sons of Hermann Hall had a full house on Saturday night for KNON's 28th anniversary celebration, headlined by Kinky Friedman.

Houston Music Review (USA)

December 6, 2019
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It isnt every day that a legend comes to town, so when I was presented with the opportunity to do a show review for music provocateur Kinky Friedman, I jumped on it.

Past critic reviews published in

Seattle Music News (USA), Jazzwise (UK), The Guardian (UK), The Arts Desk (UK), The Guardian (UK) and more

Image Credit

Larry D Moore [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons