Laura Marling, Mercury Prize nominee and darling of the NME, is playing a show at JB’s along with Jack White’s pet phantom-blues band Smoke Fairies. Laura Marling is genius for several reasons. I could tell you about how gorgeous her melodies are, or her album’s excellent production, or her clear, crystalline British voice that reminds you of lakes and woods and flannel, or how good looking she is, or how in love with her I am, but honestly the best thing about Laura Marling is her lyrics. Confessional, poetic, wry, and most of all, they all feel true. She presents heartbreak and romance in an entirely personal, relatable way that feels so much more believable and realer than the vast, vast amounts of women with acoustic guitars singing about boys and country lanes. Think of her as the Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) of folk. Alas, the show is 21+, so yours truly cannot attend for a few years. So I urge you all to go, because I cannot. For me and my personal heartache, go to this show and enjoy the huge talent baring her soul on stage. — JAMIE DAVIS
LAURA MARLING + SMOKE FAIRIES PLAY JOHNNY BRENDAS TONITE AT 8:30 PM