Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015
Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015

Junior Brown at the Aladdin Theater on April 10, 2015

Photos by John Alcala

May 7, 2015 10:00am

It’s a Friday night in Portland and a raucous crowd is filling the Aladdin Theater to capacity for a night with Junior Brown. For those who have not been blessed with the opportunity to experience him live, Junior Brown is a guitar enigma. Country and Western through and through, he is also a little blues and surf along with some rock and roll. At his live shows, you never are quite sure what he'll be throwing your way, but one thing's for certain: You will definitely be amazed. His playing is a masterpiece of dazzling finger work on the fretboard and slide, and his guitar—a Guit-Steel that's half Telecaster and half pedal steel (without the pedals)—is something to behold. It's even a greater treat to watch him play it. On this night, Brown undeniably delivered a performance of everything great country music should be and more.