Darrin Hacquard: Live at The Rex

A balladeer of bad decisions, Darrin Hacquard is the soundtrack to doing something you’ll regret, and the repercussions you’ve earned. We travel with Hacquard to a jail cell in Pennsylvania, to seeing the morning sun shine over a city skyline, to the long ride home eager to do laundry. From being in a string band with acclaimed singer-songwriter John R. Miller, to stints in county lock-up and rehab, to grinding his songs out on the Appalachian songwriter circuit “Weights & Measures” is the culmination of hard-living, harder work, and honest autobiographical songwriting that admits to life experiences many have but are seldom shared.

Hacquard, now based out of Huntington, WV, writes with the storytelling of Tom T. Hall, the emotional honesty of Vic Chesnutt, and a sense of place like Breece Pancake. The songs feel lived in, because he’s lived them—treating cans of sardines, gas station coffee and cheap cigarettes with the same respect and reverence as Life’s Big Topics.  Hacquard navigates the troubled waters of these modern times with a sense of Love and Hope, and nothing but affection for all of those who choose to sail with him.