Elizabeth Cook returns to Rams Head On Stage for a Sunday matinee, ten years after her last Annapolis show

Her last Annapolis show was at the same room in April 2016. On December 6 she's back with Great Television, her first studio album in six years.

The last time Elizabeth Cook played Annapolis was April 26, 2016, at Rams Head On Stage. More than ten years later she's booked into the same room, this time for a Sunday matinee on December 6.

The show was announced on October 20, and tickets went on sale that day at noon through AXS. Doors open at 11:30am and the show starts at 12:30pm. That's a brunch-hour start, and you'll be back on West Street in daylight. Rams Head On Stage holds about 300, and with reserved seating, every seat is close to the stage.

She brings a new record. *Great Television* came out August 14 on Thirty Tigers. It's her eighth studio album and her first since *Aftermath* in 2020. Shooter Jennings produced it. Cook made it with her live band at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, which suggests the album should sound close to what you'll hear on stage. That matters in a 300-seat room, where there's nowhere to hide a band that can't play.

The album came out alongside *The Easy Kind*, a hybrid documentary about her life and career. Between the two, this is the most attention Cook's work has had in years. It's also a strong reason to see her up close, while the songs are new and she's still finding where they fit in a set.

A decade is a long gap for a songwriter who has played Annapolis before. Cook's catalog crosses rock, folk and country. The fans who saw her in 2016 have heard several records' worth of new songs since then, and anyone discovering her through *Great Television* or the film gets a small room to start in. Expect the new album to carry much of the set, with older songs filling in.

A Sunday matinee also suits the season. December 6 falls in early holiday season, when evenings fill up and an afternoon show is easier to fit in. You can catch a full set and still have your evening.

More than ten years after her last Annapolis show, Elizabeth Cook is back in the same 300-seat room, with a new album and a documentary to her name.

Tickets are on sale now through AXS via the Rams Head On Stage listing at 33 West Street. Rooms this size sell out quietly for an artist with a new record, so don't wait for December.

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