Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Commander Performance

Bill Kirchen’s career is the stuff of legend. From his early days with pioneering country-rockers Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen through a stint with Nick Lowe’s Impossible Birds and the Moonlighters as well as a sterling solo career, the godfather of “dieselbilly” is among the country’s most highly regarded — and oft-mimicked — guitarists. This Saturday, he’ll drop by the eighth annual Cabin Fever Reliever at the Sheraton Hotel’s Grand Emerald Ballroom in Burlington for a gig with his old pals, the Starline Rhythm Boys. The Cancer Patient Support Program benefit also features performances by Elizabeth von Trapp, Cajun favorites Yankee Chank and Asleep at the Wheel founder LeRoy Preston.