Vienna Teng featuring Founders
Vienna Teng returns to the Pacific Northwest with two very special shows featuring her fellow members of the genre-crossing chamber group Founders. Featuring virtuoso trumpeter and composer Brandon Ridenour (Canadian Brass, Julliard faculty); acclaimed violinist, vocalist and composer Ben Russell (Max Richter, American Contemporary Music Ensemble); Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Andrew Gutauskas (Brass Against, Matrix Resurrections); and renowned world and classical percussionist Yousif Sheronick (Yo-Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis), as well as Vienna’s piano and vocals, the ensemble will perform adventurous new arrangements of Vienna’s music as well as other selections from Founders wide-ranging repertoire.Tickets: $32.50 Advance$39 Day of Show Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our venue FAQ here
Lila Forde with special guest Idle Giant
Lila Forde is a soulful singer-songwriter whose music weaves poignant lyrics, distinctive melodies, and infectious grooves into a musical experience that’s all her own. Lila’s music evokes timeless artists such as Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt, as well as the modern sounds of Emily King and Kacey Musgraves. A standout contestant on Season 24 of NBC’s The Voice, she soared to the Top 5 under John Legend’s guidance. During her time on the show she wowed the world with her silky vocals and her ability to deliver classic songs as if she wrote them. Portland melodic indie rock band Idle Giant opens the show.Tickets:$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Rizo with special guest Jermaine
The New York Times once referred to Rizo as “SENSATIONAL… A fierce but kindhearted fusion of comedy, burlesque, performance art, and rock ‘n’ roll.” Taking a cue from Piaf, Rizo (né Amelia Zirin-Brown) fully embraces the role of chanteuse. In recordings, she is a mysterious figure, a siren ushering you through tableaus of heartbreak, lust, and the murkiness in between. Live, she is an eyeful. An international cult favorite, her stage shows bring her powerhouse vocals together with seductive storytelling and wild hilarious audience experiments. Rizo is a provocateur with an electric wit, and has been called a “diva par excellence” by The Guardian. In the studio she has collaborated with Moby, Reggie Watts, and Yo-Yo Ma; whose album Songs of Joy & Peace, which features Rizo, won a Grammy Award. Rizo has also received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, a Time Out London theater award, and a London Cabaret Award. Rizo recently starred in the role of Madame Zinzanni in the revival of the much beloved Teatro ZinZanni and is in development for a television project with Michael Carbonaro of the popular series “The Carbonaro Effect.” Local soul singer/songwriter and live looping master Jermaine opens the show. Tickets:$29 Advance$35 At the Door Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our venue FAQ here
John Cruz – Build a Bridge Tour
Hawaiian singer-songwriter John Cruz engages audiences with rich storytelling through songs ranging from Hawaiian to blues, folk, R&B and more. Cruz is a multi-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winner and contributed a composition and song to the GRAMMY® award-winning album ‘Slack Key Guitar, Vol. 2.’ Captivating guitar playing, soulful vocals and a compassionate, genuine heart make Cruz one of Hawaii’s most beloved artists.Through his work with Playing for Change, John has appeared on recordings with Ringo Starr, Robbie Robertson and many more legendary musicians. Tickets: $30 Advance$35 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Carsie Blanton with special guest Luke Wallace
Carsie Blanton is a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah, and revolutionary optimism. Inspired by artist-activists including Nina Simone and Woody Guthrie, her catalog careens through American popular song from folk and swing to pop-punk protest anthems. With her unique mix of humor, soul, and political wit, and fifteen-plus years on the road, Blanton has amassed a dedicated fan base and a small menagerie of viral hits (Rich People, Shit List, Fishin’ With You). Her latest album After the Revolution, produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester, was released in March of 2024. Vancouver singer songwriter Luke Wallace opens the show. Tickets: $30 Advance$38 At the DoorMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our venue FAQ here
Teddy Thompson with special guest Joshua Josue
Teddy Thompson’s eighth album is the latest stop in a career that has carried on the legacy of his parents, British folk-rock legends Richard and Linda Thompson, and found him collaborating with such artists as Rufus Wainwright, Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris. My Love Of Country follows 2020’s Heartbreaker Please, listed in the Top 10 Records of the Year by Britain’s Daily Mail and called “buoyant, brilliant and soulful” by Billboard. Teddy returns to the Alberta Rose stage for the first time since appearing with Suzanne Vega in 2016.Portland Latino roots rocker Joshua Josue opens the show.Tickets:$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Thunderstorm Artis with special guest Christopher Worth
Thunderstorm Artis is a singer/songwriter born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu. He learned at a very young age to play piano, guitar, harmonica and drums, from his father, Ron and mother, Victoria.He has shared stages with Train, John Legend, Zac Brown and Jack Johnson. However, he is most known for being a finalist on the NBC show “The Voice” Season 18. His music crosses many genres including Folk, Rock, Soul and Country. At his concerts he has been known to jump into Bowie, Beatles, Elton John and Leonard Cohen, as well as mixing in his own heartfelt originals.No matter what Thunderstorm performs, he does it from his heart. He does not consider his music as notes on a page but rather a window into his soul. His strong belief is that through music he can make the world a better place and lift the hearts of others. Portland singer-songwriter Christopher Worth opens the show.Tickets$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Carl Verheyen Band • Alice Howe & Freebo
CARL VERHEYEN BAND“One of the Top 10 Guitar Players in the World” – Guitar MagazineA member of the smash hit British rock group Supertramp since 1985, Carl Verheyen has played to millions of enthusiastic fans in sold out arenas worldwide. As the creative force behind the Carl Verheyen Band, he has released an impressive and eclectic discography that showcases his endless talents across a wide array of musical genres. The CVB tours all over the world and continues to draw fans on the festival circuit as well as theaters and clubs. Carl also works with Police drummer Stewart Copeland in his PDO project, playing the music of the Police with symphony orchestras around the USA. ALICE HOWE & FREEBO Alice Howe and Freebo present a unique study in contrasts, bringing together a rising voice in Americana music and a venerable rock, folk, and blues icon. Each a compelling performer in their own right, they both lead and support each other in their well-crafted songs with flawless harmonies and tasteful instrumentation. To hear Alice Howe sing is to be enraptured by the natural, unaffected beauty of her voice. There’s no artifice, no histrionics — just honest, authentic, emotionally resonant singing in the tradition of the roots music that shaped her. Freebo is best known for his decade of touring and recording with Bonnie Raitt, and has distinguished himself as one of the great bassists of our time, playing on records with CSN, Maria Muldaur, John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, and Neil Young as well as appearing on Saturday Night Live, The Midnight Special, The Muppet Show, and in concert with the legendary Spinal Tap. Tickets$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Chris Smither – ALL ABOUT THE BONES Album Release with special guest BettySoo
Alberta Rose Theatre is proud to present the legendary Chris Smither.As noted by the New York Times, Rolling Stone, MOJO, NPR, and others, in the decades of travels to All About the Bones, Chris Smither has gone from up-and-comer to journeyman to veteran to icon, and yet the whole time his path has more closely resembled Joseph Campbell’s “Hero with a Thousand Faces”- an unblinking, fearless trek into the depths of struggle and revelation, and a return back to the land of the living, to share the hard-won treasures found along the way. His restlessness is long gone, and his eyes are fixed “where the moonlight falls on some never-to-be-seen horizon” (“Still Believe in You”). The light given off from his music casts our own lives into a sublime and welcome clarity. Austin singer/songwriter BettySoo opens the show. Tickets:$30 Advance$38 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Shawn Phillips with special guest Rhythm DeLucco
Alberta Rose Theatre is proud to present The Legendary Shawn Phillips. The man whom Bill Graham called “The best kept secret in the music business”, who taught Joni Mitchell her first guitar techniques, also taught George Harrison of the Beatles his first lessons on sitar, the man who wrote the music to Donovan’s “Season Of The Witch” and has played with many of the finest musicians in the world including Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. He’s produced 27 albums and is known around the world for his refusal to bow down to commercialism in the music industry. He has done what many singer/songwriters don’t do, which is to continue to evolve his creative skills in his concerts. When he comes into a venue, he brings the sounds of an entire Symphony Orchestra in real time and plays the songs so many love as close as possible to what was recorded on the albums. All in real time! All solo! He has a powerful new show he is debuting on his 2024 tour. This is a show you do not want to miss! Tickets are going fast, so you should book now.Portland’s own enigmatic singer songwriter, Rhythm DeLucco opens the show. Tickets:$35 Advance$45 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
