Willy Porter with special guest Clara Baker
Some folks are lucky to find what they love to do at an early age and quietly settle in for the long haul expanding and developing their work over the arc of a lifetime. Willy Porter is one of those artists. He has followed his own path to explore the sacred language that music truly is. 30 years after his solo recording debut, he continues to reach further into his guitar & pen while stretching the form of what his own music can be.Willy Porter continues on a musical and personal odyssey spanning over two decades, 11 albums, and multiple continents. His journey has been defined by an inquisitive love for humanity and the language that describes what we all hold to be true. Porter’s songs weave a universal perspective about the questions, struggles, and triumphs of human existence. His live shows are guitar-driven grit, soul, silence and muscle– at times electrifying, dynamic, and unique in the way that Porter’s voice blends and fuses with his fret work.A largely self-taught musician, Porter began treating audiences to his brand of guitar playing and wry storytelling in the late ‘80’s while living in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1990, he released his first full-length independent album, The Trees Have Soul, and the touring life has flowed steadily ever since. Porter has literally logged millions of miles across America, Canada, the UK, and Europe, touring solo, as well as with various incarnations of the Willy Porter Band and in support of artists like Tori Amos, Paul Simon, Jethro Tull, Sting, and Jeff Beck.Portland singer songwriter Clara Baker opens the show. Tickets:$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Deb Talan (of the Weepies) with special guest Elena Loper
Deb Talan has been writing songs since she was 14 years old. Granted, her style has changed a bit since writing the forever-unknown smash-hit “Through the Window” about feeling numb, like life was going on somewhere out there but not accessible to her (at 14. so jaded.) She played clarinet, wrote songs on piano, later taught herself to play guitar in college, got obsessed with Shawn Colvin, was a vegetarian for 4 years, ended that with a hotdog and a swim in lake Michigan, started a band in Portland, OR with her friend Mark, named it Hummingfish, wrote a lot of fun songs that people danced to ‘til they were all sweaty in that hipster/grungy/geeky Northwest kind of way, moved back to the east coast 6 years and a divorce later and began playing solo in Boston coffee houses (read: 4 different Starbucks that she also poured espresso at) opened shows for Catie Curtis (a songwriter hero of hers) met up with Steve Tannen and formed The Weepies, played shows all over the country and the world, toured in a real tourbus! moved to LA, got married to Steve, made 5 records and 3 amazing boy-children together with him, had songs placed in loads of movies and tv shows, moved to Iowa, got breast cancer, got chemotherapy and relied heavily on marijuana for pain and nausea relief (Legalize, for gods’ sakes, can we grow up as a country, please?) recovered from breast cancer, made a solo album, struggled with mental health issues (Childhood Incest Survivor, lucky to be alive, music has helped, and so have many blessed healers) and relationship issues for 6 years, got divorced from Steve. She has a lot she could say these days. She prefers to listen. But playing songs for people is a close second. Music heals. Songs can be prayers. Elena Loper opens the show. Tickets$29 Advance$36 At the Door minors OK if accompanied by a parent/guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
SOUVENIRS – Celebrating the Songs of John Prine
Alberta Rose Theatre presents the third annual Souvenirs: Celebrating the Songs of John Prine. Backed by an all-star house band, The Not-Ready-for-Prine-Time Players, featured vocalists from the region will perform their favorite John Prine songs. Led by Jeff Haigerty, (emcee acoustic guitar & harmonica) The Not-Ready-For-Prine-Time Players are an eight-piece band of working musicians in the Portland scene. It includes Jesse Withers (bass), Fred Stephenson (lead guitar), Colin Hogan (piano & organ), David Owen (drums), Mike Moore (mandolin), Kate O’Brien (violin), and Steely Pete (pedal steel guitar).Featured artists TBATickets$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
May Erlewine with special guest R.O. Shapiro
May Erlewine brings her songs Westward with solo performances along the coast and in Colorado. Join us for an intimate evening of music and togetherness. Bring those near and dear, come as you are and sing along. One of the Midwest’s most prolific and passionate songwriters, May continues to share her gift for writing songs of substance that feel both new and soulfully familiar. Her lyrics offer a window into her heartbreak, her empowerment, and her emboldened spirit.These lyrics, which are really stories crafted through May’s unique experiences, are rooted in wisdom, joy, sorrow, simplicity, and love. Musically, she carries the songwriter’s torch through many genres and sonic landscapes. The delicate arrangements seem to land somewhere between the go-to labels, making it difficult to describe and easier to enjoy.May considers her career in the music industry as a service-oriented one and uses her platform for positive change. She stresses the importance of environmental advocacy, social justice, creative empowerment, and community building as necessary work in our world. May’s body of work has become an anthem and an example of why we need to listen to women, empower women, and why we need to hear their stories.Singer songwriter R.O. Shapiro opens the show. Tickets: $22 Advance$26 At the DoorMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
The Bros. Landreth • Peter Mulvey
After pursuing separate careers as sidemen, Joey and Dave Landreth launched The Bros. Landreth with 2013’s Let It Lie, a debut album that drew upon the shared soundtrack of their childhood — Bonnie Raitt’s blues, Little Feat’s funky country-rock, Ry Cooder’s eclectic instrumentals, Lyle Lovett’s twangy traditionalism — for a sound that saluted the past while planting its flag firmly in the present. Let It Lie was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, winning the 2015 JUNO Award for “Roots & Traditional Album Of The Year – Group,” earning The Bros. Landreth a nomination for “International Artist of the Year” at the 2016 UK Americana Music Awards, and receiving praise from heroes like Bonnie Raitt.Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur and almost-poet since before he can remember. Raised working-class Catholic on the Northwest side of Milwaukee, he took a semester in Ireland, and immediately began cutting classes to busk on Grafton Street in Dublin and hitchhike through the country, finding whatever gigs he could. Back stateside, he spent a couple years gigging in the Midwest before lighting out for Boston, where he returned to busking (this time in the subway) and coffeehouses. Small shows led to larger shows, which eventually led to regional and then national and international touring. The wheels have not stopped since.Tonight these two fine acts come together for a co-headline bill at the Alberta Rose. Fantastic music will be played and fans will be made. Don’t miss it!Tickets: $23 Advance$28 At the DoorMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
The Greatest Generation: The Share Your Embarrassment Tour
It’s not a dream! The Greatest Generation is strapping on our rocket boots and heading back out on the road to celebrate, roast, rate and review Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. It’s a film co-written and directed by William Shatner, about boldly going to the center of the galaxy to shoot photon torpedoes at God. Tickets: $30 Advance$35 At the Door$75 VIP Package (includes early access to venue, preferred seating, M&G with Ben and Adam, and a signed tour poster) Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
The Arcadian Wild with special guests Johnny Franco and His Real Brother Dom
Led by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick, Nashville-based acoustic quartet The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary in order to create a unique acoustic sound that is simultaneously unified and diverse. Combining elements of progressive bluegrass, folk, and formal vocal music, The Arcadian Wild offer up songs of invitation; calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, or to journey and wonder.Local sensations Johnny Franco and His Real Brother Dom open the show.Tickets:$20 Advance$25 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian.Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Carsie Blanton with special guest Brittany Ann Tranbaugh
Carsie Blanton writes anthems for a world worth saving. Inspired by artists including Nina Simone and Randy Newman, her songs encompass a wide range of genres, from sultry pop to punk-tinged Americana. Whether alone with her electric guitar or fronting her four-piece “handsome band,” Carsie delivers every song with an equal dose of moxie and mischief, bringing her audience together in joyful celebration of everything worth fighting for.Americana songwriter and performer Brittany Ann Tranbaugh opens the show Tickets: $25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Vienna Teng with special guest Stephanie Schneiderman
In 2002, Vienna Teng released her debut album Waking Hour, landing her on NPR’s Weekend Edition, The Late Show with David Letterman, and the top of Amazon’s music charts. Four more albums followed, most recently Aimsin 2013, which became the first album to win four Independent Music Awards. She also composed the music for The Fourth Messenger by playwright Tanya Shaffer, which premiered in 2013 and was a featured production in the 2017 New York Musical Theater Festival. Together with Vienna’s captivating live performances and thoughtful online presence, her work has built a devoted following across generations and continents.Portland-based singer-songwriter Stephanie Schneiderman opens the show.Tickets: $28.50 Advance$35 Day of Show$50 Meet & Greet Add-On (Add a Pre-Show Meet & Greet with Vienna. Purchasers must also buy a ticket for admission to the concert. Meet & Greet entry at 6:15 PM) Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Albert Lee – “Lay it Down“ Album Release Tour
Albert Lee has played with everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to Eric Clapton, to Emmylou Harris. He was a member of The Crickets in the post-Buddy Holly era, and forged an impressive solo career along the way. Albert is out on the road this summer with a new album, “Lay It Down” recorded at the legendary Konk Studios in London. From Mark Knopfler’s blistering Setting Me Up to Jimmy Webb’s soaring piano ballad Too Young To Die, to The Everly Brothers’ storming hit The Price Of Love, Albert’s latest album sees his triumphant return to the studio, recording live, as one of the greatest guitarists ever. Don’t miss the man known as “Mr. Telecaster,” one of the legendary guitarists of rock and roll, rockabilly and country music. Tickets: $30 Advance$35 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our venue FAQ here
