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The Delines
The Delines, who have played sold-out shows and topped Americana charts across Europe for half a decade, are the joined forces of Amy Boone from legendary Austin, Texas, band The Damnations (Sire Records) and members of Americana cult heroes Richmond Fontaine, including songwriter and novelist Willy Vlautin. Based out of Portland, Oregon, Richmond Fontaine released 11 records and toured extensively in the US and Europe. Uncut magazine named the band’s 2003 album Post to Wire the fourth-best record of the year.
“We’d crossed paths with The Damnations a ton. Amy’s sister, Deborah, even sang on a couple of our records. So we were pals,” says Vlautin. “And then one tour we hired Amy to play keyboards with us and we did a BBC radio show in Glasgow. During the session she was alone in the studio playing piano and I happened to be in the control room. She didn’t know there was a hot mic; she was singing a ballad to herself, and the way she sang it just killed me. I knew right then that I wanted to be in a band where she sang all the songs.
“After the tour ended, I went home and wrote her tunes for almost a year. She had no idea that I was doing it. When I’d gotten maybe ten good ones, I wrote her a letter, a thesis almost, on why she should join up with me. She was just crazy enough to say yes.” His Richmond Fontaine mates Sean Oldham and Freddy Trujillo helped Vlautin put a band together and Boone came to Portland from Austin. “We rehearsed for a week and recorded Colfax (the band’s 2014 debut),” Vlautin recalls. “That’s how The Delines began. We’ve been making records ever since.”
Their latest, Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom, features eleven new originals that follow The Delines’ well-established aesthetic of down-and-out character sketches set to rich folk-soul-country instrumentation. Recorded at Bocce Studios in Vancouver, Washington, with longtime collaborator John Morgan Askew, Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom features Boone’s lush, world-worn voice; the cinematic production skills of Askew; and the horn and string arrangements of Delines keyboardist/trumpeter Cory Gray. As always, Trujillo is on bass, Oldham is on drums, and Vlautin is on guitar.
Luther Russell
Luther Russell makes his solo return with Happiness for Beginners, his first in six years. This electrifying album fearlessly jangles through the landscapes of power pop, classic college rock, and post-punk, it’s a work from a seasoned songwriter at the peak of his craft.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Polaris Hall, 635 N Killingsworth Ct, Portland, OR 97217-2394, United States,Portland, Oregon
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