About this Event
The Old Ceremony @TheDeej
Chapel Hill pop-noir band The Old Ceremony has survived longer than many marriages. They’ve reinvented themselves again and again, beginning as an eleven-piece mini-orchestra, slimming down to a five-piece touring machine (guitar, bass, drums, vibraphone/keys, violin), and now – in their twentieth year together – creating a fresh, energized record that incorporates the visceral (“Valerie Solanas”), the meditative (“North American Grain”), the philosophical (“Too Big To Fail”), and a nod back to their noir-ish beginnings (“Lonely Mayor”). Songwriter and vocalist/guitarist Django Haskins’ gift for incisive, colorful lyrics and melodies is on full display throughout, whether it be an unhinged first-person tale of shooting Andy Warhol or the melancholy last act of a long-closeted politician. He writes with empathy and precision that occasionally calls to mind the source of the band’s name, Leonard Cohen, among others.
In fact, the songs contained in Earthbound are culled from the 115 new songs Haskins penned during the pandemic. When tossed into the well-seasoned cauldron of the band’s collective musical voices, they transform from one person’s songs into something else: the sound of a band that has created together for two decades, through highs and lows, busy years of touring and slow years of child-rearing and mask wearing.
The Old Ceremony has seen their share of highlights: sharing bills with the Jayhawks, CAKE, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mountain Goats, Chuck Berry, Giant Sand, and many more; touring the US, Canada, and Europe; building their stature in the fertile Chapel Hill/Durham scene one cinematic performance at a time. Earthbound is destined to be another highlight to add to the list, a musical recommitment ceremony among five musicians who share a life in song.
https://glidemagazine.com/303281/video-premiere-the-old-ceremony-reflect-on-commitment-with-jangly-power-pop-tune-too-big-to-fail/
https://bigtakeover.com/news/the-old-ceremony-lonely-mayor-robust-records
https://open.spotify.com/artist/21PmWnK0ROD7G4nGvYCmDj?si=x0EJWotYQhWyLAY1t0tuHA
www.theoldceremony.com
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Deej (aka our house), 1409 Ingraham Street Northwest, Washington, United States
USD 39.19