Sunday, August 18, 2019, 8:00 PM PDT
Felton Music Hall
6275 CA 9
Felton, CA
DEVOTCHKA
A cross-pollination of numerous influences, including
cabaret, spaghetti Westerns, norteño, punk, and the immigrant dance music of
Eastern Europe, Colorado-based quartet DeVotchKa, formed in Denver by
multi-instrumentalists Nick Urata (vocals, guitar, trumpet),
Tom Hagerman (violin, accordion), Jeanie Schroder
(sousaphone, bass) and percussionist Shawn King, emerged as unlikely indie
heroes in the mid-2000s infusing modern indie music with a global flavor.
They found widespread success in 2006 with their Grammy-nominated
soundtrack to the hit indie film Little Miss Sunshine. Signing with revered
indie, Anti-, the band delivered A Mad and Faithful Telling in early 2008,
reaching the number nine slot on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. A lengthy
world tour followed, including stops at major festivals like Bonnaroo,
Lollapalooza, and Bumbershoot. After doing more soundtrack work, this time for
the 2009 comedy I Love You Phillip Morris, the group returned to the studio for
2011’s moody and triumphant 100 Lovers. Embarking on another world tour, they
collaborated with the Colorado Symphony on the 2012 concert album Live with the
Colorado Symphony. Over the next several years, Urata became increasingly
involved in his own film composition career, scoring movies like Crazy Stupid
Love, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Paddington, and the Netflix series A Series of
Unfortunate Events. Meanwhile, the band regrouped for a lengthy recording
session, eventually returning in 2018 with their sixth album, This Night Falls
Forever, this time via Concord Records.
JAMIE DRAKE
For nearly a decade, Jamie Drake has been a hidden gem
within the Los Angeles folk scene. Having sung alongside and collaborated with
artists as varied as Jim James, Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary), Moby, Ed Helms,
Glen Phillips, Sara and Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek), Willie Watson, Susanna
Hoffs,Tim Robbins, in addition to frequently lending her voice to film and
television (she co-wrote and performed the theme for the upcoming CW show, Life
Sentence), Jamie now turns to her own solo efforts with the forthcoming release
of her sophomore album, set for release in late 2018. In it, she mixes her folk
traditions with modern sounds and adds a generous dose of adventure into
uncharted and original musical territory that is wholly her own.
With family roots that include traveling gospel singers,
a country songwriter for a father, and a singing nurse for a mother, Drake was
bound to be musical. Her first instrument was a piano that she'd come home to
after school and play by ear. When the piano fell off a moving truck, she took
up the guitar, learned a few chords, and wrote her first song at 17.
Songwriting became a therapeutic outlet for Drake. She grew up in an intense
family environment that included moving around the country and constantly being
uprooted. Drake discovered a certain kind of joy in musical theater, and
attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC after high school.
Marrying at the age of 21 and a house wife for most of her 20's, she worked as
a stylist in music video productions with her director spouse. When the
marriage split amicably, she found herself thrown into the life of an artist
overnight and took on both the hope and the burden of pursuing musical truths
needed to be created and told with the fervor of someone who had been given a
second chance at life. Her 2010 debut, "When I Was Yours," reflects
on this loss with honesty and hope. Eventually her love of folk music and
musical theater came together in her starring roles as folk heroes (Joan Baez,
Judy Collins, Sis Cunningham) in the off Broadway folk musical, "Lonesome
Traveler." The New York Times said she quietly claimed the show's best
moment while embodying Judy Collins in a revelatory version of "Turn,
Turn, Turn." She has had a heavy and varied output of material since her
debut, helping spearhead various projects and releases (Nobel, Dear Lemon
Trees, The Bitter Branches) and looks forward to the release of the culmination
of all her work this year in "Everything's Fine," co-produced with
long-time collaborator, AJ Minette.
Cost: $20
