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John Doe
Thursday, June 14, 2012 (8:00 PM - 2:00 AM) | 
The Echo 1822 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles CA
KCRW Presents
John Doe
The Lonely Wild & Son Ark
John Doe
The Lonely Wild & Son Ark
“Like Clint Eastwood, John Doe is an unusually handsome American pop-culture figure with an unusually hardy career the songs play Doe’s steely frontiersman reserve against his big tenor”
Keeper, the new record from acclaimed musician and songwriter John Doe, will be released August 30 on Yep Roc Records. This is Doe’s eighth solo record and first since 2007’s acclaimed A Year in the Wilderness, which the Los Angeles Times gave four stars, calling the album’s single “The Golden State,” “a masterpiece—three minutes of condensed drama, love and longing…” that is “likely to become Doe’s career signature…” Most recently, in 2009, Doe teamed up with The Sadies on the widely praised release, Country Club. Of the collaboration, the Chicago Tribune asserted, “they blaze through country classics, with Doe’s unmistakable low tenor taking center stage. Even though his days as a punk pioneer are decades past, Doe will forever be remembered as punk rock’s golden throat…” Doe will tour throughout this fall in celebration of the record. See reverse for complete details.
Doe produced the new album alongside long-time collaborator Dave Way (Fiona Apple, Macy Gray) at L.A.’s The Way Station and New Monkey studios. Of the process Doe reflects, “As Dave and I began recording we knew it had to be a record featuring a band. We agreed that one of our favorite eras in music was ‘69-‘71, just as hippie music had turned more aggressive and the flower was beginning to die. The songs for Keeper were written with that kind of confidence, conflict and flow.” Doe goes on to comment on the record’s markedly more optimistic material, “Dark and sad are typical places for most people to start writing songs. It’s a location that the last four records came from, eventually I figured out how to write a love song where the people actually get loved. It became easier to write more than the lovelorn songs that made up most of those previous records. And as you grow up you realize that a certain amount of satisfaction and happiness is a very good thing. Pieces of sadness exist in everything but it doesn’t have to be the only thing.”
In addition to Doe, the record features vocals by Patty Griffin, Jill Sobule and Cindy Wasserman. Moreover, numerous world-renowned musicians joined Doe in the studio, including Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Tom Waits), Don Was (Rolling Stones), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), and Steve Berlin (Los Lobos).
John Doe is a founding member of the seminal L.A. punk rock outfit X and the country spin-off band The Knitters. Doe’s solo career began with 1990’s Meet John Doe. Since then he has garnered worldwide acclaim. Entertainment Weekly calls his work, “rip-roarin’ and warm-hearted,” Q deems it “the tightest, finest and most morally acute music of the last 20 years,” and The Boston Globe praises its “striking emotional territory”
Keeper, the new record from acclaimed musician and songwriter John Doe, will be released August 30 on Yep Roc Records. This is Doe’s eighth solo record and first since 2007’s acclaimed A Year in the Wilderness, which the Los Angeles Times gave four stars, calling the album’s single “The Golden State,” “a masterpiece—three minutes of condensed drama, love and longing…” that is “likely to become Doe’s career signature…” Most recently, in 2009, Doe teamed up with The Sadies on the widely praised release, Country Club. Of the collaboration, the Chicago Tribune asserted, “they blaze through country classics, with Doe’s unmistakable low tenor taking center stage. Even though his days as a punk pioneer are decades past, Doe will forever be remembered as punk rock’s golden throat…” Doe will tour throughout this fall in celebration of the record. See reverse for complete details.
Doe produced the new album alongside long-time collaborator Dave Way (Fiona Apple, Macy Gray) at L.A.’s The Way Station and New Monkey studios. Of the process Doe reflects, “As Dave and I began recording we knew it had to be a record featuring a band. We agreed that one of our favorite eras in music was ‘69-‘71, just as hippie music had turned more aggressive and the flower was beginning to die. The songs for Keeper were written with that kind of confidence, conflict and flow.” Doe goes on to comment on the record’s markedly more optimistic material, “Dark and sad are typical places for most people to start writing songs. It’s a location that the last four records came from, eventually I figured out how to write a love song where the people actually get loved. It became easier to write more than the lovelorn songs that made up most of those previous records. And as you grow up you realize that a certain amount of satisfaction and happiness is a very good thing. Pieces of sadness exist in everything but it doesn’t have to be the only thing.”
In addition to Doe, the record features vocals by Patty Griffin, Jill Sobule and Cindy Wasserman. Moreover, numerous world-renowned musicians joined Doe in the studio, including Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Tom Waits), Don Was (Rolling Stones), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), and Steve Berlin (Los Lobos).
John Doe is a founding member of the seminal L.A. punk rock outfit X and the country spin-off band The Knitters. Doe’s solo career began with 1990’s Meet John Doe. Since then he has garnered worldwide acclaim. Entertainment Weekly calls his work, “rip-roarin’ and warm-hearted,” Q deems it “the tightest, finest and most morally acute music of the last 20 years,” and The Boston Globe praises its “striking emotional territory”
The Lonely Wild
The Lonely Wild began with a flood of haunting songs. In the fall of 2009, Andrew Carroll’s former six-year band had run its course, his grandmother died after a serious battle with drug addiction, and he married his long-time love. From pain to bliss, these events swirled into lyrics and melodies.
Over the course of the next six months Carroll woke each morning with a melody in his head that had to be turned into a finished piece by that night.
With an arsenal of songs, he then called on former bandmate Ryan Ross (keys, bass, trumpet, vocals) and newcomers Jessi Williams (vocals, percussion, keys), Andrew Schneider (guitar, percussion), and Edward Cerecedes (drums, percussion) to help transform these songs into orchestrated ensemble works.
The Lonely Wild looks to the American West, drawing influence from the ever-poignant Woody Guthrie, contemporaries Wilco, and the legendary Ennio Morricone whose sonic vision defined a genre for generations. Their music, at once spirited and woeful, accomplishes the contradictory feat of reminding a listener of something they’ve never heard.
Over the course of the next six months Carroll woke each morning with a melody in his head that had to be turned into a finished piece by that night.
With an arsenal of songs, he then called on former bandmate Ryan Ross (keys, bass, trumpet, vocals) and newcomers Jessi Williams (vocals, percussion, keys), Andrew Schneider (guitar, percussion), and Edward Cerecedes (drums, percussion) to help transform these songs into orchestrated ensemble works.
The Lonely Wild looks to the American West, drawing influence from the ever-poignant Woody Guthrie, contemporaries Wilco, and the legendary Ennio Morricone whose sonic vision defined a genre for generations. Their music, at once spirited and woeful, accomplishes the contradictory feat of reminding a listener of something they’ve never heard.
Son ark
son ark arrived in Los Angeles by way of Roanoke Virginia (which lays exactly between The Grand Ole Opry and Apollo Theatre) when they heard a rumor that Sam Philips was rebuilding Muscle Shoals on the west coast. Since then, son ark has been filling establishments across Los Angeles with their unmistakably unique brand of Americana roots rock and with lyrics that tell tales of bygone eras and heartbreaking love lost, son ark longingly reminds us of days gone by. The songs are not antiques, though. Influenced by the likes of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Patsy Cline, Andrew Bird, and Led Zeppelin, son ark tells their tales in a decidedly contemporary way.
In summer 2007, singer Robin Harris, guitarist Sherman Pascoe, and bassist Chris Sousa met by luck or by fate and began playing played at speakeasies, cafe bars, and street corners alike for the next year. Meanwhile, in Boston, banjo player Matt Sousa began hearing of his cousin Chris? escapades and decided to move West and join band. Pat Butterworth entered the ranks in 2008, completing the band. From that moment on, son ark has made stages throughout Los Angeles their stomping grounds.
In summer 2007, singer Robin Harris, guitarist Sherman Pascoe, and bassist Chris Sousa met by luck or by fate and began playing played at speakeasies, cafe bars, and street corners alike for the next year. Meanwhile, in Boston, banjo player Matt Sousa began hearing of his cousin Chris? escapades and decided to move West and join band. Pat Butterworth entered the ranks in 2008, completing the band. From that moment on, son ark has made stages throughout Los Angeles their stomping grounds.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 (8:00 PM - 2:00 AM)
The Echo 1822 Sunset Blvd., Los AngelesCA
