La Dee Da + Nate Porter (record release) + What Year Is It? - Showcase
Schedule
Fri, 08 Apr, 2022 at 02:00 am
Location
IVY ROOM |
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THURSDAY APRIL 7TH——
LA DEE DAH
NATE PORTER (record release)
THE WHAT YEAR IS IT? SHOWCASE
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Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pm
FREE ADMISSION!
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IVY ROOM
860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+
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LA DEE DA
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La Dee Da began when Rosie Steffy wrote her first song at age seventeen. She met Aaron Handler in Oakland’s thriving warehouse music scene in 2006 and invited him to play bass on an early La Dee Da cassette release called “Goaty”. A few years later she moved into a tool shed behind Oakland’s DIY house venue The Speakeasy where Fletch lived and, following a terrific living room jam session, a trio was formed: Rosie’s lilting vocals, Fletch’s creature-like drums, Aaron’s acoustic bass and the milky sound of the Speakeasy’s loud old upright piano. Late in the night a few years down the road, Rebecca Kleinmann’s flute wafted across a lake to Rosie’s admiring ears at a party in the woods and after a few hours communing at the piano the two were mutually enchanted. Lewis Patzner began as a guest collaborator in the studio. The interplay between Rebecca’s soaring flute lines and Lewis’s cello was too exhilarating; a mysterious magnetism soon drew him into the fold. The five-piece improv-oriented chamber pop version of La Dee Da is immortalized on their first full length album “A Day in the Park”. Ever exploring new terrain, the band has since shifted back into its original trio form. Rosie, Fletch and Aaron are now crystallizing their powers, delving into new songs with grooves ranging from Art Rock to R&B.
NATE PORTER
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Nate Porter is a songwriter from Illinois, who spent his formative years in west Oakland, Nate Porter is a songwriter from Illinois, who spent his formative years in West Oak- land, California and has lately been living somewhere amongst the trees of the Great Pacific Northwest. Porter’s lyrical and melodic songs are reminiscent of a by-gone era, before the age of social media and digital streaming, and are often compared to those of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Neil Young.
While influenced creatively by his musical heroes, Porter manages to inject his own whimsical style of songwriting and story-telling into his ballads. He plays guitar and sings from the heart, and his raw, biographical and emotionally stirring songs and performances have touched many listeners. Porter’s ability to capture the beauty and essence of a moment, simply and poetically, makes him a favorite on the live-music circuit around the many towns he frequents.
When asked about his philosophy on life and art and what drives him creatively Porter astutely concludes, “You can’t turn to the last page when the story never ends.” If you are looking to experience something of substance and creative depth, check out Nate Porter the next time he’s passing through your town, you won’t regret it
WHAT YEAR IS IT SHOWCASE
Featuring: Sam Hartman, Mike Trujillo, Taylor G. (tay and the jangladahs), Graham Patzner (whiskerman) and Nick Burke
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Where is it happening?
IVY ROOM
Tickets
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