The East Pointers at OLS

Name: The East Pointers at OLS
Start: 2024-11-10T21:00:00-04:00
Location: One Longfellow Square

Schedule

Sun Nov 10 2024 at 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

One Longfellow Square | Portland, ME

Fans of The East Pointers have Koady Chaissonto thank for being the kinetic force behind the JUNO-Award winning indie-folk trio since the group formed in 2014. The dance floor-shaking, electro-trad glorious combination of folk/pop has brought so much joy to audiences around the world. And now, even posthumously, Koady’s energetic fire continues to blaze the musical trail onward.
It was on January 6, 2022 that Koady Chaisson of The East Pointers passed away from an unexpected heart aneurysm at 37. Those who were lucky to have been influenced by his creative and generous soul felt like a black hole had suddenly formed where the supernova of Koady’s light had been.
But before his passing, Koady, Tim Chaisson, and Jake Charron, had recorded most of the tracks for two new EPs. Unlike any of The East Pointers’ material to date, these precious songs are shiny and melodic, nostalgia-flared, folk experimental pop but with the same driving trad hooks for which the band has become known and revered. The first EP, House of Dreams, was released in September 2022 and was nominated for a JUNO Award in 2023. The second EP, Safe In Sound,was released in November2023.