Mr Chan presents Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames
with the Watson Twins and Led to Sea
“Veirs' songs qualify as poems: careful, word-conscious, narrative, neither foggy nor overwritten, and tend to give you a take on regular life experience that you don't quite expect.” (The New York Times)
A smash triple bill, with Portland-based indie folk singer-songwriter Laura Veirs, the Watson Twins, and Led to Sea, fronted by violist L. Alex Guy (who also plays with Laura in her band, as well as with Mirah and the Jason Webley Trio). Not only a highly prolific songwriter with seven albums to her credit, since Laura's last appearance at The Cedar in early March 2010, she has become the proud mother of one Tennessee Veirs Martine.
Tickets go on sale at 11am Wed Jun 9 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, and online at TICKETMASTER.
Laura Veirs grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she often spent summers camping with her family, which gave her much of her songwriting inspiration. Veirs has said that she didn’t seriously listen to music until she was in her 20s; instead, she...
The Watson Twins are an American musical group based in Los Angeles with country and folk influences. Named for identical twin sisters Chandra Watson and Leigh Watson, the band includes contributions from Aram Arslanian, Russ Pollard, Jason Soda, and Jenny...
"Alex Guy (as Led to Sea) is one of those artists, like St. Vincent or Andrew Bird, who approaches pop music with the eye of a classical composer, breaking down and rebuilding pop tropes into something resembling fine art. It's a constant balancing...
