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Jason Hawk Harris
Doors 7:30pm / Show 8pm
$13 advance / $15 door
21+
ALL SALES FINAL / NO REFUNDS
Jason Hawk Harris hit rock bottom during the writing and recording of his debut full-length Love & the Dark. In the last few years, the Houston-born-and-raised, Los Angeles-based musician endured life-altering hardshipsillness, death, familial strife, and addictionyet from these trials, a luxuriant and confident vision of art country emerged.
Bloodshot first caught Jason at Folk Alliance in Kansas City in 2018, when he gave goosebumps to everyone within the dingy walls of a tiny hotel room with his evocative, powerful, and unrestrained live duo set. Later in the year, he opened up for our own Sarah Shook & the Disarmers on a run of tour dates, after which Sarah relayed her wholehearted approval.
With an unlikely background, Harris is a singer/guitarist/songwriter who walks his own line, one that
touches on Lyle Lovetts lyrical frankness, John Morelands punk cerebralism and Judee Sills mysticism and orchestral sensibility. Theres even the literary and sonic audacity of an early Steve Earle, an outlaw unafraid to embrace harmony.
After writing thousands of measures of classical music, though, Harris found himself drawn back to the country, folk, and rock music that had soundtracked his early childhood. He'd grown up listening to classic crooners like Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, Jim Croce, Patsy Cline, and Elvis. Harris' music draws a
distinct bridge between his country and classical roots and reaches far beyond rootsy influence. There are complex chords, acrobatic arrangements, and unexpected intervals, results of a stirring and compelling musical culture clash.
Jasons grandfather exposed him to country music at an early age, and his family celebrated holidays with group sing-alongs. In his teens, Harris began listening to punk, indie rock, and, notably, Queen. In some part inspired by the instrumental flair of Freddie Mercury & Co., he later took the educational plunge
into classical composition and was eventually wait-listed for the masters program at UCLA, when things took a turn.
While touring and performing in the indie folk band The Show Ponies, Jason started writing his own songs, intuitively returning to his country roots but incorporating his classical and rock n roll performance skills. He released his first solo offering, the Formaldehyde, Tobacco and Tulips EP in 2017 and hit the road.
Meanwhile, his world fell apart: his mother died from complications of alcoholism; his father went bankruptafter being sued by the King of Morocco; his sister was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and gave birth to a premature son with cerebral palsy; andsubsequentlyJason got sidetracked by his own vices.
While his music acknowledges mortality, pain, and hardship, its also Jason Hawk Harriss way of working
through it.
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LocationAmado's (View)
998 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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