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Peter Mulvey with special guest Krista Detor
"I like making records," reflects songwriter Peter Mulvey, "but my job is the live show: getting up in a room and taking people somewhere." On this tour, Peter presents his 12th CD, Letters From A Flying Machine.
Born, raised, and living now in Milwaukee, WI, Peter Mulvey is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who honed his skills on the streets of Dublin and in the subways of Boston. Peter defies the word "folk" and stamps acoustic/alternative music with his own edgy, funky style. Said The Irish Times: "Peter Mulvey is consistently the most original and dynamic of the US singer-songwriters to tour these shores... a phenomenal performer with huge energy, a quickfire quirky take on life, an extraordinary guitar style (somewhere between Leo Kottke's delicacy and Ani DiFranco's attack), and lyrically rewarding material... a joy to see."
"This disc is actually more like a live show than any record I have made," says Mulvey. On Letters From a Flying Machine, his articulate, inquisitive songcraft serves as a guide, leading the listener on a thoughtfully constructed journey in search of answers to some formidable existential questions and ending with, hopefully, a tiny but shining epiphany. "Through the songs and stories on this album, I'm trying to figure out what actually lasts a long time,: Mulvey explains. "So it is set up to listen all the way through to take this voyage. I want the listener to hear the end of the album differently than they heard the beginning. It's a record that's actually about something. This is an old human statement, I know, but when all else has crumbled, love is the only thing that is real." His twelfth album, Letters From a Flying Machine heralded a drastic change in Mulvey's process. Richly acoustic, with a hint of rustic clatter befitting the album's themes of antiquity, obsolescence, and progress, Letters From a Flying Machine puts Mulvey's nimble guitar front and center, framing it with contributions from several key associates. It's also the first Mulvey album to feature spoken word pieces, a long time staple of his live performances.
www.petermulvey.com
Krista Detor will opener the show. Her debut album, Mudshow, was released in 2006 to international critical acclaim, garnering an average of 4+ star reviews, and reaching the #1 spot on the Euro-Americana Chart. The follow-up record, Cover Their Eyes, released in 2007, made similar waves in the European and U.S. musical worlds and, by 2009, in 3 short years, she has rapidly expanded her world audience and musical standing. She defies genre, but the quality of her writing has been compared to the likes of Leonard Cohen, Laura Nyro, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell, company she is more than happy to keep. Touring the U.S. and Europe consistently, Detor has shared stages with Joan Armatrading, Suzanne Vega, Loudon Wainwright, Sam Phillps, Colin Linden, Chris Wood, Luka Bloom, Slaid Cleaves, Peter Mulvey, The Wailing Jennys, Jakob Dylan, Jez Lowe, Carrie Newcomer, Lucy Kaplansky, and John Gorka, among others and travels with her partner and producer, David Weber.
..A small miracle wonderful, intensive music.. she would be good on every stage in the world.. - Rolling Stone
www.kristadetor.com
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LocationAlberta Street Public House
1036 NE Alberta Street
Portland, OR 97211
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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