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6 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon Dead Lee brings ‘cosmic Americana’ style By Lisa Britton EO Media Group BAKER CITY, LA GRANDE — Brian Koch and Kara Harris are heading east from Portland to give two concerts. “Our music we call cosmic Americana,” Koch said. “We’ve been described as Dolly Parton meets Elliott Smith — in space.” The duo, known as Dead Lee, will perform Feb. 6 at Churchill Dancehall, 3451 Broadway St. in Baker City. Enter through the 16th Street parking lot. Tickets are $8 in advance at Sweet Wife Baking and MC Taco Bus or www.churchillbaker.com/ events. Tickets at the door are $10. Food from MC Taco Bus and drinks from Copper Belt Winery and Barley Brown’s will be avail- able to purchase at the event. Dead Lee’s second show is Feb. 7 at Side A Brewing, 1219 Washing- ton Ave. in La Grande. Koch and Harris have played together as Dead Lee for about 18 months. They’ve toured around the JAN 31-FEB 6 ELTRYM HISTORIC THEATER Pacifi c Northwest, he said. They met three years ago. He’s played music for more than 20 years, and she’s been a solo songwriter since she was a teenager. “We realized we had a lot of musical connections in common,” Koch said. Koch is also a founding and cur- rent member of Portland indie-rock band Blitzen Trapper — he’s been the band’s drummer for 20 years. “We took last year off for the fi rst time after 12 pretty solid years of touring, which enabled Kara and I to play as much as we wanted,” he said. Dead Lee has released one al- bum and is recording a second. Their instruments include two guitars — one electric with effects, one acoustic — and a kick drum. Submitted photo Brian Koch and Kara Harris, a duo known as Dead Lee, will perform in Baker City and La Grande. “We switch back and forth between who plays the electric and who plays acoustic,” Koch said. Credit for the name Dead Lee goes to Harris, who coined it when she was playing solo. “If I played old folk songs and dressed like a ghost, I could get people to my show,” she explained. Subscriber ONLY Presale Only $6.00 Each (reg. price $8.00 ea.) If you are a subscriber to The Observer you can purchase your tickets at The Observer office Friday 1/17/20 - Wednesday 1/29/20 Offer good thru 1/29/20. Advance ticket purchase is highly recommended. Featuring the EOU Chamber Choir & EOU Music Department 1809 1st St, Baker City • eltrym.com BAD BOYS FOR LIFE R FRI: (4:00) 7:00 SAT & SUN: (1:00) (4:00) 7:00 MON-TH: 7:00 1917 R FRI: (4:10) 7:10 SAT & SUN: (1:10) (4:10) 7:10 MON-TH: 7:10 DOLITTLE PG FRI: (4:20) 7:20 SAT & SUN: (1:20) (4:20) 7:20 MON-TH: 7:20 ( )Bargain Matinee Show Times: 541-523-2522 Office: 541-523-5439 McKenzie Theatre Fri., Jan. 31st - 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 1st - 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. Adults $8.00 Seniors/Students $7.00 Group tickets are $6 each when you purchase 10 or more. Online tickets available at eou.edu/music for $8. Tickets available at Red Cross Drug, The EOU Bookstore and online at eou.edu/music Advanced ticket purchase is highly recommended. A Popular Music Song and Dance Show Presented by
