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potpourri A riveting performance Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters will bring their hard-kicking country rock to Manzanita this Saturday, Nov. 9, with a performance at the Hoff man Center for the Arts. In both name and spirit, this all-female band is a nod to the “Rosie the Riveter” archetype and an homage to the millions of American women who entered this country’s male-dominated workforce during World War II. Like the Ohio to muddy Ol’ Miss, Ashleigh Flynn follows her troubadour heart. She grew up in Kentucky and cut her teeth on local bluegrass music and Motown. A prolifi c songwriter and performer blessed with unbridled charisma, she has taken the stage at Bonnaroo and Bumbershoot, Delfest, High Sierra and Vancouver Folk Fest and toured with the likes of Todd Snider and the Wood Brothers. Th anks to two critically acclaimed independently released studio albums and a live EP, Flynn is making a name for herself in Americana music. She arrived on the scene in 2008 with the release of “American Dream,” a poetic lament to the elusiveness of that national ethos. “A Million Stars” followed in 2013 – a rollicking journey celebrating the women pioneers of the American West. Her most recent EP, “Th e Low Arc of the Sun,” 2016, was recorded live on the winter solstice in Portland as an off ering to the coming of the light. Th e record’s 11 tracks feature Flynn’s compelling brand of storytelling and soulful vocals, amped-up and virtuously enveloped by the electrifi ed Riveters. Inspired in large part by her new guitar player Nancy Luca’s style and skill, the album hearkens back to early Stones and ‘70s psychedelic country rock, yet the result feels simultaneously new and necessary. Saturday’s all-ages concert will start at 7 pm at 594 Laneda Avenue, with admission $15 cash at the door. RICHARD HALLMAN Ashleigh Flynn Sky: a show with real atmosphere Diego Amador Jr. Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes, brings her latest her show to the Oregon Coast this week, with performances in Manzanita and Newport on Sunday and Monday, Nov. 10 and 11. “Sky, Flamenco en vivo,” will see Fuentes joined on stage by singer-percussionist Diego Amador Jr. and guitarist Pedro Cortes. Born in Seattle to parents of Puerto Rican and Irish ancestry, Fuentes is one of the only touring artists in the Pacifi c Northwest with strong links to Flamenco culture. She studies both baile (fl amenco dance) and cante (fl amenco singing) and has toured throughout the Western states. She has studied with artists such as Guadiana, Joaquin Grilo, Eva Yerbabuena, El Farru and Isabel Bayon. She attributes her formation as an artist to her most signifi cant mentor, Maestra Sara de Luis. She continues to evolve Savannah Fuentes as an innovator and performance artist. Pedro Cortes comes from a family of Spanish Gypsy guitarists and began his studies with his father and the esteemed Flamenco guitarist Sabicas. Touring professionally since the age of 17, he has gained international recognition as a soloist and composer. He 22 • oregoncoastTODAY.com • facebook.com/oregoncoasttoday • November 8, 2019 is artistic director of his own Flamenco group, and also musical director of Palo Seco. From Seville, Diego Amador Jr. was born into fl amenco royalty. His father is the celebrated fl amenco pianist Diego Amador and his uncles are Rafael and Raimundo Amador (Pata Negra). From a very young age he began performing and touring with some of Spain’s top fl amenco artists, including Remedios Amaya, La Susi, Lole Montoya, Farruquito and Joaquín Cortés. Known mainly as a percussionist, he also sings, plays guitar and piano and recently launched a solo project as a singer/ songwriter, with the track “Y me siento tan bien.” Th e Sunday, Nov. 10, show will be at Pine Grove Community Center, 225 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, starting at 7:30 pm; while the Monday, Nov. 11 show will start at 7:30 pm at the Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive. Tickets, $23 for general admission, $35 for VIP reserved seating, $15 for students and $9 for kids, are available at www. brownpapertickets.com. • Th e tour also features performances at the KALA Performance Space in Astoria on Saturday, Nov. 9; and the Dolphin Th eater in Coos Bay Nov. 13
