JUNE 8, 2017 // 7
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE
IN A STUFFY TIE TO COME
AND ENJOY A SHOW.”
Continued from Pg. 4
LONG BEACH, WASH. — The
Half Hearted — a Portland
duo reminiscent of U2,
Simon & Garfunkel, and
Roy Orbison — return to
the Peninsula Arts Center
7 p.m. Saturday, June 10.
Tickets are $15 and
available on Brown Paper
Tickets, or by emailing
events@peninsulaartscen-
ter.org or calling Bill at
360-901-0962.
Open mic
PHOTO BY JOSHUA BESSEX
Angela Meade will return to
sing Verdi at the 2016 Astoria
Music Festival.
The arts center (504
Pacific Ave. N.) holds an
open mic the Friday before
each concert. Sign-ups be-
gin around 6:30 p.m.; the
music begins at 7 p.m.
“Singers, instrumental-
ists, poets, spoken-word
artists, stand-up come-
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The Half Hearted
have on the Long Beach
Peninsula.”
Wine, beer, and other
refreshments will be avail-
able for purchase.
dians and dramatists are
all welcome,” organizers
wrote. “Or, just come to
listen and be amazed by
the breadth of talent we
Concerts benefit the
Long Beach Peninsula
Acoustic Music Founda-
tion, a nonprofit charitable
organization.
Hearts of Oak plays Olney Saloon
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Deac Guidi, an Astoria resi-
dent and baritone
ASTORIA — Hearts of Oak,
a Portland shoegazer-coun-
try band, will play at Olney
Saloon 8 p.m. Saturday, June
17. The show is in support of
the quintet’s newest album,
“New England,” a nine-track
collection produced by Deer
Lodge Records. No cover.
No minors.
Influenced by popular
Americana with traces of
Crazy Horse, Velvet Under-
ground and Spiritualized,
the songs chronicle “tales
of love, loss, and longing,”
according to press materials,
which describe the band’s
sound as “druggy,” “psyche-
delic” and the album as an
“acid-laced trip.”
The band consists of Nate
Wallace, the songwriter and
frontman (who is from New
England); Ezra Meredith on
guitarist; J Lever on drums
and Aron “Big Urn” Chris-
tensen on bass; and Barry
Walker, Jr. on pedal steel.
“Shoegaze” is “a genre
of late ’80s and early ’90s
British indie rock, named
after the bands’ motionless
performing style, where
they stood on stage and
stared at the floor while
they played,” according to
Allmusic.com.
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“It’s very much a fami-
ly-like atmosphere,” he said.
Accumulating all of that
variety is a year-round effort
and festival organizers are
always looking a year ahead.
Clark said the performers
have extremely busy sched-
ules. Coordinating that into
the festival’s program takes
time and patience.
A big part of that coordi-
nation is finding accommo-
dations for everyone, a task
that Clark said would not be
possible without the citizens
of Astoria.
“We couldn’t do this
without them opening their
homes,” he said, noting that
about 90 performers will be
staying in private homes,
adding a layer of intimacy to
the festival.
The impetus of the fes-
tival, Clark said, is to bring
world-class performances to
music lovers who may not
have a chance to attend them
in Portland, New York or
London.
People are noticing:
When the festival conducted
an audience survey a couple
of years ago, about half of
the attendees were from out-
of-town.
“This great music —
music as great as you would
hear in Carnegie Hall —
shouldn’t be limited to those
who live in big cities,” he
said. “It belongs to every-
body.”
Nebeker agrees, saying
that the festival is a good fit
for Astoria.
“Astoria is such fertile
ground for the arts and peo-
ple who appreciate the arts,”
he said. “I’m sure it couldn’t
happen in most comparable
areas.”
For a full list of events,
visit astoriamusicfestival.
. 7 org.
The Half Hearted to perform whole heartedly
MOONLIGHT KARAOKE
MOBILE KARAOKE WITH KJ/DJ
CULLABY LAKE
June 17 and 18, 2017 • 10am - 6pm
PHOTO BY DWIGHT CASWELL
Israel Nebeker, a North Coast
native, is the co-founder of
Oregon indie rock band Blind
Pilot.
Lake will be closed to the public.
Spectators welcome!
Presented by: Columbia Outboard Racing Association
Sanctioned by: American Power Boat Association
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