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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM The Lasses, Kathryn Claire play the Peninsula COURTESY PENINSULA ARTS CENTER Kathryn Claire, center, and The Lasses LONG BEACH, WASH. — The Peninsula Arts Center pres- ents The Lasses and Kathryn Claire 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Portland-based musician Kathryn Claire met The Lasses — Amsterdam-based folk duo Margot Merah and Sophie Janna — at a singing session in Amsterdam in 2013. Sharing a love for har- mony singing and story- telling through music, they soon realized that together they could deliver heartfelt ballads and foot-stomping songs. After playing several concerts together in The Netherlands and Germany in 2014, Claire offered to help bring The Lasses to the Pacific Northwest for their first U.S. tour. It was a huge success, and the three realized they had begun not only a strong musical collaboration but a network of touring between the U.S. and Europe. The following fall, The Lasses booked a tour of concerts in churches and folk venues across the Netherlands. By 2017, the Pacific Northwest tour and the European tour had es- tablished fans for the music they create as a trio. The Peninsula Arts Cen- ter is located at 504 Pacific Ave. N., Long Beach. Admission is $15 at the door or online through Brown Paper Tickets, or call Bill Svendsen at 360-901- 0962. Please make your reservations early — this concert has sold out every year! Wine, beer and other refreshments are available for purchase. Concerts benefit the Long Beach Peninsula Acous- tic Music Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organi- zation. First-ever Seaside Music Fest sounds off SEASIDE — The first-ever Seaside Music Fest takes place 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Seaside Elks Lodge (324 Ave. A). A bracelet for the event is $15 presale, $20 at the door. The all-ages mini- fest — organized by the Seaside Downtown Development Associa- tion — features some of Portland’s finest. Y La Bamba, 1939 Ensemble, The Shivas, Speaker Minds, Bitch’n, Candace, Dreckig, Boone Howard, Rilla, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, The Domestics, Abronia and Blackbelt Eagle Scout. The Development As- sociation enlisted the help of Portland native Nalin Silva to book and produce the festival in conjunc- tion with KMUN Coast Community Radio with assistance from Revival Drum Shop, Revolver Studios and Owen Walz. Go to musicfestseaside. com for more information and hotel/ticket packages. COURTESY LABOR TEMPLE DINER & BAR Shoring, a Portland band See Shoring at the Labor Temple FILE PHOTO Jenny Don’t & the Spurs ASTORIA — Portland band Shoring plays the Labor Temple Diner & Bar 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, April 21. Only people 21 and older may attend; no cover. The sound of Shoring is like an authentic bou- levardier with a generous pour of aged Americana. All of Shoring’s arrows are pointed at pure, original and classy independent music. From Kostenborder’s emotive playing on his vintage Ludwig kit to Bergstrom’s brassy, relat- able vocals, listeners find a place to settle. From early on, the band gravitated toward artists like Dylan, Springsteen and The Doors. Along with Knopfler-esque lead guitar, vintage keys and delay-drenched guitars, Shoring soaks the listener in warm sunlight and ana- log artistry. As the industry con- tinues to be saturated with fame-seekers and cookie-cutter hit-makers, Shoring’s focus is on simply standing alongside anyone willing to lean in and listen. The Labor Temple is located at 924 Duane St.
