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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Sou’wester presents Heart Hunters, Matthew Fountain COURTESY BRAD ROBERTS Heart Hunters (aka Brianna Blackbird and Drew de Man). SEAVIEW, WASH. — The Sou’wester Lodge invites the public to two upcoming shows: Heart Hunters at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, and Matthew Fountain at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15. Heart Hunters play songs of love and loss, spiritual yearning and social justice — potent tunes picked out on old guitars and upright bass, doused with pedal steel, sparkling with har- mony. They’ve opened for Birds of Chicago, Gaelynn Lea and Richard Buckner. Heart Hunters’ Brianna Blackbird and Drew de Man met while studying music therapy in Portland. They soon began writing songs together and recording. The duo played cafes, bars and clubs along the West Coast COURTESY SOU’WESTER LODGE Matthew Fountain. and brought their music to homeless shelters, youth detention centers, prisons and rehab facilities. Drew has shared stages with such artists as Iron & Wine, Calexico and Ale- jandro Escobedo. He spent some years playing in Fast Rattler with Brendan Phil- lips, son of the late U. Utah Phillips, to whom the band pays tribute. Brianna’s songs are po- litical, spiritual, often pretty dark, borrowing equally from Celtic, 1990s alterna- tive and songwriters like Kate Wolf, Patty Griffin and Neil Young. Fountain was born on the Gulf coast of Mississippi into a family of Dixieland jazz musicians. After picking up a guitar at age 9 and play- ing in metal bands through his early teens, Fountain spent his 20s focused on screenwriting before moving out west in 2008 to recon- nect with his musical roots and start a band in Portland. The Lodge is located at 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash. All Sou’wester shows are free and open to the public. Adams & Costello meet the world Hillstomp’s frantic blues fills Cannon Beach park ASTORIA — KALA wel- comes Julie Adams and Michael Costello — the mu- sical duo Adams & Costello — and their full band to the stage at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug 16, in celebration of their upcoming album release. A singer-songwriter guitar duo based in Cannon Beach, Adams & Costello have created their third album together, “Adams & Costel- lo Meet the World,” set for release this month. The album is their first soul-rock full-band sound, packed with love, loss, angst, humanity and songs reflect- ing these troubled times. Adams & Costello’s “Meet the World” is an 11- song album, with six songs written by Costello, five by Adams. They collaborated with Evan Jiroudek, whose skillful percussion drives the sound, along with Wes Wahrmund on bass. The album was a year in the making, from conception CANNON BEACH — Hillstomp brings their frantic, furious, foot-stomping blues to Cannon Beach for a free concert in the park 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. The park is located behind the Chamber of Commerce at Spruce and Second streets. Formed in 2001, the Portland-based duo — featuring Henry Hill Kammerer (guitar/vocals) and John “Lord Buckets” Johnson (percussion) — are known as much for their invigorating live perfor- mances as their ramshackle aesthetic, which includes pounding on buckets, trash can lids and BBQs for percussion. In 2005 the Willamette Week named Hillstomp’s “The Woman That Ended The World” its Album of the Year. Three records and more than a decade later, the group’s momentum and energy remain as vital as ever. “Hillstomp has managed to remain not only relevant, but exciting, thanks to their always electrifying live perfor- mances,” declared the Portland Mercury. Blending blues traditions from North Mississippi to the hills of Appalachia, Hillstomp employs handpicked banjo and searing electric slide guitar with thump- ing, danceable drums and passionate vo- cals. Alongside original tunes, they cover renowned artists like R.L. Burnside and COURTESY KALA Michael Costello, center, and Julie Adams, right, perform with Wes Wahrmund, left. to completion. The songwrit- ing evolved over time and was largely inspired by real events. Many different sounds and emotions are explored on “Meet the World,” from hard-rocking songs like “Judgment Day” to bitter- sweet, heart-wrenching, soul- grooves like “Don’t Let Me Go” and “Tenderly.” Some local flavor makes it into the album on the song “On the Big River.” For the record-release debut concert, the duo will be joined on stage by Wahr- mund on bass and Jiroudek on percussion for a special live show and performance of the album. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The cover is $8. The band’s CDs will be for sale, and there will be a full bar. KALA is located at 1017 Marine Drive in Astoria. COURTESY TOLOVANA ARTS COLONY Hillstomp, a Portland-based duo. Mississippi Fred McDowell. The concert begins with a brief opening act (to be announced). Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, low- backed chairs and fully-stocked picnic baskets. The concert is produced by the Tolo- vana Arts Colony and made possible by a Community Grant from the City of Cannon Beach. For more information, visit tolova- naartscolony.org, email tolovanaartscolo- ny@gmail.com or call 541-215-4445.