PORTLAND FOLK FESTIVAL: ROLL ON COLUMBIA SCREENING: PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT, JACKSTRAW (Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan) Longtime Portlanders surely recognize the voice of one Amy Annelle, a former local singer who traveled east a few years back, eventually settling in Texas. In her first return in quite some time, Annelle is armed with a fancy new disc, The Cimarron Banks, of frail folk numbers, each held tenderly together with her wondrous voice and nimble melodies. She'll be collaborating with the Portland Cello Project during their Woody Guthrie tribute, then embarking for a pair of not-to-be-missed solo sets as well. EZRA ACE CARAEFF
PORTLAND FOLK FEST: SEA OF BEES, BEAR FEET, STEFAN JECUSCO (Backspace, 115 NW 5th) TO FIND a debut album as breathtaking as the one by Sea of Bees is uncommonly rare. Played almost entirely by singer/songwriter Jules Baenziger, Songs for the Ravens moves from florid folk to anguished, smoldering rock, with Baenziger singing alternately like an innocent child or a wise old woman. (At 25, she is technically neither.) The joyous jangle of "Sidepain" sits comfortably alongside the exquisite heart whir of "Skinnybone," while songs like "Wizbot" gain momentum like a crush building slowly to an undeniable obsession.
...Continue reading the rest of Ned Lannamann's article on Sea Of Bees here.
LADY GAGA, SEMI-PRECIOUS WEAPONS (Rose Garden, 1 Center Court) GO GO GAGA—Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah! Romah ro-mah-maaaa! Gaga ooh la-la! I'm caught in a bad romance with Lady Gaga, and I don't want out! Say what you will about Gaga (perhaps that she's a shameless, faux-artsy Madonna knock-off?), but spectacle-wise, she's still the best thing we've got going these days. WSH
Rose Garden, 1 Center Court, 8 pm, $49.50-175, all ages
Jack Lewis, Young X, Casiokids, Hungry Ghost and Witchburn after the jump!
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