West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Mountain Stage with Larry Groce
When
Sunday, March 9 • 7pm
Where
WVU Creative Arts Center
Show Performers
Jose Gonzalez
José González is a rising star in Scandinavia, with the world at his feet. Adored by legions of critics and punters alike, José's full debut single shot straight into the Swedish Top Ten. Now he's being widely tipped as the “next big thing” to emerge from Gothenburg in the wake of Soundtrack (Of Our Lives)—though José's music is a starkly intimate contrast to Sweden’s more gregarious rock exports. Relying simply on his own masterfully eloquent classical guitar and a voice that marries mature assuredness with poignant delicacy, José creates an inimitable sonic world whose allure is all but irresistible. His achingly emotional melodies and thought-provoking lyrics—all sung in perfect, crystalline English—combine in a manner at once familiar (think Nick Drake, Tim Buckley, Will Oldham) and exotic (shades of Brazilian Tropicalia, flamenco, even the odd vestigial trace of Pampas tango). From these disparate sources José has conjured a unique and bewitching signature that is all his own.
the everybodyfields
The everybodyfields from Johnson City, TN are rapidly gaining a reputation as the front-runners of the newest generation of the alt-country movement. the everybodyfields offer melancholic interpretations of universal human stories set to achingly beautiful melodies. They put these interpretations to life with such instrumentation as lap steel, lead guitar, electric bass, piano and acoustic guitar. The members cite their influences as country, rock and roll, and folk. Fronted by Sam Quinn and Jill Andrews, the two share instruments and seamlessly merge their wildly different voices. Quinn's echoing twang reverberates like a long-lost radio broadcast and provides a hard edge to Andrews pure, soothing tones. Straightforward and sure, the everybodyfields are more accessible to listeners than many modern musicians. Their sets' gentle humor combined with songs about real-life sorrows demonstrate an appreciation for tradition, while at the same time conjuring up something that is not, in fact, traditional at all.
17 Hippies
For the past 12 years Berlin’s very own “orchester spezial,” the 17 HIPPIES, have been playing their whirling, crashing, diving, bobbing and weaving mixture of music from around the world, all over Europe . . . and beyond. Imagine a mix of Eastern melodies, Balkan rhythms, French chanson, Anglo song writing, Cajun tunes, all perfectly blended together, creating their own unique “Berlin Style” of ... yes ... pop music. Oh, and they sing in German, English and French. This energetic 17 HIPPIES music is the distillation of many genres. The musicians' musical backgrounds reveal influences from rock-pop to classical and jazz, and is reflected in the instruments they play: accordion, trombone, trumpet, violin, cello, woodwinds, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, Irish bouzouki, guitar, double bass, Indian harmonium and more ...
Julia Douglass
Nellie McKay
Mia Doi Todd
Ticket Information
General Admission
$15 in advance; $20 day-of-show
Mountainlair & CAC Box Offices, 304-293-SHOW (7469), 304-292-0220
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