White Eagle Saloon This Friday
Friday is the day… I’ll be headlining at the McMenamins White Eagle Saloon and joining me will be my new band and 2 of my favorite Portland songwriters Kirk Duncan and Josh Malem. Please, spread the word and I’ll make sure the night is memorable.
Tyler Stenson at the White Eagle Saloon - March 20th 2009
TYLER STENSON
Tyler Stenson at the White Eagle Saloon - March 20th 2009
Born in Lander, WY Tyler Stenson (28) considers himself a cowboy. Now Portland based, he writes of those days as if a Midwestern Poet; blending the old country-side with the new city-scape and delivering his songs from the heart, simple and true.
Former front man for his bands Lander and Rhetoric Tuesday, and twice named Portland’s “Performing Songwriter of the Year” (2007 and 2008), Stenson’s sound is putting lumps in throats and attracting a train of followers that find a piece of themselves in the sincerity of his words and the authenticity of his performances.
The son of an architect and a musical mother, all of Stenson’s years under the sun have been geared toward the fitting philosophy of “create often and pay attention to detail.” He believes he has glorified this combination in his award winning craft of song. “I’ve always lived by the phrase 3 chords and the truth. My songs are simple and true and I consider them the epic, gradient stories of my life.”
Whether performing solo on stage or backed by his talented arsenal of hired guns, Stenson’s presence and heart are sure to be felt by the masses. In the end, no one offers a more compelling performance, provokes more emotion or sums up the human existence in such a way as Tyler Stenson and his words.
Visit tylerstenson.com or myspace.com/tylerstensonmusic for more information.
REDWOOD SON
Redwood Son at the White Eagle Saloon - March 20th 2009
Redwood Son is a new project in the making, based around local songwriter J*Malem’s vision for truth and integrity — call it West Coast-Americana-roots music. Blood born and raised in the mystic Northern California forest, later migrating up to the equally epic scenery of the beautiful Northwest, this “Redwood Son” found a way to bring the two regions together through deeply honest and intentional songwriting combined with a desire to bridge gaps between happiness and sadness. Ranging from a state of darkness and pain to a flat-out get-up-and-dance state of happiness, this band’s range and versatility will leave listeners with a burning desire to hear a whole lot more!
Visit myspace.com/redwoodson for more information.
KIRK DUNCAN
Kirk Duncan at the White Eagle Saloon - March 20th 2009
“Every major city needs its preternaturally mellow troubadour. Kirk Duncan would be that dude for Portland, if there weren’t a current of intensity running through his otherwise quiet, slow acoustic folk tunes. It’s a subtle kind of intensity—he rarely raises his voice above a light rasp—but it’s there, in the way he shakes through the chorus of “Love Don’t Stop,” declaring, “I’m walking on my knees,” or the blatant libidinous yearning in the line “church on Sunday/sex on Monday.” His barely subdued ferocity could be a byproduct of his time in an Olympia, Wash.-based funk-metal band. Please don’t hold that against him.” – Willamette Week
Visit myspace.com/kirkduncan for more information.
ERIN ADKISSON
Erin Adkisson at the White Eagle Saloon - March 20th 2009
“Take the chops of Melissa Etheridge, the soul of Sade, the sugar & spice of Jewel, the sorrow of Sarah Mclachlan and the joy of Mavis Staples… blend them all into a voice projected from a million dollar smile complete with dimples and a razor sharp tongue – you may have a glimpse of this vocalist’s talent. Erin Adkisson is, hands down, Portland’s most valuable acoustic diva. She never disappoints.” -Juliana Baseman
Visit myspace.com/erinadkisson or myspace.com/tinderinthedrywood for more information.