HILLFOLK NOIR in Boise, ID at Liquid on 04/21/12
February 27, 2012 in Events, Featured
HILLFOLK NOIR
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HILLFOLK NOIR at Liquid
Saturday, April 21st, 2012 @ 10PM
Fronted by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Travis Ward, Hillfolk Noir’s peculiar take on traditional acoustic mountain music is filtered through a half-century of folk, country and rock ‘n’ roll and fed by an affinity for medicine show culture and Depression-era string-band blues. The band calls it Junkerdash, which has multiple definitions up to and including “psychedelic swamp-shack rags.” However, if you’re looking for something neat and tidy to place in print or casual conversation, feel free to use current music-journalism parlance and call it “indie folk.”
Hillfolk Noir’s lineup consists of: Travis Ward on resonator guitar, vocals, harmonica, kazoo, and vocals, Mike Waite on stand-up bass, Jared Goodpastor on snare, washboard, tambourine, and harmonies, and Alison Ward plays the singing saw, washboard, banjo, harmonies. The bands latest album, Hillfolk Noir Radio Hour (March 2012),is sequenced like an old-timey radio program straight out of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, complete with commercial breaks plugging a bunch of fake products they made up. The album is available on CD, MP3 and limited-edition 10-inch vinyl packaged to resemble a 1920s-era 78 (but sounding much better).
Hillfolk Noir has performed with Built to Spill, James McMurtry, Neko Case, Justin Townes Earle, Deer Tick, Gourds, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Gerald Collier, Heroes and Villains, Train, Jesse Dayton, The Dusty 45s, Neva Dinova and tons of other great acts that you may or may not have heard of. The good Junkerdash word also has been spread on countless American street corners because the Hillfolkers hold the busking tradition in high regard and, well, sometimes they need the gas money…
“Hillfolk Noir have made a classic roots record using old style, one mic, low-fi technology, the music is fantastic but the feel of the record “Skinny Mammy’s Revenge” has captured the passion and love of this genre absolutely perfectly. As soon as you hear it, you are there with them, in that circle of musicians, hearing up-close their great songs, the heartfelt stories and you are next to them for every note… a roots classic without a doubt,” (Barry Marshall-Everitt, House of Mercy Radio).
In addition to their works on stage, Travis and Ali do a lot of work to support other local musicians through the non-profit www.golistenboise.org. Experience Hillfolk Noir live at Liquid on Saturday, April 21st, at 10PM. No cover for this show, so you and all your friends twenty-one and older can gather together. Visit www.TOentertainU.com for Hillfolk Noir videos, links, and more information about the show.
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HILLFOLK NOIR
Liquid Lounge – 405 S. 8th St. in BoDo
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
LIQUID LAUGHS 8-9:30PM (cover)
MUSIC @ 10PM (no cover) 21 & UP ONLY
FaceBook Event link: www.facebook.com/events/263328293743825/
Band Website: www.petometz.com
Band FaceBook: www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir
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