Press Release: Austin Lucas live at Winestock
Posted by Lloyd Purdy on 17 September
Sept 18th, 2009 at Winestock
Austin Lucas at 9:00 PM with Mike Hale at 8:00 PM
Winestock, 820 Main St, Downtown Oregon City, OR
Downtown Oregon City’s locally owned and operated wine bar and wine shop, Winestock at 820 Main Street will feature nationally recognized singer songwriter, Austin Lucas, as part of their recurring Friday night music offering.
“We’re excited to feature an upcoming talent like Austin Lucas at Winestock,” said Sarrah Torres, owner of Winestock. “Friday nights at Winestock are a great time to enjoy fine wine and a good atmosphere.”
Following his successful run on the 2008 Revival Tour alongside Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Ben Nichols (Lucero), and Tim Barry (Avail), Austin Lucas is proud to release Somebody Loves You, his 11-song debut for Suburban Home Records on this tour Austin’s national tour began on July 31st with a 50 day run. Austin will also perform at MusicFestNW at the Crystal Ballroom on September 19th.
“Austin was looking for another local venue to perform at while he was in town and heard good things about Winestock.” said Chris Paules, booking agent for Austin Lucas. “Local venues like Winestock are great places for an artist like Austin to share his talent.”
Rivaling the projection of Neko Case, the hushed cadences of Sam Beam (Iron and Wine), and the heartache of Gillian Welch, Somebody Loves You is Lucas’ richest work to date, placing him in the company of the strongest voices in contemporary Americana. Recorded in December 2008 by his father, Bob Lucas, at the Lucas family home in Ohio, Somebody Loves You finds Lucas backed by his father, Chris Westhoff, and Todd Beene (Lucero), and accompanied by his sister, Chloe Manor. The collective effort of the Lucas family on Somebody Loves You reflects the family’s deep musical heritage.
The new material accelerates Lucas’ growth as a songwriter, continuing to expand upon the storytelling and instrumentation. While his last album, Bristle Ridge, teemed with the energy of an all-night barn burner, much of Somebody Loves You evokes the ambiance of an Appalachian sunset waltz; Todd Beene’s pedal steel softly pulls focus like stars in a new night sky, while Chloe Manor’s background vocals shade the songs in the fading warmth of dusk. Fiddle, banjo and upright bass are woven throughout, but it is Lucas’ guitar and vocals that anchor each song. Beyond his accomplished picking, Lucas’ voice defines his music, reaching from the intimacy of a lover to the fervor of a sinner begging atonement. Stylistically and thematically, the lyrics of Somebody Loves You ring more timeless and universal than those of Lucas’ past work.
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