From one of the country’s most inimitable songwriters – Portland, Oregon’s Laura Veirs– comes her ninth full-length album. Beautiful, lush and at times deeply dark, "Warp andWeft" captures the intensity of motherhood, love and violence. Primarily electric-guitardriven, it is a fever dream of an album and could well be Veirs’ best work to date. Itbuilds on the uniform praise and commercial success of 2010's "July Flame," which UtneReader dubbed “idiosyncratic and captivating” and received glowing reviews from TheNew York Times, Pitchfork, NPR and others.The recording of "Warp and Weft" (a weaving term) was a community effort. Produced inPortland in March 2013 by Veirs’ longtime collaborator Tucker Martine, the albumfeatures Jim James, kd lang, Neko Case, Brian Blade and members of TheDecemberists and many more.Veirs sings not only of mid-winter suns, white blossoming cherry trees and melting ice,but also suicide, gun violence and war. She weaves threads of old folk songs including“Motherless Children” as well as stories of folk-art hero Howard Finster and jazz harpistAlice Coltrane. “I think of this record as a tapestry where disparate elements cometogether and are stronger and more lovely as a result,” says Veirs.Veirs was eight months pregnant with her second child during the recording; she saysher experience as a mother brought about some of the more beautiful and painful songs.“I’m haunted by the idea that something terrible could happen to my kids but that fearpushes me to embrace the moment. This record is an exploration of extremes – deep,dark suffering and intense, compassionate love.”"Laura makes such complicated melodies sound easy,” says Neko Case. “The firstlisten is so comforting and warm, then after two or three listens, the time when youwanna start singing along, you are struck by the thoughtful work that went into makingthe sounds; the twists and turns she makes like a light gazelle. It's masterful; as alistener, it makes me feel loved. As a musician it makes me feel challenged andengaged. It's a complete protein!"“Warp and Weft” will be released on Veirs’ own Raven Marching Band Records (NorthAmerica) and Bella Union (rest of the world) on August 20, 2013. Veirs will tour with afull band in the fall in the US and Europe

Originally a singer/songwriter from St. Louis, MO, Lizzie Weber released her debut full-length album in January 2014. Lizzie’s roots in St. Louis have a lot to do with a woman so grounded. “I feel as though growing up in St. Louis allowed me to develop strong values and a strong sense of self, a kind of self-awareness that sort of catapulted me into writing very personal and emotionally charged music.” Lizzie is, indeed steeped in music, like her hometown. Her debut was well received by the public. Huffington Post dubbed her single “Falling Like Fools” ‘your new favorite song about heartbreak,’ while the music video for the track has been an official selection at seven international film festivals around the world and won awards at two of them. Most recently, it was selected out of 2,000 submissions to screen at the Reel Teal Film Festival, where it won "Best Music Video of 2016." No Depression called her debut “a confessional record, but one that is very well-handled, never straying into the over-dramatic, but instead honing in on a sound which is personal, powerful, and, at times, perfect.” Following the success of her debut, Lizzie appeared on the cover of the Riverfront Times in January of 2015, and was interviewed for Arts America on PBS. She has performed with such acclaimed songwriters as Academy Award-winner Marketa Irglova (the Swell Season/Once), John Gorka, Crystal Bowersox, and Tiny Ruins. In fall of 2015, Lizzie produced a rendition of Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box,” released on iTunes November 30. On April 26th of this year, she released a single called “Love Again” produced by Grammy-award winner Sheldon Gomberg. She is currently preparing to record her sophomore album.

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