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Sam Russell & the Harborrats return with Ocean Shores, their first album in 8 years! Started before and completed during lockdown of 2020, Ocean Shores presents itself as a handbook for getting through crisis and panic while still being present in the world at large. Largely inspired by and written as a conversational response to Loose Wing’s self-titled 2018 album (written by Claire Tucker), Ocean Shores also serves as a homage to Sam’s 90s indie-rock influences of Pavement, Guided by Voices & Wilco.   trailer link:  youtube.com/watch?v=9SFmJHgO5AU pre-order link: samrussell.bandcamp.com/album/ocean-shores website: samrussellmusic.com

As blueprinted by her work in the synth-rock band Moon Palace, Carrie Biell has a knack for gracing ears with lo-fi psych washes and ravishing harmonies. Imagine a musical menu where the rustic rhythms of Cowboy Junkies meet the edgy orchestrations of Sharon Van Etten, and it will glitter with Biell’s solo work. As a twin and daughter of Deaf parents, her upbringing was anything but ordinary. Carrie came out as a teenager, and after connecting with other Queer artists, music became the outlet that found her a home in Seattle’s expansive indie rock scene. At 20 years old, her first solo release in 2001 “Symphony of Sirens” launched her music career – landing her on some of Seattle’s top stages, and frequent radio play on indie stations like KEXP, KBOO, and KCRW. As the pandemic prevented artists from performing in venues Carrie found inspiration in the quiet space of quarantine.  She wrote and recorded demos at home, which eventually led to the completion of her latest solo full-length We Get Along - Released in Feb. 2022.  The record was a long-awaited gift filled with introspective lyrics and a twangy underlying instrumental layers that create a welcoming space for reflection. Biell makes a lasting impression during her performances with yearning tender melancholy and elegantly minimalist songs that can make any noisy room stand quiet. 

Writing and performing music is where Amanda feels most at home and in her element. It’s on the stage where she finds her most powerful means to connect with people – through sound and story. As she studied literature and creative writing, eventually earning a graduate degree in teaching English, stories began to fuel her songwriting: stories passed down from voices and pages and traditions; stories of experience, reaching into places that hold the promises of the people we wanted to become and the strengths we hoped to have. Stories spoke songs to her. These songs began to take on the indefinite edges of the unavoidable aches in life, of desire and flirtation, of the beauty of all the uncomfortable paradoxes we carry. In 2012, as she began performing her music on Seattle stages ranging from clubs to concert halls, she also began writing and performing original music inspired by books for The Bushwick Book Club Seattle. Amanda recently won first place in the Jane Titland Songwriting Contest at the Tumbleweed Music Festival for her song “Shirt.” As long as she’s been playing her songs, audience members, friends, peers, and family alike have been asking her, “When can I buy your album?” After years of performing, Amanda is thrilled to  finally present her debut album, Olea. Listen here. “I don’t remember what I was listening to before I clicked on Amanda’s song, “Shirt”. I only remember feeling a total shift in my attention. Right away I was thinking: WOW. In a large sea of music made with electronics/effects/pedals/plugins, I was hearing something unquestionably real.”  -Bandterviews.com  “. . . to hear that depth from one so young is truly moving. I found OLEA both creative and inventive. [Her] voice not only soars but I also love the tender, more vulnerable sound along the way . . . ”  -David Maloney  “Her recent full length, Olea, showcases Winterhalter’s considerable range, including the album’s triumphant high point, “I’m 100 Years Old,” and “What’s This, Death?” delivers yet one more reason Winterhalter deserves our attention.”    -Jon Rooney for BallofWax.org Winner of the 2016 Tumbleweed Music Festival Jane Titland Songwriting Contest

In response to a surge in the number of cases of COVID-19, we have changed our entry guidelines for upcoming shows.  Please view our website for the most updated information.  https://bit.ly/TractorCOVIDGuidelines  Highlights:  *Masks required while inside until 3/12/22.  After that date, we still highly encourage you to wear a mask.  Please be respectful of those that do!