Tractor
5213 Ballard Avenue NW, Seattle, WA
Wed
August 24, 2022
8:00 pm
PDT
(7:30 pm DOORS)
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Stucky Jackson w/ The Civilians (album release) and Peter Donovan
$10.00
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As if Tom Waits bared the child of Isaac Hayes. Stucky Jackson is the sultry bellow of soul, wrapped in the chaotic emotions of ecstatic life. Hard hitting rhythms uplifting the cry of a guitar that swoons you into a coffin of sweet delight.
The Civilians are a five-piece band from Seattle whose sound combines elements of punk, folk, country, psychedelia, and straight-ahead rock ‘n roll to create a broad range of musical possibilities. We are proud to be celebrating the release of our third album, "Lush and Tumble," at this special show at the Tractor!
Peter Donovan is an astute musical storyteller. His perceptive songs span genres and feature narratives based on both real-life and fictitious characters, written with a contemplative heart. After finding success and a dedicated fanbase with Seattle’s All The Real Girls and his side project The Rose Petals (alongside Elijah Ocean), Donovan returns in 2022 with his first proper solo album, This Better Be Good.
His previous releases spun expertly-crafted character sketches that earned plaudits from Paste Magazine, Consequence of Sound, American Songwriter, and more. With This Better Be Good, Donovan spreads his wings, combining the plaintive soul of indie rock, the heartfelt sincerity of Americana, and the stirring studio pageantry of ‘70s singer-songwriters, drawing them together to explore more intimate depths.
This Better Be Good is Donovan’s most personal effort yet; a loose concept record about the ups and downs of an ultimately doomed romance between two people. The songs are more reflective than bitter; more nostalgic than sad. It’s an album about learning and growing from lived experiences and reflecting on past failures in the interest of future successes. Donovan has managed to create an album that is sonically nostalgic and modern at once, both soul-stirring and dripping with heartache. It’s a roadmap of his past seen through fresh eyes, and a triumphant first step in this new chapter.
As if Tom Waits bared the child of Isaac Hayes. Stucky Jackson is the sultry bellow of soul, wrapped in the chaotic emotions of ecstatic life. Hard hitting rhythms uplifting the cry of a guitar that swoons you into a coffin of sweet delight.
The Civilians are a five-piece band from Seattle whose sound combines elements of punk, folk, country, psychedelia, and straight-ahead rock ‘n roll to create a broad range of musical possibilities. We are proud to be celebrating the release of our third album, "Lush and Tumble," at this special show at the Tractor!
Peter Donovan is an astute musical storyteller. His perceptive songs span genres and feature narratives based on both real-life and fictitious characters, written with a contemplative heart. After finding success and a dedicated fanbase with Seattle’s All The Real Girls and his side project The Rose Petals (alongside Elijah Ocean), Donovan returns in 2022 with his first proper solo album, This Better Be Good.
His previous releases spun expertly-crafted character sketches that earned plaudits from Paste Magazine, Consequence of Sound, American Songwriter, and more. With This Better Be Good, Donovan spreads his wings, combining the plaintive soul of indie rock, the heartfelt sincerity of Americana, and the stirring studio pageantry of ‘70s singer-songwriters, drawing them together to explore more intimate depths.
This Better Be Good is Donovan’s most personal effort yet; a loose concept record about the ups and downs of an ultimately doomed romance between two people. The songs are more reflective than bitter; more nostalgic than sad. It’s an album about learning and growing from lived experiences and reflecting on past failures in the interest of future successes. Donovan has managed to create an album that is sonically nostalgic and modern at once, both soul-stirring and dripping with heartache. It’s a roadmap of his past seen through fresh eyes, and a triumphant first step in this new chapter.