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Forest Ray/Highland Eyeway/Jared Doherty Live at The Effie
April 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Seattle’s psych folk band Forest Ray are floating through BC touring their new record Windfucker (Jebivjetar) & making a stop in Kamloops April 18th – Not one to miss! Support from Vancouver’s dreamy psych sludge purveyors Highland Eyeway and local Jared Doherty
DOORS 7
BANDS 7:30
ALL AGES – MINORS ALLOWED ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT TIL 10PM
$15+eventbrite fees
FOREST RAY
Seattle psych folk band, Forest Ray, began as a recording project in 2015, combining guitar driven psych rock with elements of garage rock, folk rock and organ-laden pop. They’ve been described as “Brit-pop gone country” or as “..The Band covering Beatles songs no one knew existed.” (Tony Kay, Washington’s Artist Home blog). The group’s sound has evolved into spaced-out, down to earth rock n’ roll, that feels “like a perfect companion for a long dusty road trip”.
Their sixth studio album, Windfucker, was released in January 2024 after they completed their first European tour through six countries (Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland) over five weeks.
“The new album from the Seattle outfit is a solid blend of Americana, psych and indie-rock. Peter Sumic’s classic storytelling style is driven by a rich sonic tapestry of guitar, mandolin, banjo, pedal steel, harmonica and percussion, making Windfucker (jebivjetar) feel like a perfect companion for a long, dusty road trip.” (Chris Sanley,KEXP)
LISTEN: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6aHS1ijoQqNunPy8K2zzAp
HIGHLAND EYEWAY
Lucid, psychedelic dreamscapes evoked by Highland Eyeway draw the listener into other-wordly dimensions with their new release “Spirit Wrangler EP”.
The EP features 5 songs that are introduced by the first track “(transmission)” which attunes the listener for saturated, synesthesia-producing tones that are present throughout the listening. Picture meeting a foreign spirit on an alternate planet travelled to in a dream.
Highland Eyeway was conceived in North Vancouver, Canada (traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tseil-Waututh First Peoples) in September 2014. Influenced by mystical forest canyons with pulsing moss-covered trees that hold secrets for its dwellers, the band aimed to acknowledge these patterns by reflecting them in sound. Bands like Dead Meadow, Dinosaur Jr., The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Stereolab, along with experimental themes produced by Boards of Canada helped shape Highland Eyeway’s tone and deliverance.
LISTEN: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pXwcelUYbi9Om1Rzyw0YS
JARED DOHERTY
Jared Doherty is singing songs in Kamloops BC. Enlisting the rhythm section of Kamal Morelli on bass and Mark Fagg on drums, the three piece brings to life Jared’s home recorded arrangements showcased most recently on 2022’s full length ‘Fly a Kite’.
LISTEN: https://open.spotify.com/artist/67HaDGrPqIPeNLy1B8R64J
DOORS 7
BANDS 7:30
ALL AGES – MINORS ALLOWED ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT TIL 10PM
$15+eventbrite fees
