Surprise island show features Seattle, Portland acts

By Luciano Marano • May 25, 2018 10:30 am
Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Ezra Bell, along with Motopony (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25.
Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Ezra Bell, along with Motopony (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25.

A special show at Rolling Bay Hall will see Motopony and Ezra Bell share the stage at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25.

Motopony is a popular Seattle-based “alt-psych-electro band” led by singer Daniel Blue.

With the success of their two full-length albums and a recording journey from the iconic Abbey Road studios, Motopony has toured halfway around the world and back playing festivals including SXSW, India’s NH-7 Weekender, UPstream and Bumbershoot, with 2018 U.S. tours and dates all across the United Kingdom and Europe.

Blue and company have been hard at work crafting new music, after nearly a year in the studio and collecting field recordings from around the world, the forthcoming album has grown to more than 30 individual tracks.

Preceded by 11 digital singles, the imminent physical album “Fifty Katrinas From Now” will include a fold-out listening station and full-color photo/lyric book with a double page for every song.

Ezra Bell is an indie folk act from Portland, Oregon featuring Jeremy Asay (keys and tenor guitar), Aaron Mattison (horns and arrangements), Darren Moore (bass) and Tom Trotter (drums) backing up Benjamin Wuamett’s story/songs and satirical jigs with organic precision.

Carving a wide path through the musical spectrum, Ezra Bell brushes up against folk, jazz, blues, rock, pop and R&B.

Wuamett is one of the only constants between all of Ezra Bells many forms. Wuamett, the front man and vocalist of the band, has lent his unique voice to all of the groups songs. Wuametts voice carries a slight twang and adds another special sound to Ezra Bells already unique music.

The island show is something of a celebration for Ezra Bell, as their first full-length debut was released on May 24.

“This is a pretty special event,” said the show’s organizer Chris Martell. “The bands are playing Thursday night at Crocodile in Seattle and then on Saturday night at Portland’s Mississippi Studios, so we decided it would be exciting for everyone to have a special show out on Bainbridge between these major shows.”

Tickets, $20 each, are available now via www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3428503.

Surprise island show features Seattle, Portland acts
Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Motopony, along with Ezra Bell (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Ezra Bell, along with Motopony (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25.

Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Motopony, along with Ezra Bell (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Ezra Bell, along with Motopony (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25.

Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Motopony, along with Ezra Bell (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Ezra Bell, along with Motopony (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25.

Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Motopony, along with Ezra Bell (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. Photo courtesy of Chris Martell | Ezra Bell, along with Motopony (not pictured), will play at Rolling Bay Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25.