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Geoff Berner with Rae Spoon Feb 4 OR 10, 2010 ~ 8pm Henotic Restaurant & Lounge (402 - 2 Ave S, Lethbridge)
** Please NOTE ** There are two dates listed on the musicians website. As of Dec 17, 2009 there was no listing on Henotic's facebook page. AN UPDATED DATE will be provided when determined
Rae Spoon was born on the Canadian prairies of the 80’s. In his early twenties he hit the road as one of the world’s only transgender country singers and toured Canada, Europe, Australia, and the USA. When the obvious dangers and contradictions of this role caught up to him he hid in a small town in Eastern Germany for a winter. He was inspired to write an album about his darker experiences of Canada and it’s highways.
superioryouareinferior is Rae’s fourth solo album, and his first in over two years. It was co-produced by Lorrie Matheson in his Calgary studio. Lyrically the album is his most revealing to date. His voice walks the highways from the Yukon to Newfoundland singing of whales that have gotten lost, the wolves in our imaginations, the Great Lakes, cabin fever, dancing with grizzlies, the psychology of a haunting ghost and the issues of ongoing colonialism.
Musically he traverses new territories from art folk, to indie-rock, to electronic/experimental and noise. Being in Europe influenced him to trade his banjo for a computer and his acoustic guitar for an electric. superioryouareinferior is an album of the times in that it doesn’t stick to one genre, but it retains Rae’s respect for well written songs and his folk music roots that keep him connected to his audience.
www.geoffberner.com
www.raespoon.com www.facebook.com/pages/Rae-Spoon/185167257619?v=info&ref =search
__________________ "What have you done today to make you feel PROUD?"
(Proud by Heather Small, Queer as Folk Soundtrack)
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