An entire history of American guitar music collides with a sense of innovation in Marisa Anderson’s music. While rooted in the blues, country, jazz and classical sounds of eras past, it stretches outward toward minimalism, electronic music and drone. This wide palette is derived from Anderson’s storied musical journey, beginning with hearing church music as a child, then picking up guitar at age 10, dropping out of college and moving to Portland to fight for environmental and social causes at age 19, joining the circus, working at Rock Camp for Girls, performing in bands including the Dolly Ranchers and Evolutionary Jass Band, and releasing multiple critically acclaimed solo guitar records. Her guitar career has led to collaborations with lauded musicians like Sharon Van Etten, Tashi Dorji and Jim White, with whom she created her most recent album, Swallowtail, as well as releasing her first film score for director Jeff Rutherford’s A Perfect Day for Caribou in 2022. Anderson’s show at Flicker will be opened by Dhana Jeera (project of Kiran Fernandes) and Shane Parish.
WHO: Marisa Anderson, Dhana Jeera, Shane Parish
WHEN: Tuesday, June 11, 8 p.m. (doors)
WHERE: Flicker Theatre & Bar
HOW MUCH: $12 (adv.), $15
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