Senators and Paul DeHaven

107 Manitou Ave,Manitou Springs CO 80829

09 September, 2021

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Senators and Paul DeHaven Lulu's Downstairs Presents 18+ Senators Paul Dehaven Lulu's Presents The Senators and Paul DeHaven Doors 7:30pm Show 8pm ABOUT SENATORS: The Senators recently left their hometown of Phoenix to make a record in the Catskill Mountains – upstate New York country that has been home to folk legends like The Band, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. After emailing a homemade demo to one of their folk idols, Simone Felice (Felice Brothers, Lumineers, Jade Bird), they were invited to record at Simone’s studio, an old converted barn. The band's recent record, Wild Wide Open, has been streamed over three million times since release. "Not only are The Senators declaring a kind of liberation from previous folk rules, but charting ahead ... their music follows suit." – Tucson Weekly ABOUT PAUL DEHAVEN Paul DeHaven has been a fixture of the thriving Denver music scene for over 10 years, well-respected for his time crafting licks and tunes as a founding member of now-defunct folk darlings Paper Bird, heartland roots rockers Heavy Diamond Ring, and high desert psych virtuosos Eye & the Arrow. When Paul DeHaven started crafting his latest release, Echoes and Overtones, it wasn’t clear what he was doing. “I had a glut of songs, and I was in the middle of writing and rehearsing a full band record, when I realized I had a collection of these more mellow, acoustic guitar-based songs that fit really well together.” So, in the midst of weekly band rehearsals, he spent his days at his home studio plucking out this latest collection of tunes. “I tried not to be too creative in the making of this record. I have a tendency to want to hide behind cool, complex arrangements and clever studio tricks. It can be really fun, but sometimes it gets in the way. This time I just kind of wanted to let the songs speak for themselves”. It’s a record that those close to him have been urging him to make for years, and he says that he finally has the catalogue and confidence in his voice to stay out of the way of the songs, and let the tunes dictate the process. The album kicks off with the lyrical guitar of “Innocent Row”, which chronicles a character in his last night in prison laying his halo to rest and harkens a Nebraska-era Springsteen populism. The first single, “Easy On My Mind”, is lush with earthy guitars and windswept mandolin. “Souvenir American Gun” and “I Love You Love Me” are songs that Paul has been playing live for years, like long lost siblings that finally found the rest of their family on this record. Senators Paul Dehaven