The Senators w/ RISO and Danielle Durack

311 E Congress St,Tucson AZ 85701

02 December, 2021

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The Senators w/ RISO and Danielle Durack 21+ The Senators RISO, Danielle Durack Phoenix-based folk band The Senators visit the Plaza stage with RISO and Danielle Durack! The SenatorsRISODanielle DurackClub Congress Plaza Thursday, December 2 $8 The 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, to record the band's sophomore album, Wild Wide Open. The result is culmination of the band's formative years, blending spacious southwestern folk that blurs the line between acoustic instruments and synthesis. 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 Spotify | Instagram | Facebook ------ RISO Tucson-based acoustic duo, RISO, is a rich coalescence of creative matter. The last decade has seen members Matt and Rebekah Rolland on the road with nationally-acclaimed Americana band, Run Boy Run, participating as artists-in-residence for the National Parks Centennial, and collaborating on six studio albums. Their latest release, co-produced by the two for Rebekah’s National Parks project, Seed & Silo, was dubbed “a slice of folk perfection” by Americana UK and placed in the top three of Pop Matters’ Best Folk Albums of the Year. Rooted in the acoustic soundscapes of their childhoods, and elevated by sharp and complementary musical instincts, the duo has established itself as a distinctive presence in Southern Arizona's lush arts scene. Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook ------ Danielle Durack From the first notes of No Place, Danielle Durack begins laying painful admissions on the table. The Phoenix, AZ-based songwriter opens her private journal to listeners as she recounts the moments of sadness, longing, guilt, anger, regret, confusion, and loneliness that defined her most significant heartbreak. Perhaps the album’s most relatable, humbling confession is one that comes only two and a half minutes after the needle drops: “I just thought that I’d be over it by now.” “I recorded the album while grieving my relationship. It was difficult, but also cathartic and helped me heal,” she explains. “I was able to work through it in a very physical way.” No Place traverses the full range of emotions around love and love lost, from hurting to healing, self-deprecation to self-discovery, and beyond. By the time the record reaches its end, it provides no easy resolution, arrives at no concrete destination, and raises as many questions as it answers—much like the experience of heartbreak itself. It can be uncomfortable to realize that where you thought you were going might not even be there in the first place, but Durack holds her head up. “Ain’t got no choice but starting over,” she plainly states as the final piano keys sound on “There Goes My Heart,” “So here I am.” Spotify | Facebook | Instagram The Senators RISO, Danielle Durack