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Tomo Nakayama + Whitney Ballen
Doors 730 Show 8 All Ages
Tomo Nakayama is a singer and songwriter from Seattle, whose work both as a solo artist and with his chamber pop band Grand Hallway have been praised by NPR, New York Times, and KEXP. Known for his crystalline high-tenor voice, intricate fingerpicking, cinematic production style, and simple, poetic lyrics influenced by the images of the Pacific Northwest, Tomos music has drawn comparisons to Sufjan Stevens, Elliott Smith, Paul Simon, and Sigur Ros. He has also composed music for film and television, and starred alongside Ellen Page as an actor in Lynn Sheltons Sundance Grand Jury nominated movie Touchy Feely. He was Artist in Residence at Seattles Town Hall, during which time he wrote and recorded his solo debut album, Fog On The Lens, co-produced and mixed by Yuuki Matthews (The Shins, David Bazan) and released by Porchlight Records (U.S.) and & Records (Japan). For the records release, Tomo and Yuuki played an astounding 14 shows in 1 day throughout Seattle highlighting various independent small businesses. This was followed by a successful tour of Japan. Fog On The Lens spent 8 weeks on the CMJ Top 200 and was named Album of the Month by Seattle Met.
Anytime Whitney Ballen launches a new project, its worth paying attention. For one thing, Ballen is a thoughtful songwriter with a beguiling singing voice that finds good company in Mirah or Joanna Newsom. The songs are striking in their spareness. The Stranger
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LocationSpace Craft at Rollingbay Hall (View)
10598 NE Valley Road
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
United States
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| On BPT Since: Apr 27, 2014 |
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