Live: The Weather Machine w/Chris Riedl Trio
May 16 @ 6:00 pm
All Ruins Tuesdays & Thursday shows are a $3 cover if you arrive before 7pm, and $8 cover if you arrive after that. Doors open at 5:30pm. No early entry! We aren’t ready for you until 5:30pm….The shows are all-ages until 7pm and then 21+ after.
Food Vendor: Indian Bowls & Rolls.
Food Vendor: Indian Bowls & Rolls.
“Applecore,” The Weather Machine’s fourth studio album, is much bigger than anything they’ve ever made. This is
by design. Produced by Tucker Martine in Portland, Oregon, “Applecore” finally captures the rollicking energy,
precision, and depth that Weather Machine live shows are known for. Out this November, it will be a treat to any
longtime fan or newcomer.
by design. Produced by Tucker Martine in Portland, Oregon, “Applecore” finally captures the rollicking energy,
precision, and depth that Weather Machine live shows are known for. Out this November, it will be a treat to any
longtime fan or newcomer.
At first listen, the songs are fun. Tracks like “Protection” and “Boxes” contain cheeky musical reference to retro
psychedelia, while also remaining grounded in catchy pop rhythms. Songs like “Uncle John” and “Applecore Part
II” revel in the gaudy arena rock its creators grew up on.
Dig a little deeper though, and the songs become beautifully bittersweet. Beneath the surface, Applecore is
thematically rooted in questions about the soul, as Slater Smith, the project’s lead, examines his own connection to
an America that he sees as both shadowy and sparkling. The creative contradiction may be best summed up in the
final words of the record:
psychedelia, while also remaining grounded in catchy pop rhythms. Songs like “Uncle John” and “Applecore Part
II” revel in the gaudy arena rock its creators grew up on.
Dig a little deeper though, and the songs become beautifully bittersweet. Beneath the surface, Applecore is
thematically rooted in questions about the soul, as Slater Smith, the project’s lead, examines his own connection to
an America that he sees as both shadowy and sparkling. The creative contradiction may be best summed up in the
final words of the record:
“The world’s gonna end, and when it does I want to be in it. In the dust and the rain and all of the
negative space. And if the world’s gonna end, I want to be here with you in it, and not in my head”
negative space. And if the world’s gonna end, I want to be here with you in it, and not in my head”
Two years after recording, their album is finally seeing the light of day as Smith returns to the Pacific Northwest to
release and tour the new Weather Machine record with his bandmates. This momentous tour celebrates ten years of
friendship and growth together, and the band cannot wait to share it with you.
release and tour the new Weather Machine record with his bandmates. This momentous tour celebrates ten years of
friendship and growth together, and the band cannot wait to share it with you.
