MUSIC | SOUND ADVICE
COUNTRY BRANDY CLARK
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ven though she was raised in the small logging town of Morton, Washington, Brandy Clark has been a Nashville regular for nearly two decades. As a country songwriter, Clark has collaborated with the likes of Keith Urban, Reba McEntire and Kacey Musgraves, and she contributed to such Top 10 country hits with “Mama’s Broken Heart” by Miranda Lambert and the Band Perry’s “Better Dig Two.” But she’s also had success as a solo artist, with her 2016 LP Big Day in a Small Town, a record of vivid character pieces, receiving a Grammy nomination for country album of the year. You can catch Clark as a part of the upcoming Appalachian Christmas show alongside fiddler Mark O’Connor, but keep your eye on her still burgeoning solo career. — NATHAN WEINBENDER
J = THE INLANDER RECOMMENDS THIS SHOW J = ALL AGES SHOW
ROCK LIKE A STORM
Thursday, 12/13
BERSERK, Vinyl Meltdown J J THE BIG DIPPER, Down North, Kung Fu Vinyl, Icky Business BOLO’S, Inland Empire Blues Society Monthly Blues Boogie J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen CRUISERS, Open Jam Night DARCY’S RESTAURANT & SPIRITS, Old School Dance Music and Karaoke w/DJ Dave IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Grateful Dead Jam Night THE JACKSON ST., Zaq Flanary and the Songsmith Series THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Bart Budwig, Sarah Berentson MOONDOLLARS BISTRO, Jack Bayliss Rhythm and Blues NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), PJ Destiny THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE ROXIE, Glenn and Rachael SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, KOSH ZOLA, Blake Braley
Friday, 12/14
219 LOUNGE, Muffy and the Riff Hangers THE AGING BARREL, Just Plain Darin ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Sara Brown J J THE BARTLETT, Bartlett Christmas Special (see page 69) feat. Super Sparkle, Mama Doll, Dario Re, Caleb & Jenny Anne Mannan
54 INLANDER DECEMBER 13, 2018
Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Christmas with Brandy Clark • Sat, Dec. 15 at 7 pm • $28-$48 • All ages • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.org • 624-1200
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hen you think of hard rock, what sounds float through your head? Muscular guitars, probably. Powerful, insistent drums, too. Most certainly some soaring, throat-shredding vocals. But what about the didgeridoo? The New Zealand group Like a Storm have been incorporating the sounds of their home country into their thrash-friendly metal, and the hefty wind instrument works its way into the songs as if it’s always been an integral part of the genre. The band — which features brothers Chris, Matt and Kent Brooks alongside drummer Zach Wood — has played Spokane numerous times, and they’re returning behind their recent album called Catacombs, which offers plenty of anthemic choruses and undeniable riffs. And yes, plenty of didgeridoo. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Like a Storm • Wed, Dec. 19 at 7:30 pm • $15 • All ages • Knitting Factory • 228 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 224-3279 BOLO’S, Dangerous Type BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Bobby Patterson Band THE BULL HEAD, Last Chance Band CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Rusty Jackson CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary CURLEY’S, Haze DARCY’S RESTAURANT & SPIRITS, Karaoke and Dancing w/DJ Dave DI LUNA’S CAFE, Beth Pederson & Bruce Bishop CD Release Concert EICHARDT’S, Bright Moments FARMHOUSE KITCHEN AND SILO BAR, Tom D’Orazi and Friends
J J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Myles Kennedy & Co (see page 22) FREDNECK’S, Gil Rivas HILLYARD LIBRARY SPORTS BAR & BARBERSHOP, Jan Harrison Blues Experience HOGFISH, Dysfunktynal Kaos, Twelve Gauge Saints IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Mike and Shanna Thompson IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Kori Ailene IRON HORSE (COEUR D’ALENE), Rewind JOHN’S ALLEY, DJ Miles’ End of the Semester Party LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil
MARYHILL WINERY, Nick Grow MASSELOW’S STEAKHOUSE, Tom Pletscher MAX AT MIRABEAU, Kosta La Vista MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Ron Greene MOOSE LOUNGE, Loose Gazoonz MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Casey Ryan NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Royale NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Tom Pletscher J OUTLAW BBQ & CATERING MARKET, Songsmith Series feat. Darren Eldridge
PACIFIC PIZZA, The Dapper Devils, Tyler Aker PATIT CREEK CELLARS, Ken Davis In Transit PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Mike & Sadie J THE PIN, Bryan Torch, Champagne James, Indi & DJ Rebel with Special Guests RED ROOM LOUNGE, DJ Exodus THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, Current Flow V DU V WINES, Big Red Barn ZOLA, Pastiche