ANDREW DUHON

ANDREW DUHON

July 21 @ 8:00 pm
SHOW @ 8:00PM | DOORS @ 7:00PM
$22 MEMBERS | $25 IN ADVANCE | $35 DAY OF
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Andrew Duhon is a songwriter from New Orleans, a teller of stories with an undeniable voice, weighted and soulful. He has toured solo for much of his career, and that troubadour element is certainly present, an usher of modern-day folklore. Duhon’s most common live band iteration, The Andrew Duhon Trio brings an upbeat musicality to his tunes with upright bassist, Myles Weeks and drummer, Jim Kolacek singing three-part harmony.

It was Leo Tolstoy who said “All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town,” and in the case of Andrew Duhon and his latest album Emerald Blue, both instances are true. Duhon temporarily left New Orleans, his longtime home and musical muse in 2019, finding himself inspired by the landscape of the Pacific Northwest and notably, its colors—a hue he describes as ‘emerald blue’ for which the album is named, the same shade looking back at him in his partner’s eyes. Had he overlooked the specific shade of her eyes while living below sea level? Or did the change of location open his mind more acutely? The record does just that: examine the familiar in the context of the unfamiliar. Emerald Blue is a probing appreciation of the dailiness of life; a note-taking exercise in living.  Duhon channeled his new perspective into an eleven-song collection, calling on friends and collaborators including Jano Rix on drums, percussion, and harmonies; Myles Weeks on upright and electric basses and harmonies; and Dan Walker on keys and accordion. Duhon returned South for the recording process, finding comfort and creativity in Maurice, Louisiana’s storied Dockside Studios with GRAMMY-award winning engineer and longtime collaborator of Andrew’s, Trina Shoemaker, to capture every inch of vibe and beauty and texture each song had to offer.