Please note, when selecting the Print at Home or Mobile Delivery method, you will not have access to view tickets until 14 days prior to the performance. w/ Shannon Lay Alela Diane More than a decade into one of contemporary folk’s most quietly extraordinary careers, Alela Diane returns on May 22 with Who's Keeping Time? via Fluff & Gravy / Loose Music. The Portland songwriter’s seventh full-length album came as the consequence of intuition, coincidence, and community. On the first of April last year, Michael Hurley, folk legend and indispensable presence in the Portland music scene, died at the age of eighty-three. “I was absolutely gutted,” says Alela, who didn’t just revere Hurley but knew him well. She performed in a tribute show for Hurley, and in that collective mourning, found solace and inspiration. “It was an epiphany to realize how much I missed my community. I felt very clear about what I wanted in that moment—I want to be alive. I want to see live music. I want to play it.” Though she’d taken the solo route on her last handful of releases, Alela was interested in a new way forward. Plucking the day away in the attic of her 1892 Victorian home, she found new songs flickering in the dusty light—and a desire to play them with people. With Who’s Keeping Time?, Alela Diane transforms grief into gathering, reaffirming her place as a vital, living force in contemporary folk music—rooted in community, presence, and the enduring power of song. Shannon Lay Shannon Lay’s music is shored by radical empathy. After 15 years of writing, recording and performing her singularly gentle songs in venues around the world, the self-taught singer-songwriter is most concerned with how her music may help people in emotional and spiritual need. In a world of persistent change, Lay’s goal is to have concentrations of love and energy in her work that double as a helping hand or a voice whispering “everything is going to be ok.” The singer’s abiding belief is that immense change also means invaluable transformation and permanent relief. Intention is her North Star. Hailed by publications such as Pitchfork, The Guardian, SPIN and Uncut magazine, Lay’s solo albums, including “Geist,” “August”, “Living Water,” and “All this life goin’ down” are noted for their thoughtful and entirely tender reflections on life’s big questions. Her seraphic voice has drawn comparisons to British folk icons Anne Briggs, Sandy Denny and Vashti Bunyan. Though an old soul, Lay aims to meet her listeners in the present. For her, creating a song, a recording or a live performance that is relatable and communal is of the utmost importance for we are constantly in flux and those unknowns, met with compassion, can be beautiful. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS. MOSTLY STANDING / LIMITED BALCONY SEATING THIS EVENT IS 21+ VALID US OR CANADA ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. GUESTS TRAVELING FROM OUTSIDE US/CA MUST PRESENT A VALID PASSPORT.