THE NEXT WALTZ: PREMIER CONCERT EVENT, RECREATES LEGENDARY CONCERT “THE LAST WALTZ” IN PORTLAND
IN SUPPORT OF THOSE LACKING ADEQUATE FOOD AND HEALTH CARE
This Thanksgiving weekend, more than three dozen of Portland’s finest musicians will join together at the historic Alberta Rose Theatre to celebrate one of the most legendary rock concerts of all time: The Last Waltz, the 1976 farewell concert by “The Band”, which featured such superstar guests as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and Eric Clapton, and was made into Martin Scorcese’s famous “rockumentary” of the same name. The tribute concert, dubbed The Next Waltz, takes place Saturday, November 26 — 35 years and a day after the original event. The event will benefit worthy causes The Jeremy Wilson Foundation, which helps fund and secure health care for Northwest musicians — an often underserved group when it comes to medical coverage — and, appropriate to the holiday season, the Oregon Food Bank.
Tickets are $17.00 in advance and $20.00 day of show. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to donate to the Oregon Food Bank. Minors are admitted if accompanied by a parent or guardian. Doors open at 7 PM; the show begins at 8 PM. Advance tickets can be purchased online at AlbertaRoseTheatre.com, by phone at (503) 764-4131, or in person at the Alberta Rose Theatre box office, 3000 NE Alberta Street.
Performers at The Next Waltz include Eric Earley, leader of the internationally acclaimed, Portland-based Blitzen Trapper, performing Bob Dylan’s songs in the evening’s climactic set; celebrated singer-songwriter and performance artist Holcombe Waller, singing Neil Young’s classic “Helpless”; local favorites the Parson Red Heads, recreating the Staples Singers’ thrilling harmonies on The Band’s “The Weight”; and 2011 Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee Jeremy Wilson, formerly of the Dharma Bums, whose own struggle with illness inspired him to create his eponymous Foundation in 2010. Also appearing are Casey Neill, Little Sue, Joe McMurrian, and many others. Three different house bands and a horn section will support the featured performers. (See attached full roster for details.)
The Next Waltz is the brainchild of Jeff Rosenberg, longtime Portland music journalist (Willamette Week), broadcaster (KBOO-FM) and performer, and is produced in partnership with the Alberta Rose Theatre.
The Jeremy Wilson Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to helping uninsured and underinsured NW area musicians and their families in times of medical crisis. The Foundation also aims to aid musicians and their families in obtaining day-to-day health care through education and referrals to assist them in acquiring adequate
healthcare and insurance.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Jeff Rosenberg, 503-230-0585 or sensofwndr@aol.com.
Performers at the next Waltz
Zak Borden (Brazillionaires)
Jim Brunberg (LiveWire!, Mississippi Studios)
Emily Butler (Music Arcade)
Darrin Craig (Jackstraw)
Michael Dean Damron (I Can Lick Any SOB in the House)
Kris Deelane (SweetJuice)
The Don of Division Street
Eric Earley (Blitzen Trapper)
Adam East (Adam + Kris, Celilo)
Morgan Geer (Drunken Prayer)
Mir German (Miriams Well)
Dan Haley (Ed & The Boats)
Susan Harris (Flash Choir, Children’s Games)
Matthew Hayward-Macdonald (Circled by Hounds)
Miss Michael Jodell
Steve Kerin (Atomic Gumbo)
David Lipkind (Woodbrain, I Can Lick Any SOB in the House)
Little Sue
James Low
Joe McMurrian (Woodbrain)
Casey Neill
The Parson Red Heads
JR Pella (Black Angel, Fatman)
Jeff Rosenberg
Eric Schweiterman (Sugarcane, Ashbury Park)
Holcombe Waller
Jeremy Wilson (Dharma Bums)
Jesse Young (Brethren Thread)
House Bands:
Miriams Well [sic]
Berthaline
Lewi Longmire and the Crackers
and
The Paul Brainard Horns