{"id":10193,"date":"2019-05-04T19:45:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T03:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=10193"},"modified":"2019-05-04T19:45:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T03:45:09","slug":"john-vanderslice-visits-the-space-concert-club-on-tour-for-new-album-the-cedars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/john-vanderslice-visits-the-space-concert-club-on-tour-for-new-album-the-cedars\/","title":{"rendered":"John Vanderslice visits the Space Concert Club on tour for new album \u201cThe Cedars\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chrys Weedon<\/strong> | Entertainment Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

John Vanderslice could be described many ways, but the label \u201cinfluential\u201d is one that everyone can objectively agree on. According to johnvanderslice.com<\/a>, Vanderslice has produced and collaborated with bands such as Death Cab for Cutie, St. Vincent, The Mountain Goats, Grandaddy, Teen Daze, Sleater-Kinney and many others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vanderslice came to Salem on a tour promoting his new album, \u201cThe Cedars.\u201d Released April 4, this album has broken the musician\u2019s five-year-long solo career hiatus. In November 2013, while on tour in Ohio for his album \u201cDagger Beach,\u201d Vanderslice was in a high-speed car accident. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that happened, maybe a second later, I was like, I\u2019m done. I don\u2019t want to die in a van. It wasn\u2019t sad, it wasn\u2019t celebratory. It was just like, eh, I had a good run,\u201d Vanderslice was quoted in a New Yorker article written by Jason Fagone. Afterwards, Vanderslice\u2019s hiatus commenced.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cedars\u201d album was inspired by a piece of land in West Sonoma, California. The Cedars is an 11 by 11 square mile canyon near a piece of land owned by Vanderslice. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only 6 miles away but it takes up a mythic space in my mind, like the perfect sound, the perfect lyric. It is unreachable. A lot of this record was written on this land, under the heavy influence of this place,\u201d Vanderslice wrote in the album notes on his website.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vanderslice has been writing music since he was a young teen. Flash forward to 1989, and Vanderslice moved to San Francisco and made three records with the band MK Ultra. In 1997, the musician opened Tiny Telephone Recording, providing a recording space to the indie rock community of the Bay Area. Since the beginning of his career, Vanderslice has released 11 albums, a handful of singles and is credited on 186 albums on allmusic.com.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe songwriting process of this record was so radically different \u2026 we kind of entered into this irrational machine world,\u201d said Vanderslice in a mini-documentary directed by Cooper Kenward about the making of \u201cThe Cedars.\u201d Vanderslice favors analog, which is strongly apparent, especially in this new album. This is a style Vanderslice labels \u201csloppy hi-fi\u201d in the same New Yorker interview.<\/span><\/p>\n

On April 24, in the basement of the Space Concert Club, Vanderslice played a show with opening band Meerna, who also hail from Southern California. The 51-year-old musician\u2019s eccentric purple hair matched the cool-hued show lights. After a handful of solo-songs by Vanderslice, he was joined by Meerna and they played a selection of songs, most from \u201cThe Cedars,\u201d including \u201cWill Call\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ll Wait for You.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Vanderslice has a passionate and captivating stage presence, and although his dancing skills aren\u2019t the best, they definitely enhanced the performance. The venue was full of dedicated fans, and the kitchen even named a pie after the headlining musician. The love for Vanderslice in Salem was easily observable and made the performance that much more enjoyable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Photo by Chrys Weedon<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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