Date: June 28th 2025
Type of Show: Music
Showtime(s): 7:30pm
Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 day of show
Sunny War
“Sunny War is more than just an artist; she is a force of nature that is tough to pin down. What exactly is her style? Blues or punk? Yes, she may be a Robert Johnson with a shot of Bad Brains, but even this description falls short. The only way to really know Sunny is to immerse oneself in the music. Easy enough, right?” – Bandcamp
“…her right thumb plunks the bass part while her forefinger upstrokes notes and chords, leaving the other three fingers unused. A banjo technique, it’s also used by acoustic blues guitarists. Her fingers are long and strong – Robert Johnson hands – in jarring contrast to the waif they’re attached to. The walking bass line sounds like a hammer striking piano keys in perfect meter, while the fills are dynamic flurries – like cluster bombs. I haven’t heard a young guitarist this dexterous and ass-kicking in eons.” – Michael Simmons, L.A Weekly
https://www.sunnywar.com/video-1
https://www.sunnywar.com/music
The Pinkerton Raid
Image Courtesy of Dan Little
The Pinkerton Raid crafts “a fine blend of Beatles-esque dreamy folk,” says AMERICANA HIGHWAYS. “There’s glorious spirit to it.…thoroughly alive and refreshing.” It’s all quite beatnik and granola, steeped in the mysticism of STAR WARS, the existentialism of Kerouac, the naturalism of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, Standing Rock and Laurel Canyon, and the liberation politics of Woody Guthrie and John Lennon. With new singles due in 2025, the band has been slotting at Mile of Music, AVLFest and other festivals with artists like Carsie Blanton, Tre Burt and River Whyless. There is a fair number of songs about trees.
“A lush folk-rock ramble … The band brings out a winding understated groove, burnished by simmering keys, wiry guitar lines, and swelling horns … DeConto’s vocals load on the poignant heartache. He sprawls above the instrumentation, reinterpreting … melancholy into a wounded howl.” — UNDER THE RADAR
About The ArtsCenter Shows
This is a seated show. The ArtsCenter has a beer, cider and wine bar, soft drinks, snacks and a water station (bring your own bottle or ask for an eco cup!).