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10/26 - 8PM

DUSTER is an American rock band consisting of multi-instrumentalists Clay Parton, Canaan Dove Amber, and Jason Albertini from San Jose, California. Albertini played drums on three tracks for their debut album, 1998's Stratosphere, and with 1999's 1975 EP, became much more involved in the group process, playing many more instruments and sharing recording/producing credits with Parton and Amber. By 2000's Contemporary Movement he was fully involved in the creative process as a permanent member of the group. Members of the band previously performed together in the group Mohinder, as well as releasing two albums under the name Valium Aggelein.

SOUR WIDOWS: After releasing last spring’s critically acclaimed ‘Crossing Over’ EP, Bay Area trio Sour Widows return with “Witness”, a sprawling track that cycles the listener through shades of grief. The song’s peaks and valleys have a new shine, thanks to collaboration with Oakland-based producer Maryam Qudus (Toro y Moi, SASAMI, Spacemoth). 

The intuitive and empathetic writing process behind “Witness” is representative of the band’s creative approach for their forthcoming debut album, which they are currently writing and recording. Of the song’s origins, Susanna Thomson writes:

“This is the first song we finished since I lost my mom in June 2021. When we started playing together again last fall after being on hiatus for several months because of my mom’s illness, I was feeling easily overwhelmed by most things, and playing and writing were very difficult. Returning to this existing instrumental we had written together before everything in my life changed felt comforting and supportive. Monumental loss creates a very clear divide between those in your life who can understand the depth of that kind of pain and those who can’t. “Witness” speaks to that experience.”