Live Music: Bryan John Appleby
Saturday, January 25th @ 7:00pm to 8:30pm
The Sou’wester
3728 J Pl
Seaview
WA 98644
Free
Bryan John Appleby is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Seattle. His folk-centric body of work draws elements from mid-century pop, wall-of-sound, psychodelia, tropicália, and classic cinema.
His latest full-length, Underwater Easy Breathing (Plume Records) exemplifies Appleby’s distinct production palette. Lush, coastal, synth-laced; the album is a natural next step in his wandering, often densely layered folk repertoire. Previous works include The Narrow Valley (2015), a dense, maximalist concept album drenched in dreamy, orchestral layers and experimental sounds, and Fire on the Vine (2011), a darker collection with more conventional folk structures and instrumentation.
Since moving to the Pacific Northwest from the Central Coast, he’s toured with Deep Sea Diver, The Head and the Heart, and Tomo Nakayama, and shared stages with Damien Jurado, Maita, Y La Bamba, Shaina Shepherd, Dean Johnson, Sera Cahoone, Pure Bathing Culture, and many others. He enjoys guest membership in several West Coast bands including Gary V, Tomten, Fine Arts, Vinta, and K Skelton.