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…Timbers, whose drummer Nate Lewis we spoke with to get some perspective. Not only did Timbers play PorchFestKC its first four years, in 2019, Lewis presented his porch as a venue. The entry came about thanks to his bandmate, Timbers’ guitarist and pedal steel player, Devon Teran.
“He said a coworker sent him a link or basically gave him a heads up,” Lewis recalls. “He reached out then to Kathryn at the time and he said, ‘I’d love to be a part of this event.’”
What’s cool about Teran’s story and his connection with PorchFest is what Lewis thinks the heart of what PorchFest is: “Devon remembers. He grew up with musicians just playing out on their porches. As a kid, that was just a normal thing in the neighborhood he grew up in, in Wichita. He was pretty excited. He was like, ‘Yes, this is how music should be experienced.’”
Music as something for everyone to experience is at the heart of PorchFestKC. There’s no one checking IDs at the door, bands aren’t competing with the noise of people at the bar for attention, and you’re not just hanging out with the usual show-going crowd. As Lewis puts it, it’s “a very homespun kind of informal way” to listen to live music.
“I just loved the experience of meeting other music fans and Kansas Citians and meeting new people,” Lewis enthuses. “I love the community aspect of it. Just the friendly nature of the whole thing.”
As he puts it, even when you’ve been playing music for some time, there’s just something about the way that music’s made when it’s played live. It’ll only sound that way that time, in that space you’re in with the people that are around you, with the chemistry of the musicians which are present.
“I think it is really special,” concludes Lewis. “Live music is a really special thing to experience. I think there’s just something even more intimate about that shared experience with PorchFest.”
Read more here: The Pitch
Check out a live interview and music from Timbers’ new album HERE
The mid-February Kansas City Folk Festival seems like a distant memory now, but if you’re missing those warm, acoustic, folky, Americana sounds this show is for you. Also, it’s FREE. Westport Saloon hosts great music every night and it’s always free.
This show is special, in that it’s the album release show for Timbers. They stopped by The Bridge recently and we got the chance to sit down and talk with them about their new album, their love of whiskey and a bunch of other silly stories as well. They’ve created a special wooden trinket to give away at the show for folks who buy their album. Also, as I mentioned earlier, Boulevardia announced their lineup last week and Timbers is on the bill, playing there on Saturday, June 16. And oh yeah, I really like the album.
Read more here: Kansas City Star