The Legion of Decency is currently accepting applications, so far we have Jess Duey on lead guitar, Nate Wallace on banjo, Lucas Jones plays bass, Sarah Fennell on the drums, Eric Clampitt on the pedal steel, Gabe sings and plays acoustic, leeman plays the table saw, thomas plays the oxford english dictionary, and jesus plays a mean fiddle
On the album we have Joel Meredith on the pedal steel. Keith Richards McCarthey on the upright bass. And the beautiful talented Ms. Audra on the keys.
All art done exclusivly by Laura Lee Pfeiffer. See it all at Brokenarrowart.com
Influences
townes van zandt, old hymns,george jones, mississippi john hurt, leonard cohen, kris kristofferson, waylon jennings, willie nelson, j.r. cash, guy clark, blind gary davis, charlie patton, doc watson, vassar clemmens, neil young, neutral milk hotel, ronnie dawson, dale watson, song about trucking, roger miller, gorden lightfoot, elvis, rolling stones, nina simone, smog, mountain goats, modest mouse, grateful dead, hayden, vincent gallo, john hartford, gillian welch, jollie holland, kitty wells, carter family, loretta lynn, emmylou harris, gram parsons, bob dylan, bill monroe, steve earle, woody guthrie, leadbelly, elizebeth cotten, iris dement, some greg brown, heartbreaker by ryan adams, built to spill, cat power, blind lemon jefferson, blind boy fuller, hank williams, conway twitty, robert earl keen, david allen coe, pedro the lion, damien gerardo, lucinda williams, dead milkmen, ween, neil diamond, merle haggard, and for the record i would like to say that i would like to take out kenny chesney and boil down his skull then take his jaw bone and hunt down toby kieth and do him in old testament style, jerry jeff walker, otis redding, granddaddy, 16 horsepower, wovenhand, metallica, iron maiden, billy joe shaver, al green, merideth bros., hearts of oak, drunken prayer, kate and liam, bauske, linda and the diciples of rock and roll, palatine hill, solomon burke, joe tex, sam cooke, the temptations, whiskey and jesus.
Gabe Rozzell and The Decency are a mix of native Oregonians and folks from away, all now living in Portland, Oregon. They blend genres based in acoustic music with a strong element of classic country in their lead sections. After a long hiatus, Gabe moved back to Portland with the intent of putting together a band that would bring a new life to the songs he’d been writing and performing solo for the last ten years across the country. They’ve played all over the northwest and are planning to tour this fall./////////
The husky-voiced Gabe Rozzell is the sort of intimating figure that would be at home during the outlaw era of country music—a myth-ical character that can melt hearts with his songs, uproot trees with his bare arms, and probably makes his own jerky as well. Basically, he's the greatest human on this planet. Backed by the trusty Decency, his self-titled debut (out tonight) is a welcome surprise of tempered roots music—vintage pearl-snap country, dustbowl folk—done to perfection. It might seem dry at first listen, but that's what the whiskey is for. One drink in and you'll be erecting your very own Gabe Rozzell statue next to the Paul Bunyan monument in North Portland, only bigger. EAC (portland mercury)
Like this, but blond
Gabe Rozzell and The Decency's Friend Space (Top 22)
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Next shows: October 26, Charlie's Bar and Grill in Olympia, WA October 27, The Swiss, Tacoma, WA October 28, Jazzbones in Tacoma, WA October 30, Mississippi Pizza in Portland, OR October 31, Nana's Irish Grill and Pub in Newport, OR November 1, Muddy's Hot Cup in Arcata, CA
Our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Just sending out the big ol' invite for anyone who would like to party with us on Saturday August 29th at 8pm Alberta St Pub! It's an Irish Pub with good food and great drinks. Fitting, if you didn't know already Finn is Irish.
Tater & Craig will play some great duet songs and steal your hearts.
Chickweed will play our last set! Oh my!
Then Whiskey Puppy will rock the house!
We would like to thank everyone who helped us along the way, pass on the news if you can!
Just dropping by to say hi...Hope all is well in your part of the world and that your contributions of art, music, peace, etc. are felt and appreciated by the world. Stop by our site and stay a while, listen to some tunes, let us know what you think. Thank you for being you.
-The River Project
8/15/09
1pm-11pm
it's the first ever annual FFARCE (FunFest at RockCentrE)!!! this place is on NE 15th between Shaver and Failing Streets...
real live fun!
1:00 Gates 1:45 The Humans 2:45 1908 (not the douchey Wisconsin band on myspace - they're a Portland band) 4:00 The Hand That Bleeds 5:15 Party Killer 6:30 Dan Groth's (incredibly hilarious) Bad Poetry 7:00 Pure Country Gold 8:15 Thee Headliners 9:30 Power Of County
