Seattle – Field Report treated The Sunset Tavern to an intimate, folk-laden performance on Wednesday evening. Nearing the close of their fall tour (their first “West Coast headlining tour”), Chris Porterfield, Tom Wincek, and Shane Leonard played with stunning authenticity and emotion at the Ballard venue. “We’re just doing this together, alongside each other, us
Nashville – A sophomore record two years in the making, Field Report’s Marigolden brings the listener along for the long and winding journey that make up the songs for this album. Field Report, an anagram of singer Chris Porterfield’s surname, holed up in a snowy cabin in Ontario last December to record. Heated by a
New York – Field Report is excited to share forthcoming album Marigolden’s lead single – the Traveling Willburys-esque ”Home (Leave The Lights On)”. This surprisingly catchy radio single finds Porterfield grappling with his new life as a touring musician, hoping the home, wife, dog, and life he left behind in Milwaukee will still be there upon his return. “Leave the
New York – “Get these rocks out of my mouth,” Chris Porterfield pleads on “Wings,” a brand new song off of Field Report’s forthcoming Marigolden, which premiers today. This line echoes a theme that runs throughout much of the new album — Porterfield’s complicated relationship with alcohol, sobriety, and reflection on his new life as a touring
Sometimes for a musician, it’s all about the journey to get to a particular destination. Just ask Field Report’s Chris Porterfield. As we showed in our Artist of the Week a few weeks ago, Porterfield’s path from DeYarmond Edison to Field Report has been unorthodox with many bumps along the road. We caught up with
Even with an album coming out next Tuesday, Field Report to many music fans, remains an unknown quantity as a new band, yet there’s an aura of curiosity hovering around them. Though as a group they’re new, the truth is that the members have an impressive resume. Having been in DeYarmond Edison before this outfit,
We’re excited to announce the winner of a pair of tickets to see Field Report play at Hollywood’s intimate Hotel Café this Saturday, August 25. For those of you who are not familiar with Field Report, it is the solo project of Chris Porterfield. The musician got his start playing the pedal steel guitar in DeYarmond Edison, the
We’re excited to announce our first ticket giveaway! For those of you in the Los Angeles area, we have a pair of tickets to see Field Report play at Hollywood’s intimate Hotel Café this Saturday, August 25. Winning is easy. All you have to do to be eligible to win is like this post on
Taking Alcatraz is the second track off Field Report’s forthcoming debut album. Field Report happens to be an anagram of Porterfield, the lead singer and mastermind behind Field Report. With the kind of coverage they’re getting, they’re sure to be great. You can download Taking Alcatraz in advance of its release here. Hailing from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Porterfield is
Justin Vernon has had a hell of a year. He produced his girlfriend’s album (Kathleen Edwards), started his own label and announced the first release, won a couple Grammy’s and his former bandmate Chris Porterfield has just come out with a couple of tracks from his upcoming debut album which sounds like it’s going to