Who: Celilo with Joe Pug and Strand of Oaks

When: Saturday, May 14. Doors at 8 pm, show at 9 pm

Where: The Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR

Cost: $10 advance, $12 day of show

Age Restrictions: 21 and over

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You may remember Celilo from an earlier post where I praised their thoughtful songwriting and cohesive sound. I can only guess that they have grown more cohesive as they work on their follow up album to 2009’s Bending Mirrors. The album received a fair amount of critical acclaim, and deservedly so.

If you like Bon Iver, Neil Young or The Fleet Foxes, you’ll love this earthy indie-Americana band. Things to look forward to? “Four Fields Up,” a dreamy, moody song and “Street Sweeper,” my favorite Celilo track so far. Many of their songs give a nod to their late drummer, Kipp Crawford. It’s comforting to see the band working through what was assuredly a dark time for them all.

You’ll also most likely hear more new songs from their upcoming album, which was 70% done the last time I saw them. I hope Celilo has added a few more percentage points to that tally.

Put it on your calendar. It’s bound to be a great show!