The Paperboys at SJCT Saturday
Posted August 20, 2015 at 5:45 am by Tim Dustrude
The Paperboys – Contributed photo
Eclectic Folk-Rock from Canada August 22
The Paperboys of Vancouver, B.C. do not deliver your typical folk music. Their sounds are more like putting rock, folk, pop, world and roots music into a blender to create a smoothly fused one-of-a-kind concoction.
Friday Harbor gets the chance to meet these Canadian friends when the band plays at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, August 22 at 7:30 pm.
Lead singer Tom Landa (born in Mexico to a Canadian mother of Irish ancestry) formed the band in 1992. Armed with a dozen self-penned tunes and a lot of drive and ambition, he found a group of musicians who shared common musical interests; they recorded their first CD and set out to tour across Canada in a used van they bought for five hundred bucks. What has happened since is seven albums, countless tours of North America and Europe, TV and movie appearances, movie scores, industry accolades, rave reviews by press and media, and several music awards, including Canada’s version of the Grammy, the Juno Award.
The Seattle Weekly described the band’s music as “like Guinness with a tequila chaser while listening to an Americana jukebox. Or a place where Irish, Mexican and roots music collide.”
The Business Partner for the evening is Heritage Bank. Tickets are $25 for adults; $12 for student reserved, with $5 student RUSH at the door. The SJCT box office is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or buy online at www.sjctheatre.org.
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