Soul'd Out Proudly Presents

SATSANG + special guests Tim Snider and Wolfgang Timber

Sat November 20, 2021
( Doors: 8:00 pm ) SHOW: 9:00 pm PST
Star Theater
13 NW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR
Ages 21 and Up
$20.00
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Thanks for the ongoing support and see you in November!
 
SATSANG: A Sanskrit word meaning “in the company of truth.”
 
It’s a beautiful moment when music from the heart and poetry from the soul truly connects with its intended audience. 
 
Satsang’s extraordinary new album, ‘All. Right. Now.,’ Written and recorded during an extended hiatus from the road, finds frontman Drew McManus reconnecting with his Montana roots and exploring a whole new palette of sounds and textures, drawing on classic country and modern Americana to forge a joyful, rustic collection all about letting go and living in the moment. 
 
McManus produced the album himself, and while the songs here are deeply personal, they’re written in a spiritual language that taps into something far more universal, something inherent in the human condition that binds us as brothers and sisters on a shared journey to find ourselves and our place in this world. The arrangements are broad and spacious to match, reflecting the wide-open fields and soaring mountains that surrounded the band during the whirlwind recording process, and the result is a lush, organic collection fueled by acoustic guitars, fiddle, and pedal steel, a warm, inviting record.
 
Though McManus was born in Montana, he actually spent much of his formative years in Des Moines and Chicago. His childhood was troubled, to say the least. After returning to Montana, he got clean and sober, married the woman of his dreams, and launched Satsang with ‘The Story Of You,’ the band’s breakout 2016 debut. Steeped in reggae, hip-hop, and world music, the album was an uplifting affirmation that connected with fans around the globe. They returned  a year later with their similarly successful sophomore effort, ‘Pyramid(s),’ which hit #1 on the Billboard Reggae Chart and #2 on iTunes, and pushed their sound even further with 2019’s ‘Kulture,’ which incorporated a swath of influences from Motown to Tom Petty. Relentless road warriors, the group built a devoted following as they worked their way up from bars and clubs to massive festivals. 

Tim Snider has been touring the world non-stop as the renowned violinist for the American band Nahko and Medicine for the People. Tim not only plays violin but loops guitar, percussion, and vocals into a sound that has been described as a “world-folk hybrid, aimed at the heart the head and the feet.” His individual style of folk-fusion and conscience rock will leave you dancing with a new sense of purpose. Tim has worked with Trevor Hall, Mike Love, Nahko, Satsang, Talib Kweli, Dispatch, Hirie, Cas Haley, and coun
 

 
Satsang
SATSANG A Sanskrit word meaning "in the company of truth." It's a beautiful moment when music from the heart and poetry from the soul truly connects with its intended audience. For Satsang lead singer and songwriter Drew McManus, that moment occurred on a 2018 tour through the Midwest, Northeast and Pacific Coast in which two-thirds of the band's dates sold out. That's when the truth hits home for McManus that his soulful, reggae-infused blend of folk-rock and melodic hip hop and its message of strength, growth and resilience is his testimony to the world - and the world is finally listening.

Satsang, in its few short years, has headlined or shared the stage with the likes of Michael Franti & Spearhead, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Trevor Hall, Wookiefoot and many more. The quartet is currently enjoying the success of its 2019 release, Kulture, a collection of songs representing the culmination of all the band's influences.

"In Kulture, you can hear influences from Motown to 90's hip hop to Tom Petty, but none of it was really intentional," McManus says. "It was just me finally finding my sound. It's authentic. It's the first thing we've made that feels 100 percent like us."

McManus spent most of his life trying to distance himself from his troubled upbringing in Des Moines and Chicago and its cycle of violence, abuse and addiction. McManus, though, would find his peace amid family in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, an oasis that allows him a warm hearth to recharge from the rigors of the road and practice his other passions - painting, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and social activism.

"Home is my heart," McManus says. "When I'm not on tour, I'm a stay-at-home dad with four kids - one of them a baby. My music is the self-reflection of that and the touring is the mirror."

During a month-long backpacking trip in the Himalaya Mountains in 2015, McManus realizes that as part of his recovery from addiction, he must share his life journey in poetry and song to help other lost souls. Songs of surrender, vulnerability and perseverance pour out of him, forming the foundation of Satsang's 2016 debut, The Story of You, highlighted by "I Am", a fan-favorite hymn of self-love that has surpassed two million listens on Spotify.

Satsang's follow up, 2017's Pyramid(s), quickly hit #1 on the Billboard reggae charts and #2 on the iTunes charts, while In Between Another Blink, a six-song EP released in late 2017, also cracked the iTune Top 20 chart. Much of the music on both were written as Satsang toured non-stop in 2016, sometimes before sparse audiences. The songs became a testament to the struggle of sticking to a purpose and believing in the result.

"Pyramid(s) is about building a foundation and not rushing through the difficult parts of growth, accepting that you must learn from all the lessons between the start and finish of the race," McManus says. "It helped that a lot of my friends who were doing well-playing music during this time kept saying, 'You got this, man, you got this.' "

And then, all those shows sold out

 COSMIC SERENITY Based in Hawaii, with roots by way of the swamps of New Orleans, Texas, Colorado & MN, Trill LeBeau of Cosmic Serenity is a conjurer of Musical Alchemy. His sound is where the rhythm and cadence of the Old, triangulate with that of a Star Skipper floating around the cosmos beaming up Fellow Luminous Beings. For your next dosage of Musical Medicine, prepare for Lift off in t-minus Now! Trill is currently on a world tour, also known as.. *The Flowgram* in your area!

When Someone asks Trill, "What kind of music is Cosmic Serenity?" His reply is, "Something Else."

That is because psychedelic rock, punk ska reggae, gypsy folk & Arabic grunge - Fusion; is a bit much. In order to truly grasp the essence of it all, it should be experienced, witnessed, deciphered, and determined for oneself.

Cosmic Serenity toured in Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Colorado, and the Midwest in 2017 in support of their debut EP NEW LEAF. Cosmic Serenity has performed live cameos with Wookiefoot, members of Nahko and Medicine for the People, Jon Wayne and the Pain, Chris Berry, Tubby Love and Amber Lily, and New Reb. They have shared bills with Eoto, Mike Love, Trevor Hall,Yaima, The Polish Ambassador, Satsang, Dustin Thomas and more.