(What, did you think we were reviewing this because I was dying to talk about cheese?). The Helio Sequence is a duo comprised of singer/guitarist Brandon Summers and keyboardist/drummer Benjamin Weikel, who drummed for Modest Mouse during Jeremiah Green's leave of absence. And now that we've pretty thoroughly unpacked the mysterious qualities of cheese and devised a foil to offset its destabilizing properties (as in, my personal disdain for cheese would have pulled the rating unconscionably low otherwise), we can discuss the quality of the music outside of its cheesiness, which is actually not bad. Now that we've articulated a sort of sliding-scale, individually specific model of cheese appreciation, I can go on record as saying, without it being taken as a putatively objective value judgment: The Helio Sequence's Love and Distance is fucking cheesy. Once you have your personal cheese affinity rating nailed down, add or subtract it to the rating above in order to determine the rating for The Helio Sequence's Love and Distance that best suits you. Here, -5 will signify that you have a deep-seated anathema for cheese, and +5 will indicate a deep-seated appreciation. So, what you'll need to do is consider your own personal affinity for cheese, which can be measured by any number of factors: How well do you like Liberace? Notoriously bad sitcoms? Black velvet paintings, preferably of Elvis, bullfighters, or Elvis fighting a bull? Do you enjoy "theme restaurants," especially if the theme is indeterminate and mainly involves a glut of random pop cultural detritus hanging from the walls? Next, rate your affinity for cheese on a scale ranging from -5 to +5. Numbers are stately and immutable in their absolute precision, they limn what is, for all intents and purposes, a personal judgment (one heavily influenced, in this case, by my own relationship with cheese, which is not what one would call "close") as an objective, universal one. See that rating up there? Numerical ratings are troublesome. But it is important within the context of this review, because your relative lactose tolerance is going to drastically influence your response to this record. Cheese, by its very nature, is frivolous. Cheese is grandiose, and not afraid to be maudlin- there is no obfuscation with cheese, no artful hedging of bets: Cheese is heart-sleeved and money-mouthed, and it dares you to insult it for being what it proudly proclaims itself to be. It storms in through the front door in a sequined tuxedo with lace cuffs, recites a ribald limerick and spikes the punch with peppermint schnapps. It does not slip in, fashionably late, through the side entrance. For another: Cheese is ostentatious, the dubious life of the party. For one: Cheese is earnest, although not everything that's earnest is cheesy. Like postmodernism, grace, or pornography, we know cheese when we see it, and can list its qualities all day without attaining its complete essence. I now ask: What's cheese? Cheese is difficult to pin down. Most shows sold out the past two years.Biggie once asked: "What's beef?" (and unfortunately, he found out). Finally, we decided to focus on Americana music for 2023 and are proud to feature a mix of country and folk artists from Nashville, Texas, New Mexico, Los Angeles, Boise and of course, Oregon. and we’ll wrap up by 8:30 p.m.Īmericana focused. And the “doors” will now open at 4:30 p.m., shows will start at 6:00 p.m. We decided to make another change for this year family-friendly pricing - and earlier shows! Advance tickets will be $15 for adults, $7.50 for youth and free for ages 5 and under. We’ve changed the stage and seating location each year and we’re excited about this year’s set-up on the Great Lawn, surrounded by the farm animals, u-cut flowers, u-cut berries and the farm store, bar and grill.įamily friendly. We’ve made some changes for 2023 we’re pretty excited about, so please read on. We’re biased but we think summer nights in Portland don’t get much better - sharing good food and drinks with friends and family while taking in some live music on Sauvie Island.
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