SOU’WESTER EVENTS!

Discover what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!

Sep
16
Sat
Tate Peterson plus MAITA
Sep 16 @ 8:00 pm


Peterson’s solo work reflects the diverse nature of his musical interests; in one set listeners may hear hints of jazz, folk, country, pop, and classic blues mixed together in a way that listeners of any genre can appreciate. www.resolectrics.com
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Portland indie-folk songstress MAITA’s “focused, American realist psalm…sets her far apart from her indie contemporaries (American Standard Time).” Her debut EP, Waterbearer, is a rallying cry for the quiet warrior, the inquisitive seeker and the fierce lover. Produced by Matthew Zeltzer, mixed by John Askew (Neko Case), and featuring some of Portland’s finest musicians—Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie, Loch Lomond), Skip VonKuske (Portland Cello Project), Tucker Jackson (The Minus 5, The Delines), and Matthew Berger (Laura Gibson)—the arrangements on Waterbearer are minimalist yet rich, featuring hypnotic finger-picked guitar patterns flecked with washes of cello and guitar, with MAITA’s haunting melodies and beguiling poetry front and center.

Waterbearer stands as a testament to the beautiful mess that we call life. MAITA is an artist who understands the perilous act of creation and authorship, and we witness her lyrical negotiations of this on Waterbearer—the tenuous line between reverence and doubt, between worship and desecration. Her haunting voice and lush, off-center melodies guide the listener through her musings, at once deliberate and confessional. After years of writing and honing her abilities in private, MAITA has been sharpening her songs on the road, playing over 200 shows—including two month-long European tours—in 2016 and 2017.
MAITA is currently hard at work on her debut full length, which is slated to be released in 2018.
www.maitamusic.com
This event is free and open to the public

Sep
29
Fri
LOSE YR MIND Weekender!
Sep 29 @ 7:00 pm – Oct 1 @ 12:00 pm
Lose Yr Mind is bringing a weekend of rad music, relaxation + community to The Sou’Wester! This event is all ages and features the following music:
 
Friday Sept 29
9pm-10pm Jenny Don’t and The Spurs
8pm-8:40 Nick Delffs
7:15-7:45 AAN (solo performance by Bud Wilson)
 
Saturday Sept 30
SLEEP IN, breakfast, bike rides on the trail, afternoon yoga in the pavilion, free Finnish sauna, beach hangs etc.
 
9pm-10pm Kyle Craft
8:15-8:50 Candace
7:30-8:05 Old Age
6:45-7:20 Sunbathe
6:00-6:35 Matt Dorrien
5:15-5:50 Sama Dams
4:30-5:00 Plastic Cactus
4:00 kickoff / dinner potluck with DJ
 
Sunday Oct 1
noon checkout / possible brunch hangs somewhere? Beach day? Hiking? Make it want you want!
 
*** Important ticketing info ***
Individual tickets for each day of music and weekend passes do not include accommodations at the Sou’wester. Camping spots are still available.
 
Friday TICKETS are $10, Saturday TICKETS are $15 and weekend TICKETS are $20.
Online Ticket sales have ended, but TICKETS WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!
Oct
14
Sat
Sad Night Live
Oct 14 @ 8:00 pm

A night of readings, music, and discussions relating to or inspired by sorrow and miserableness.

This event is free and open to the public

Nov
4
Sat
Ora Cogan plus Tispur
Nov 4 @ 8:00 pm

Ora Cogan combines the intricate guitar picking of Americana with Psychedelic dreamscapes, drawing comparisons to 70’s folk legend Karen Dalton. She has shared the stage with the likes of Grouper & Hope Sandoval while touring extensively in North America, Europe and the UK.

Cogan’s new offering Crickets comes out November 2017. Co-produced with Tom Deis (Uni Ika Ai) in Philadelphia, Crickets inhabits a place between psychedelic folk, dark wave ambient and experimental dream pop. The album features percussionist Dani Markham (TuneYards, Childish Gambino), violinist Russel Kotcher (Chamber Orchestra of NY), and background vocalist Maia Friedman (Uni Ika Ai).

Cogan became a part of Vancouver’s eclectic music scene as a teen. She has collaborated with a multitude of artists including Frazey Ford, Indigenous performance artist Skeena Reece and Austrian Electro-Acoustic artist Daniel Lercher and has performed at Internationally acclaimed festivals such as Treefort, Sled Island, Serralves Festival in Portugal and Torstraßen Festival in Berlin.

“Multi-instrumentalist Ora Cogan makes gorgeous experimental folk compositions laced with hints of psychedelia, chamber pop, and rock.” – She Shreds

“Last month Cogan debuted “The Light,” the first single from her forthcoming release Crickets. It’s notably more up-tempo than her previous work, with heavy synth and multi-layered percussion weaving complex melodies like a spider tending to its web.” – Portland Mercury

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Tispur

This event is free and open to the public

Nov
11
Sat
Bullets & Belles
Nov 11 @ 8:00 pm

Bullets & Belles is Neo Doo Wop Folk. Think Amy Winehouse and Dion & The Belmonts, but also Simon & Garfunkel and Taj Mahal. Their performance effortlessly glides from hard hitting blues, to soulful doo-wop, to traces of country folk. Their sublime three-part vocal harmonies and deeply-felt poetic lyrics, paired with solid rhythms and well thought out vocal arrangements seamlessly bend through the rules of genre while always leaving the audience wanting (and often whistling…)

 

This event is free and open to the public.

Nov
18
Sat
Chris, Petro and The Blowfish Project
Nov 18 @ 8:00 pm

 
Ukrainian-Canadian violinist Petro Krysa feels equally at home playing a concerto in a concert hall or rocking out with a funk band in a nightclub. In addition to being a violinist in the Vancouver Opera Orchestra in Vancouver, BC and the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra in Seattle, he regularly performs with several Seattle bands such as Mts. & Tunnels, Cracker Factory, Abney Park, Every Breath-Tribute to Sting and The Police and others. Mr. Krysa performed in major concert halls of North America, Europe and Asia as well as at classical and jazz festivals nationally and abroad. Petro performs on a rare 300 year old Italian violin made by Alessandro Mezzadri and also a five string electric violin. Most recently he picked up a trumpet and singing as well. Petro divides his busy professional and family schedule between Vancouver, Seattle, Toronto and Lisbon.
 
With a passion for performance and music of all genres Chris Poage has crafted his own brand of artistry and joy.  Chris is the founder and singer for Seattle groups: Panda Conspiracy and Mts. & Tunnels. He also writes songs for various collaborative projects. As a side man he has worked with Melissa Etheridge, Nneka, Jason Webley, Oliver Mutugutzi, Blake Lewis, Publish the Quest, YAR and more!
 
Chris and Petro met in the spring of 2015 during a jam session at one of Seattles hottest live music venues – Seamonster Lounge. There was immediate chemistry that was felt and shortly after Chris invited Petro to sit in with one of his bands Mts & Tunnels. The relationship continued and in the summer of 2016 after several successful shows together and as members of other bands, Petro and Chris decided to go on the road as an electro-acoustic duo. It is during that time that “electro-acoustic-groove-folk” style was invented and “Chris, Petro and The Blowfish Project” was born. Classically trained violinist Petro and Chris, the veteran of Seattle’s rock music scene, fuse together American and Ukrainian folk, Western Classical traditions with a funky, electronic grove. Both Petro and Chris pay multiple instruments and sing.
 
This event is free and open to the public.
 
Nov
23
Thu
GRATITUNES~A Thankful Feast of Music
Nov 23 @ 8:00 pm – Nov 25 @ 10:00 pm

Dec
2
Sat
The Sons of Rainier
Dec 2 @ 8:00 pm

 

The Sons Of Rainier are a recent collaboration of four musicians, Devin Champlin (Gallus Brothers, Crow Quill Night Owls), Dean Johnson (Lowman Palace), Sam Gelband, and Charlie Meyer (both of Honcho Poncho). They formed in a supernatural occurrence at the coziest of dimly lit bars in Seattle and bonded over a shared interest of singing together. The music rests on the foundation of Devin’s songwriting, and is brought forth with warm tube amps, Dean’s unpredictable, weeping guitar lines, a loosely tuned snare, upright bass, and close three part harmonies. It is 45 rpm folk music that is sweet and haunting. It’s a polaroid of a stolen slow dance.

 

This event is free and open to the public.

Dec
16
Sat
3rd Annual Handmade Bazaar
Dec 16 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

3rd Annual Handmade Bazaar at The Sou’wester

We are hosting our 3rd Annual Handmade Bazaar. The sale is on Sat Dec 16th from noon-6pm at The Sou’wester in 4 spaces: the Pavilion (now heated), the Lodge Living Room, Lodge Velvet Lounge Guest Room, and also in our new Art Trailer Gallery with 20 + artists/makers! Lindsie Feathers will be playing live music from 2pm-4pm. The Adrift Hotel & Spa  in Long Beach (409 Sid Snyder Dr, 360-642-2311) will be hosting an artisan bazaar/sale (Christmas Holiday Bazaar w/ Sou’wester) as well on the same day (10am-4pm) and we will partner with them in promotion of both events/sales! Fun!
 
 
 
JULIA BARBEE (Portland, OR)
– artisan fragrances
– objects
http://juliabarbee.com/home
https://www.instagram.com/julia_barbee/
 
LUCY BARNA (Astoria, OR)
– Astoria Makerspace (display)
https://www.astoriamakers.com
https://www.instagram.com/astoriamakers/
 
KYMM BAZE (Long Beach Peninsula, WA)
– distressed frames & handmade signs
 
MISSY BLACK (Astoria, OR)
of Blackloot Jewelry
– handmade electroformed copper jewelry
(Crafted with ethically sourced and high quality materials. Emphasis on opals, turquoise, raw diamonds, and crystals.)
– handstand necklaces (silver and rose gold).
All Handcrafted jewelry to fit every budget.
https://www.blackloot.net/about/
https://www.instagram.com/blackloot_jewelry
 
JOE CHASSE (Long Beach Peninsula, WA)
– sculptural works out of repurposed metals
http://informiorium.blogspot.com
 
HEATHER DOUGLAS of Oscar Astoria (Astoria, OR)
– screenprinted bags
– hand illustrated coloring books
– poetry books
http://oscarastoria.com/shop/
 
DIERDRE DUEWEL (Long Beach Peninsula, WA)
– 8 x 10 mosaic mirrors
 
ANNIE ESKELIN (Ilwaco, WA)
– small boxes & original art
– pendents with seascapes
 
ARI FREITAG (Portland, OR)
– walnut ink
– original drawings and prints
– jewelry
http://cargocollective.com/AriFreitagArt
 
LIZ HARRIS, YELLOWELECTRIC (Astoria, OR)
– silk screened & some hand sewn tee shirts
– records and CDs of mine on other labels as well as those from my own label
– letter press and silk screen prints
– small press book of my art drawings
– little affordable cards from recycled album covers (letter press and offset printed)
http://repeatingpattern.com/drawings.html
https://grouper.bandcamp.com
 
MAMOOK WELLNESS (Seaview, WA)
– wildcrafted wellness products
– original artwork, drawings on paper
http://mamookwellness.com
https://www.facebook.com/mamookwellness/
 

ANDREA MAZZARELLA (Astoria, OR)

– skincare line: organic and essential oils
– solstice/holiday wreaths: 100% biodegradable and local plants
– simple jewelry with amethyst and citrine
 
HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN (Portland, OR)
– Hand Printed “Alternative” Greeting Cards
– Original Art Work
– Wall Tapestries
– Limited Edition prints
PLUS Heather will have a printmaking station, by donation, for visitors to print their own card or poster.
http://www.hardcoremermaid.com
https://www.instagram.com/hardcoremermaid/
 
NATALIE MYERS of Grace Body Essentials (Seaside, OR)
– soaps & sugar polish
– lip balm & forever balm
– organic dog wash
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=grace%20body%20essentials
 
RAINY DAY FARMS (Naselle, WA)
– lavender spritzers and sachets
– Culinary lavender/recipe cards
– Smudge Sticks
http://www.rainydayartistry.com/farm.htm
 
RICCI HANDMADE PAPER (Port Angeles, WA)
– tree-free handmade paper (using rainwater)
– stationery, blank cards, book paper, artist paper
– gift packages
 
CHELSEA ROSE (Astoria, OR)
– crochet baby toys
– crochet hats/headbands/scarves/accessories
– holiday/greeting cards
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtistaLocaStudio?ref=profile_shopicon
 
SAHAR ROSENBAUM (Ocean Park, WA)
– quilts
– fiber art
 
ADA ROSMAN (Hoquiam, WA)
– handmade jewelry inspired by travel
http://www.adarosman.com
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdaRosman
 
DAWN STETZEL (Seaview, WA)
– eco prints on paper (natural pigments)
– journals/sketchbooks/cards
– reversible dog bandanas
https://www.instagram.com/naturenellssister/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/NatureNellsSister?ref=hdr_shop_menu
 
DENNIS THOMAS of Thomas & Son Woodworks LLC
(Warrenton, OR)
– furniture (reclaimed wood and new)
– signs & sandwich boards
– cutting boards and other kitchen items
– woodcrafts
thomasandsonwoodworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Thomas-Son-Woodworks-LLC-1112873028747275/about/?ref=page_internal
 
JOANNE WEBSTER (Long Beach, WA)
– fairy furniture
– fiber jewelry
– felt ornaments
– star-baby pins
 
Sou’wester Swag
– totes, cups, wearables
 
…and more
 

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Dec
29
Fri
Snowblind Traveler
Dec 29 @ 8:00 pm

Matt Dorrien is a songwriter currently living in Portland, Oregon. Having self-released two albums under the moniker Snowblind Traveler, he now looks forward to the premiere of his most personal album to date, which will be released under his own name early next year on the Portland-based label Mama Bird Recording Co. His music has been described as timeless and heartbreaking, and his songs reminiscent of the work of artists like Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, and Carole King: A tribute to the golden age of songwriting.

This event is free and open to the public