BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Catie Curtis\nThe Boston-area folk music scene is a vibrant o ne\, boasting a variety of diverse artists. But if pressed to name the r egion's defining musician\, it would have to be singer-songwriter CATIE CURTIS who has called it home for nearly all of her twenty-year music ca reer. Since the release of her last album in 2009\, Curtis has toured ex tensively\, playing a number of diverse venues ranging from Chicago's le gendary Old Town School of Folk Music to the White House. She's also spe nt that time writing and testing out new material\, developing a collect ion of masterfully written lyrics that serve as the heart of her newest record\, Stretch Limousine on Fire (out August 30).On the new album\, Cu rtis\, a Lilith Fair alum who's been dubbed a "folk-rock goddess" by The New Yorker\, delivers some of the finest material of her career: ten or iginal songs that push at her own musical boundaries and explore "the di fficult edges of passing events" in life\, harsh realities that are temp ered with moments of fleeting beauty. This temporary nature of life is a theme that pervades the album from the first notes. Opening song "Let I t Last\, which features folk powerhouse and former tour mate Mary Chapin Carpenter singing harmony\, finds Curtis pleading "I know it can't last /And all I ask is let it last a little longer."The sound\, like the subj ect matter\, is rawer than Curtis' previous work\, which has been featur ed on episodes of Grey's Anatomy\, Dawson's Creek and several other hit shows. "There's a lot of texture that makes you feel like you're really close to it\," she explains. Recorded live in Los Angeles' Stampede Orig in Studio\, Stretch Limousine on Fire harnesses the energy of her concer ts\, thanks in part to a fiercely talented band featuring drummer Jay Be llerose and bassist Jennifer Condos\, both of whom are currently touring as part of Ray LaMontagne's Pariah Dogs. "When Jay Bellerose plays the drums\, he's so tuned in that he's basically an extension of the guitar\ ; sometimes you'll hear a wood knocking sound [on the record] and you do n't know if it's me knocking on the guitar or Jay playing something on t he drums that's very sympathetic with what I'm playing.""My singing was inspired by their playing\," says Curtis of her backing band. "It felt l ike a live performance\, and engineer Ryan Freeland kept it sounding ver y present. [Producer] Lorne Entress and I put a lot of faith in the idea that if we brought together the right people&hellip\;we would have the vibe that we wanted."That vibe is spirited\, unique\, and best embodied by the album's title track. "Stretch Limousine on Fire" is an infectious song whose central image takes on the idea that "when bad things happen \, you sometimes take comfort in realizing they happen to everybody." It 's this portrayal of universal life experiences\, wrapped in Curtis' bra nd of evocative songwriting that won her the 2006 International Songwrit ing Competition\, that appeals to her legions of dedicated fans.With her Aspire to Inspire Endowment providing musical instruments to seven yout h-oriented music organizations\, a busy schedule officiating nontraditio nal weddings\, and the fulltime job of raising two daughters with her pa rtner\, Catie Curtis is stretching her own boundaries to ensure that\, d espite the rough edges in life\, there will always be those moments of b eauty. \;\n&ldquo\;With a clear\, deceptively gentle voice\, she can turn on a dime and thrill the listener with unforeseen power and emotio n.&rdquo\; &mdash\; RollingStone.comDoors open at 7:00pm$18 in advance / $22 at the door\nVisit www.eddieowenpresents.com to purchase tickets. URL:http://duluth.patch.com/events/eddie-owen-presents-at-the-rct-catie-c urtis SUMMARY:EDDIE OWEN PRESENTS AT THE RCT: Catie Curtis LOCATION:Red Clay Theatre: 3116 Main St\, Duluth\, GA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR