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Lavender Country Valentine’s Concert
February 11, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a re-discovered treasure. Washington State’s Patrick Haggerty released the remarkable self-titled album Lavender Country in 1973. It’s a breezy, old-school-outlaw country record that’s since been tagged as the first of its kind recorded by an openly gay man. The 10-song collection, put together with the help of the Seattle gay and lesbian community, sold 1,000 copies at the time, but the 2014 reissue by the North Carolina label Paradise of Bachelors has contributed to an unexpected resurgence. These songs are played with a great 70s country twang, and their politics resonate way past the final notes, especially in today’s culture of expanding equalities. Patrick is also the subject of the a new documentary of the same title. We are honored to host this special event. $10 Donation. Watch and listen to Lavender Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cZwFELyOCo. http://pitchfork.com/features/interview/9373-lavender-country/. Read more: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/lavender-countrys-40-years-of-pride/Content?oid=19946421
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