McMenamins Al’s Den has got a knack for picking artists to watch and using their residencies to showcase them. For this week in April, Al’s Den is giving us the chance to see a different side of a very talented and familiar face, along with some special guests to play close at hand along the way. Starting tonight, we’ll get a whole seven days to enjoy Mitch Wilson and his sundry sounds.
Many probably recognize Wilson from his time spent in indie rock bands around Portland, like the Deli favorite LiquidLight, but he’s actually got a surprising amount of work under his belt. What many probably don’t know is that on top of being a jazz drummer, he was also one of the founding members of the Taylor Momsen (remember Gossip Girl?) led rock band The Pretty Reckless. Even more than that, he’s performed in the Sting-featuring Broadway show ‘The Last Ship’ and has contributed creatively to the Tony Award nominated Broadway musical ‘A Night with Janis Joplin.’
With all of this artistic output behind him, Wilson has opened up the next music chapter of his life to share with us all. He’ll be the headlining act each night of course, but joining him tonight will be Quiet Type, tomorrow 4.09 with a variety of local special guests for the On Broadway musical theater night, the jazz super group Trad Jazz on Tuesday 4.10, LiquidLight on Wednesday 4.11, Megan Diana on Thursday, Wil Kinky on Friday, and then ending on Saturday 4.14 with S.O.S., A Tribute to the Police.
There’s too much to miss, so be prepared to find your seat for the whole week at Al’s Den.