{"id":11775,"date":"2021-05-28T12:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?p=11775"},"modified":"2022-05-12T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:52:16","slug":"introducing-bridge-city-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/introducing-bridge-city-revival\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Bridge City Revival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Bridge City Revival\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJGQrc4ByoI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Introducing Bridge City Revival&nbsp;<\/em>was recorded in quarantine at Marmoset HQ over the summer of 2020 and highlights artists that have appeared across many projects in our catalog. To bring them together despite the challenges of a global pandemic speaks to the strength and perseverance of our creative community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/farnell-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11904\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/farnell.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?attachment_id=11904#main\" class=\"wp-image-11904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/farnell-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/farnell-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/farnell-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/farnell.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tyrone-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11905\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tyrone.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?attachment_id=11905#main\" class=\"wp-image-11905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tyrone-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tyrone-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tyrone-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tyrone.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/elson-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11906\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/elson.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?attachment_id=11906#main\" class=\"wp-image-11906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/elson-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/elson-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/elson-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/elson.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gus-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11907\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gus.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?attachment_id=11907#main\" class=\"wp-image-11907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gus-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gus-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gus-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gus.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridge City Revival (BCR) is a new soul music collective from Portland, Oregon, brought together by friendship and inspired by the soulful sounds of the 1960s. At the core of the project are bandleader and trumpeter Farnell Newton, guitarist Gus Berry, keyboardist\/bassist Michael Elson, and drummer Tyrone Hendrix. Taking their cues from masters of the style like The Chi-Lites, Otis Redding, The Isley Brothers, Lee Fields, and Sharon Jones, BCR\u2019s sound and rai\u00b7son d&#8217;\u00ea\u00b7tre are encapsulated in their name &#8212; giving new life to great soul music through a distinctly Portland pitch. The result is ample groovy drum breaks, driving bass lines, rhythmic guitar interplay, rolling keyboards, and soulful brass \u2014 a revival of Portland soul music like nothing before it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Redray-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11902\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Redray-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?attachment_id=11902#main\" class=\"wp-image-11902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Redray-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Redray-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Redray-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Redray-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_ural-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11901\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_ural.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?attachment_id=11901#main\" class=\"wp-image-11901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_ural-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_ural-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_ural-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_ural.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_Saeeda-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11900\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_Saeeda.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?attachment_id=11900#main\" class=\"wp-image-11900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_Saeeda-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_Saeeda-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_Saeeda-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_Saeeda.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_arietta-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11899\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_arietta.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/?attachment_id=11899#main\" class=\"wp-image-11899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_arietta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_arietta-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_arietta-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1_arietta.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With their expansive debut release, <em>Introducing Bridge City Revival<\/em> (Infinite Companion, 2021), BCR showcases plenty of their own talents while rolling out the red carpet for some of Portland\u2019s finest. The album features guest performances from legendary Motown drummer Mel Brown, soul legend Ural Thomas, blues singers LaRhonda Steele and Arietta Ward, smooth R&amp;B vocals from Ronnie Wright and Redray Frazier, poetic lyrical mastery from Vursatyl, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Introducing Bridge City Revival<\/em> is an album of connection \u2014 between the past and the present, between fresh and veteran talent, and between you and your favorite pair of dancing shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/store.icrecords.com\/products\/703869-introducing-bridge-city-revival\" style=\"border-radius:6px;background-color:#634b9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pre-Order Vinyl<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/icrecords.ffm.to\/bridgecity\" style=\"border-radius:6px;background-color:#634b9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stream<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/artists\/bridge-city-revival\" style=\"border-radius:6px;background-color:#634b9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">License Music<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing Bridge City Revival&nbsp;was recorded in quarantine at Marmoset HQ over the summer of 2020&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3760,16],"tags":[3762],"class_list":["post-11775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-music","tag-artist-highlights","has-excerpt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tablet_84eab876-c993-46f5-bab1-40e1294be04a.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}