First Aid Arts Benefit featuring Joseph
The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
11.30.15
Joseph is the name of a town in eastern Oregon; To a trio of sisters from Portland, it is also the name of their grandfather and a candid, philosophical approach to life. Recently, Joseph has signed with ATO Records and are quickly becoming a gentle force to be reckoned with, growing into a mainstay at Pacific Northwest clubs and theaters. On Monday at the Triple Door, they played in support of First Aid Arts, a local non-profit that provides training and arts-based rehabilitation to trauma victims.
One lonely instrument, an acoustic guitar that Meegan plays, sways one into thinking it will be a night of three-part harmonies fluttering from the stage and into ears with tender whimsy. Indeed, that does happen, along with powerful vocals that fill the room at a moment’s notice. Joseph’s simplicity is their draw. Seeing them for the first time at a Seattle Living Room show, they have moments of genuine connection with the audience and with each other on stage.
Highlighting the night was Andrew Stonestreet’s “Eyes to the Sky,” a simple song with a simple message of fighting through the fray to find hope, even in times of pain and suffering. I will lift up my eyes to the sky, to the sky. Given the themes of the night and what First Aid Arts wants to achieve, it was a genuinely befitting song.
PNW through and through, Joseph is on the rise. That said, they’re probably coming to a town near you soon enough. Catch their show, and thank me later.
For more information about Joseph and their upcoming album, visit their website at thebandjoseph.com.
For more information about local non-profit First Aid Arts, visit www.firstaidarts.org.
Review and photos by Phillip Johnson
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