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The Armory Music Hall, with Deco Music Group, is proud to present The Takes on February 20th!
Event Details:
Doors Open: 7:00 pm
Colourblind: 7:30-8:15 pm
The Takes: 8:30-10:00 pm
• 18+ General Admission / 21+ VIP Balcony
• Everyone Needs A Ticket To Enter
• No weapons (including pocket knives)
• No outside food or beverage will be allowed in the venue
• Only small handbags and purses up to 9” x 5” are permitted and subject to search
• Please note, there is no re-entry for all patrons who go beyond the smokers corral
• Tickets Are Non-Refundable - If for any reason Artist cancels, tickets will be refunded.
• For more information on VIP & Guest packages, please contact info@decomusicgrp.com
More About The Takes:
Born out of Portland, Oregon, The Takes are a folk rock band making music for the fun of it, creating community wherever they happen to be.
In 2020, Sumner Rahr (guitar/vocals) and Fritz Frerichs (drums) found themselves in Jackson, Wyoming, writing songs together in their living room to pass the time. The result was the “High Lonesome” EP – The band’s first release as a two-piece rock band that skewed psychedelic, taking inspiration from Pink Floyd and The Doors. When asked to play their first live set at a friend’s warehouse, the pair recruited high school friend Phoebe Webb (bass) and Sumner’s brother Guido Rahr (guitar) for a show that made the group want to stick together. Between semesters away at school, the four friends spent their summer and winter breaks playing shows and recording new music, culminating in a move to Berkeley, California. They built a studio and rehearsal space from scratch out of their Berkeley garage and began working on music together, finally in the same place.
On their 2024 EP “Lay Hold,” The Takes delve further into their country/blues rock tendencies, led by Sumner’s raw lead vocal and backdropped by a classic four-piece arrangement of guitar, drums and bass. Drawing from their early psychedelic influences, the band still creates songs the way a jam band would: “Someone comes up with a riff, we’ll start out writing it one way, and as time goes on we’ll change it and change it,” Sumner explains. “We’ll mess around until a song slowly gets shaped out of it.” Similar to the band’s formation, their lyrical themes are organic: the changing of the leaves, flickering lights, relationships that drift apart.
The band’s unbound approach is part of their ethos. Shaped by the Pacific Northwest and its innate rock traditions, The Takes feel most at home in the outdoors, forging songs to soundtrack scenic road trips or nights spent around campfires. “I think our community is less place-based and more so with people who resonate with our same values,” Phoebe says. “Just spending time outside, whether it’s Portland or Jackson or Berkeley.”
After selling out Portland staple Mississippi Studios at the end of last year, The Takes set out on their first headline tour this spring. The 14-date “Desert Mind'' tour culminated in a debut set at BottleRock Napa Valley, followed by their Fairwell Fest debut this summer. Their new “Lay Hold” EP came out in Spring 2024.
More About Colourblind:
Indie Rock based in Bozeman, Montana
Woody Vocals / Keys
Whatup I’m Woody, and I like singing. I grew up playing bluegrass and Texas-style fiddle, then picked up the cello before getting hooked on choir in high school. My heroes when I was young were The Beach Boys, Queen, and The Beatles, so I learned ukulele and piano to cover their work. Luckily I ran into this group of guys, who make it sound a lot better than just me. Now I’m finding new inspiration in Oasis, Peach Pit, and (always) The Beatles.
Sam Guitar / Vocals
Yo! I play guitar. I picked up the instrument thanks to my dad and sister. Music has become a therapy for me, there’s just so much peace and creativity sitting down with a guitar in my hands. My musical palette is all over the place, but I grew up with lots of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. These days I draw inspiration from groups like Mako Road and The Backseat Lovers, but also legends like Neil Young and The Rolling Stones.
Louie Bass Guitar
Howdy! I've been laying down the low end on bass for almost 10 years now, playing in bands most of the time. Drawing inspiration from great session players like Chuck Rainey and Tony levin, and stage wizards like Flea and Joe Dart, I have honed my own style of melodic runs and funk grooves. Along with bass I also play guitar, steel guitar, keys and banjo. When I'm not playing music I'm most likely tearing it up on two wheels.
Cade Drums
I've loved music all of my life, starting piano lessons when I was 5 years old. Once I hit middle school I got my first drum set and haven't looked back since. Though I'm nowhere near their level, I've always looked up to Neil Peart and John Bonham as drummers who were innovative and challenged the status quo. If I'm not drumming you'll find me outside, likely in one of Montana's many rivers fishing.