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SUMMARY:Magic Bag Presents: Damien Jurado wsg St. Yuma
DESCRIPTION:Shows Are Standing Room OnlyPlay on\, theres no such thing as b
 etter days\, Damien Jurado sings on Roger\, the sweeping wash of a song th
 at opens Reggae Film Star\, his 18th full length album and second release 
 from Jurados own Maraqopa Records label. But as he enters his 25th year as
  a recording artist\, its clear these are\, at the least\, very good days 
 for Jurado on the creative front. In these 12 songs\, which evoke half-rec
 alled dreams and overheard conversations\, the cosmic rushes headlong into
  the autobiographical and specific moments on the clock fade from past to 
 future to scenes set only in the eternal now. Playing out like a backlot d
 ocumentary filmed on the location of an unnamed TV or film setmaybe a sitc
 om taping\, or perhaps its a low budget science fiction B-movie\, or could
  it be a talk show?the album is populated by performers awaiting call time
 s\, camera operators praying for their shot\, and studio audiences rapt wi
 th anticipation. The stars here eschew glitz and glamor. Instead\, they wa
 nder grocery stores and parking lots in the verdant Pacific Northwest and 
 the desert Southwest\, looking for payphones and a sense of purpose. Produ
 ced by Jurado with multi-instrumentalist Josh Gordon and recording enginee
 r Alex Bush at Sonikwire studio in Irvine\,CA\, Jurados home away from hom
 e and musical headquarters\, the records compositions are among the most m
 usically rich in his vast discography\, encompassing romantic AM gold\, 60
 s psychedelia\, driving rock s unmistakable voice\, at once intimately pre
 sent and ghostly\, grounded in the here and now but capable\, at any momen
 t\, of drifting off into the divinatory. Following threads established by 
 2021s The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania\, the album sees Jurado embracing
  his auteur era\, penning vignettes that arrive with little fanfare and de
 part quicker than you might suspect\, only to linger long after they wrap.
  Seeking a skeleton key to decipher the action is beside the pointJurados 
 songs are worlds meant to be lived in\, not picked apartbut on the beatifi
 c single What Happened To The Class Of 65? the singer imagines himself as 
 both the viewer and the viewed\, the eye behind the camera and its subject
 . This emotional and spiritual transference animates Reggae Film Star. Lik
 e a masterful director\, Jurado offers motivation to the listener\, starin
 g unblinkingly from the mise-en-scne in your mind. Look into the camera\, 
 he commands on The Day Of The Robot\, One more time with anger/And sadness
 /I believe you. A quarter-century in\, Jurado remains gripped by his visio
 ns and driven by an unmatched creative drive. Reggae Film Star is one of D
 amien Jurados finest works to date\, a stunning new feature from one of in
 die rocks most cinematic figures. Here on this sound stage\, you are the c
 amera\, you are the scene\, you are the setting\, and you are the viewer. 
 Please try not to blink.-Jason P. Woodbury *All shows are General Admissio
 n. *All shows are standing room only unless otherwise noted. *You will nee
 d your Valid Picture ID should use wish to consume adult beverages. *Ticke
 t purchasers will be scanned-in when the Magic Bag doors open on your even
 t day. *Please refer to the event listing for any age restrictions. *Inclu
 ded in your fee is a 3 % credit card processing fee.
LOCATION:The Magic Bag\, 22920 Woodward Avenue\, Ferndale\, MI\, 48220\, Un
 ited States
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