9/22/06 :: M.Ward & Portatasic

Posted by Callie Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:11:19 GMT

M.Ward & Portastatic @ Hailey’s in Denton,TX

Doors :: 9pm

Cover :: adv – $12 dos – $14

“M. Ward” is the stage name of Portland, Oregon based singer-songwriter”—Matt Ward”. Ward’s solo career began in 2000 when Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb took a shine to his music and released Ward’s debut disc, Duet For Guitars #2, on Gelb’s Ow Om label. End Of Amnesia, Ward’s introspective 2001 sophomore effort, sounds like it was recorded in a dusty attic between ancient steamer trunks and long-forgotten dress dummies. Ward is at a loss to explain the origin of his singing voice, a three-pack-a-day rasp that sounds like it should come from a 75-year-old Mississippi Delta bluesman.