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SUMMARY:Griffin House
DESCRIPTION:7pm doors – 8pm show | $20 adv. – $25 day of\n\n“If yo
 u are looking to be blown away by raw talent\, then look no further than
  Griffin House.” —American Songwriter\n\n“Rising Star” is not a 
 phrase one would normally use to describe an artist like Griffin House\,
  who has been touring for more than 15 years and has recorded over 12 st
 udio albums.\n\nThe title of House’s upcoming release\, Rising Star\, 
 references the first track on the album which tells the story of a chara
 cter who moves to Music City\, like so many do\, with a guitar and a dre
 am. Although not intended to be autobiographical\, the listener gets the
  sense that this comical and fictitious tale could hardly have been wove
 n by someone without a similar life experience to the protagonist in Ris
 ing Star.\n\nIndeed\, House’s story began in much the same way. Moving
  to Nashville as a young man in 2003 with not much more than a guitar an
 d a handful of songs\, he took a part time job downtown at a Broadway gi
 ft shop\, biding his time before he caught his big break. That big break
  came after just a few months\, in the form of a phone call from Island 
 Def Jam Records\, which jumpstarted his career and led to him signing wi
 th CAA and Nettwerk Records.\n\nAfter that\, things happened quickly for
  House. His 2004 debut album Lost and Found was lauded by music critics 
 such as Bill Flanagan (Executive VP MTV/VH1 Networks) who featured House
  on the CBS Sunday Morning show as one of the “best emerging songwrite
 rs.” He began touring\, opening for acts like John Mellencamp and The 
 Cranberries\, and found himself meeting people like Bruce Springsteen an
 d Willie Nelson. By all accounts\, House seemed poised to be more of an 
 “overnight success” rather than a ”rising star”… but that’s 
 not exactly how things turned out. “I’ve been a “rising star” fo
 r the past 15 years” House jokes\, “It’s a slow rise.”\n\nAlthou
 gh House has enjoyed plenty of success as national headliner for over a 
 decade and has earned a great deal of respect as a well-known performer 
 and singer-songwriter\, he seems to not take himself or his career in th
 e music industry too seriously.\n\nNow married\, sober\, and a father\, 
 House has learned to balance his career by making his family and his sob
 riety his first priority. He pays tribute to his wife and children with 
 When The Kids Are Gone\, a song about watching his daughters grow up and
  imagining he and his wife as empty nesters.\n\nThere’s a sense of lig
 htness in his new record\, which comes across particularly in the first 
 few tracks\, such as in Mighty Good Friend\, where you can hear his daug
 hters on the recording\, and the tongue-in-cheek humor in 15 Minutes of 
 Fame.\n\nHouse acknowledges that his new album is a collaborative effort
 . “I teamed up with my old buddies Paul Moak and Ian Fitchuk who helpe
 d me make my very first record Lost and Found.It was so good to reunite 
 with them and work together again.” he says. “It’s amazing to watc
 h these guys I started out with in the very beginning who are now world 
 class musicians and producers winning Grammys. This album seemed to come
  together with a little more grace and ease than records I’ve made in 
 the past\, and I think so much of that is attributed to how good the peo
 ple I got worth with on this record are\, they all just happen to be rea
 lly good friends too.”\n\nSeveral songs on House’s album are also co
 -writes with friends\, fellow Nashville musician Brian Elmquist (The Lon
 e Bellow) and Joy Williams (The Civil Wars)\, and longtime collaborator 
 Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow).\n\nOLS Covid-19 Protocols:\n\nWe are very exci
 ted to begin hosting live music shows again in our listening room. OLS i
 s committed to providing a safe environment for all who work\, listen\, 
 or perform live music in our venue. Because our venue is so small\, we w
 ill require all staff\, volunteers\, performers\, and patrons to show pr
 oof of full vaccination against COVID-19 when they attend OLS events AND
  to wear masks indoors unless they are actively drinking\, eating\, or p
 erforming.\n\nProof of vaccine must come directly from the health care p
 rovider that performed the vaccination and can be a photo or physical co
 py of the vaccination card or record with an accompanying photo ID. Full
  vaccination means that the date of the performance you are attending is
 :\n\n* at least 14 days after your second dose of an FDA or WHO authoriz
 ed two dose COVID-19 vaccine\, or\n\n* at least 14 days after your singl
 e dose of an FDA or WHO authorized single dose COVID vaccine.\n\nWe hope
  we can ease these restrictions once further progress has been made redu
 cing transmission of the virus. Until then we greatly appreciate your pa
 tience and cooperation.\n\nOne Longfellow Square does not assume liabili
 ty\; the ticket holder will assume all risks involved. By purchasing a t
 icket to this event you agree to assume full liability for any risks inc
 urred before\, during and after the event and agree to the current Terms
  of Use.
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LOCATION:181 State St.\, Portland\,  Maine  04101\,  US
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