Win Tickets ($40): Cory Wells @ Lola’s Room | Alternative, w/ Born Without Bones, Demon In Me

We are giving away a pair of tickets to Cory Wells @ Lola’s Room  on December 13. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed December 6.



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From our sponsors:
Cory Wells
December 13, 2021
6PM Doors, 7PM Show | $15 ADV $20 Doors | All Ages
More info: mcmenamins.com

Lola’s Room
1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209

COVID Policy:

All attendees must be fully vaccinated for COVID (proof is required via vaccination card or photo of vaccine card on phone), or show proof of a negative PCR COVID test within 72 hours preceding the show. Proof in all cases must be accompanied by photo ID. Full COVID policy here.

CORY WELLS subverts expectations at nearly every turn.

The cover of Wells’ debut album, THE WAY WE ARE, features the Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter perched atop a rusted-out vintage car, calling to mind dusty folk music. Songs like the set-opening “Distant” and “Keiko,” imbued by seemingly effortless musicianship and wistful nostalgia, go a long way toward reinforcing this sonic predilection.

But there’s more to Wells than what you’ll find on the surface. The songwriter grew up playing metal before discovering Dashboard Confessional’s seminal MTV Unplugged 2.0 live album, a record that set him on a hard left turn to creating a more well-worn, earnest style. Even so, he injects the desperation and power of his heavy music background into every note of THE WAY WE ARE – not necessarily in sound, but in spirit.

Across the album’s 12 songs, Wells plays the role of shapeshifter: Just when you’ve got him figured out, he unleashes new musical elements – a ferocious scream (“Walk Away”) that eventually gives way to soaring falsetto (“Cement”), stirring acoustic guitar that crescendos into fiery full-band fare. The ghosts of new-era emo torchbearers (including Dashboard’s Chris Carrabba, a contributor on “Fall Apart”) are alive and well in his lush beds of acoustic-based rock, but Wells isn’t actively summoning them. Rather, he’s a decidedly patient songwriter, waiting for the right time to pair a searing lyric with the throat-shredding vocal performance it demands.

First single “Wildfire” encompasses everything that makes THE WAY WE ARE such a multifaceted collection: sheen-heavy production, urgent rhythms and aching melodies juxtaposed against bright acoustic guitar – and, naturally, a biting narrative.

“I didn’t realize what it was like to really hate anyone until a certain person came into my life and tried to ruin everything I loved,” Wells explains about the song. “Everyone tried to warn me, but I had to learn the lesson for myself.”

Wells launched his solo project in 2017 with his first release for Pure Noise, the How to Tear Apart the Ones You Love EP, and follow-up single “End of a Good Thing” quickly became a viral hit in 2018, racking up millions of YouTube views and Spotify streams and introducing fans around the world to Wells’ storytelling.

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9 Comments

  1. Nicole Tannarome on November 2, 2021 at 3:19 pm

    YESSSS PLEASE!!!!!!!!

  2. Evan David on November 4, 2021 at 3:34 pm

    Like singer songwriters

  3. Carol Trekas on November 4, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    Its my daughters birthday on the 13th and I’d love to take her to this.

  4. Brandon z on November 7, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    Really need the Lola’s stamp on my passport

  5. Carol Trekas on November 11, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    Want to see Born Without Bones please.

  6. Alli on November 16, 2021 at 12:41 pm

    I saw Cory open for another band at the Hawthorne Theater a while back and I immediately liked him and had hoped to see him again! I bought his CD and it was on repeat in my car for a long time.

  7. Cassie on November 16, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    Sweet!:))))

  8. Emma Brockway on November 17, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    i wanna see born without bones so bad

  9. Sadie on November 18, 2021 at 9:03 pm

    I would love to see Cory Wells!

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