Songwriters to celebrate new albums at Long Beach show

Published 9:00 am Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Casey Neill will play selections from his new album “Sending Up Flares.”

LONG BEACH, Wash. — Musicians and collaborators Jenny Conlee-Drizos and Casey Neill will play a concert together at the Peninsula Arts Center at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Conlee-Drizos, who was a member of the indie rock group The Decemberists for more than 20 years, will play music from her new album, “Tides: Pieces for Accordion and Piano.” The album is comprised of accordion songs written using the seven Greek modes, a group of centuries-old musical scales named for locales in Greece.

Neill, whose narrative songwriting meanders between ballads and high-energy tunes, will play from his new album “Sending Up Flares,” accompanied by Conlee for his set.

Doors open at 3:30 p.m., admission is $20. For more information, visit www.peninsulaartscenter.org.

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