Whitney Walker w/ special guests / The Mighty Calm / Alex Keaton – Portland, ME

Whitney Walker w/ special guests / The Mighty Calm / Alex Keaton

live at the Apohadion Theater October 17 2024

doors 8pm / $15-20 sliding scale / all ages

107 Hanover St, Portland Maine

ABOUT WHITNEY WALKER:Whitney Walker began his music career playing gutter blues in the Pacific Northwest during the mid nineties. His early band, Pay The Coyote, cut their teeth in the local dive bar circuit. Walker has spent the last couple of decades playing countless solo shows throughout the country and in almost as many bands (Happy Inside, Dixon Bendejo Trash, Arthur C. Lee & Whit Walker, For Morning). In 2005, Walker’s life veered way off track when he began using drugs, which led to a life-long addiction struggle, divorce, custody battles, and even gang violence. His life went so far off track that by 2009, Walker found himself homeless in Portland, Oregon, living under an overcoat in Laurelhurst Park. This pattern would continue throughout Walker’s adult life.Whitney’s life brought him front and center to the suffering of the destitute, thejunkies and addicts, thieves and even gangsters. His music career ultimately became fully derailed when Whit’s life became occupied with a steady stream of tribulations, trials, and tragedies, all of which would finally, after many years, become the foundation for Whitney’s new material, but his battle took a turn for the worst in 2009 when he attempted suicide by stabbing himself in the heart multiple times, leading to two open heart surgeries and a month-long coma.Walker was finally able to turn his life around in 2011 by getting sober. He then became a social worker and now helps addicts find treatment and rehabilitation. In 2014, Walker became friends with Will Bradford, bandleader of SeepeopleS, and during the recent Covid lockdown, Bradford and his band mates, alongside Whit’s current bandmates and extended musical family (including legendary baritone saxophonist, Dana Colley of Morphine), helped him bring his songs to life. Whitney Walker recently released his debut album under his own name, ‘A Dog Staring Into A Mirror On The Floor’ (RascalZ RecordZ, 2023) to wide critical acclaim. The album would end up being featured by Paste, Glide, Chorus FM and many more. Whitney and his band are currently recording the follow up album, due for release in 2025. The album features members of Morphine, SeepeopleS, theWorst, and more. For more info on Whitney Walker, upcoming tour dates and release news, please visit:solo.to/whitneywalker