Blitzen Trapper To Make Theatrical Debut With ‘Wild And Reckless’

 Blitzen Trapper will make their foray into the world of theater with Wild and Reckless, a new concert event written and performed by the band that will have its world premiere at The Armory in Portland, OR. The band has already recorded a limited-edition LP soundtrack for Wild and Reckless that will be available exclusively at performances and Entertainment Weekly has premiered the song “Love Live On” today which can be heard below. Co-directed by The Armory’s Associate Artistic Director Rose Riordan and Production Manager Liam Kaas-Lentz, Wild and Reckless will run on the U.S. Bank Main Stage for 28 performances. Preview performances begin March 16; the opening night/press night is March 24; and regular performances run through April 30.The band will be joined on stage by New York-based actor Laura Carbonell, making her debut at The Armory, and Portland-favorite Leif Norby.

Blitzen Trapper mined their lyrical storytelling and Oregonian roots to create a story for the stage that fuses the energy of a rock concert with the imaginative possibility of the theater. Wild and Reckless traces the unforgettable tale of two kids on the run, in a futuristic vision of Portland’s past. This sci-fi dystopian love story features a rock score that marries previously unreleased songs with favorites from the band’s catalog, including “Black River Killer” and “Astronaut.” Portland Center Stage at The Armory commissionedWild and Reckless as the second world premiere in its new “Northwest Stories” series, dedicated to developing and producing stories about, or by artists from, the northwest region.

The band has recorded a limited-edition LP soundtrack of 10 songs that will be featured in the world premiere stage production. 500 vinyl and 500 CD copies will be available for sale exclusively at The Armory during performances only. The LP will include seven unreleased songs and three numbers from the band’s catalog: “Black River Killer” from the 2008 album Furr; “Below the Hurricane” from the 2010 album Destroyer of the Void; and “Astronaut” from the 2011 album American Goldwing (all three tracks courtesy of Sub Pop Records). The new tracks were recorded by Gregg Williams; mixed by James Brown at The Union, NY; and mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering. The vinyl was pressed at Cascade Record Pressing in Milwaukie, OR.

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