Whitehorse — consisting of married couple Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland — will be at Hill Country on April 4
Hill Country
30 West 26th St.
Thursday, April 4, $10-$12, 9:30
212-255-4544
www.music.hillcountryny.com
www.whitehorsemusic.ca
Many married couples live by the maxim that they should never go to bed angry with each other; Canadian musicians Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet expand that to include never going onstage mad. After first developing successful individual careers, animal activist McClelland and marathon runner Doucet teamed up professionally in 2011 to form the duo Whitehorse. Their second full-length Six Shooter disc, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, was released in the U.S. in January, followed quickly by the live covers EP The Road to Massey Hall. Combining elements of (North) Americana roots rock, acoustic folk, pop, and blues, on The Fate of the World Whitehorse employs sweet harmonies, and some killer guitar solos, on such songs as the hot and steamy “Achilles’ Desire,” the beautiful “Mismatched Eyes (Boat Song),” the jaunty “Peterbilt Coalmine,” and the rocking “Out Like a Lion.” Meanwhile, the EP features unique takes on Neil Young’s “Winterlong,” Blue Rodeo’s “Dark Angel,” Gordon Lightfoot’s “If You Could Read My Mind,” Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” Ron Sexsmith’s “Strawberry Blonde,” and Antoine Gérin-Lajoie’s 1842 “Un Canadien errant.”
TICKET/DRINKS GIVEAWAY: On April 4 at 9:30, Whitehorse will be playing Hill Country Live, the barbecue joint on West 26th St. that also showcases roots rock, Americana, honky-tonk, and folk, and twi-ny has a pair of tickets to give away — and each ticket comes with a free drink as well. Just send your name, daytime phone number, and all-time-favorite Canadian musician to contest@twi-ny.com by Monday, April 1, at 5:00 to be eligible. All entrants must be twenty-one years of age or older; one winner will be selected at random.