Sam Tudor

Sam Tudor & Wallgrin perform live at the Fox Cabaret. Special guests TBA. Doors at 7, music at 8:00. Tickets available on line and at the door. WALLGRIN is the experimental pop project of Vancouver-based composer, improviser, vocalist and violinist Tegan Wahlgren. Drawing from an array of musical influences — including a background in fiddling and choral singing — Wallgrin’s sound moves between lush string-based orchestration, beat-driven pop and ornate vocal arrangements. Their spirited and raw live performances have led them to perform at Tallinn Music Week, FOCUS Wales, Western Front, and the Vancouver Queer Arts Festival, as well as alongside artists such as Okkyung Lee, Jenny Hval and Nicole Lizée. SAM TUDOR is both an individual and a d.i.y musical collective effort. The underpinnings of the songs are genre-less; jazz players join forces with Eno inspired beats while acoustic guitars meet distorted synths. What unifies the project is Tudor’s distinct voice: a sandy, melancholic narrator, leaning in close with writing that is one part confessional and cathartic outpouring, one part sing-able pop. The band's latest album Two Half Words received critical acclaim from outlets such as VICE, KEXP, EXCLAIM and more. The Georgia Straight calls the band “a gem, with a penchant for everything left field”.