MARC RIBOT (LATE SHOW)
Date and Time
Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Location
Jack London Revue
529 SW 4th Ave.
Portland, OR 97204
Artists / Performers
Event Details
Doors 9:30pm | Show 10pmNotes on Seating: Jack London provides two options. Reserved Seating is purchased on a table-by-table basis in the central part of the venue and is only available for select shows. Seating in the General Admission section is limited, first come first served, and may be standing room only.Inspirational guitarist for Waits, Costello et al steps forward as a dusky singer-songwriter dispensing gnarled 2am wisdom in a variety of genres from desert blues to drum n bass. Uncut MagazineMarc Ribot will release Map of a Blue City on May 23, 2025, via New West Records. Produced and mixed by Ben Greenberg, and built from original sessions with the late Hal Willner alongside intimate home recordings, the nine-song album is Ribots most personal work to date. Best known as a fiercely original guitarist whos collaborated with artists like Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Caetano Veloso, and Marianne Faithfull, Ribot now brings his distinctive voiceboth literally and musicallyto the forefront.While not a traditional singer-songwriter album, Map of a Blue City marks the first time Ribots vocals take center stage, channeling raw emotion, reflection, and wry insight. His original compositions sit alongside a powerful rendition of the Carter Familys When the Worlds on Fire and a haunting interpretation of Allen Ginsbergs 1949 poem Sometime Jailhouse Blues. The album traverses a genre-spanning landscape: roots, bossa nova, no wave, free jazz, noise, and undefinable sounds collide in surprising, soulful harmony.Ribot began writing Map of a Blue City in the 1990s, recording lo-fi demos between other projects. Though decades passed, the songs never left him. I just had an affection for them, he says. Every once in a while I would take another lunge at finishing them. Now fully realized, the album reflects on what it means to be lostemotionally, spiritually, creativelyand the beauty and uncertainty that come with it.Built over nearly 30 years, the record is its own map: one filled with false starts, blind alleys, and newly illuminated paths. Working on this album for so long, Ive seen the world change dramaticallyand not really change at all, Ribot reflects. Some issues are the same as when I started; others I couldnt have dreamt of. Thats why I was so focused on the production. It all boils down to what kind of room the listener feels theyre in. I wanted it to be small enough that you couldnt turn awaybut warm enough to feel like youre hearing it from a friend.
Important Event Information
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