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eTown Live Taping with The Deslondes and Bonnie Paine
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Doors: 6 p.m. Show: 7 p.m. All Ages Welcome No Refunds or Exchanges We are committed to making eTown accessible to all. If you have ADA needs or require accommodations, please contact us in advance, and we will gladly work with you to ensure a comfortable experience. With every eTown ticket purchase, you're supporting the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. eTown donates $1 per ticket to Conscious Alliance, aiding hunger relief, youth programs and sustainable solutions for the Oglala Lakota Nation. About The Deslondes: When the Deslondes recorded their new covers album, they didn’t want to simply exalt their heroes and catalog their influences. They wanted to give their friends a boost as well. The poignant and powerful Don’t Let It Die Vol. 1 includes new interpretations of old songs by artists who’ve guided the band for years, including Swamp Dogg, Johnny Cash and Clifton Chenier, alongside new songs by peers, tourmates and collaborators, including Nick Woods, Pat Reedy and the Kernel. “We have so many friends who are songwriters, and we just love their music so much,” says John James Tourville, who plays guitar and occasionally the fiddle. “Riley and Dan are always kicking around awesome, inspiring old songs for us to do, but for this album we really wanted to do some friend songs, too.” Don’t Let It Die maps out a community of likeminded musicians given to hopping trains, crowding tour vans and blurring the lines between styles and scenes. “These songs are very much a close part of our lives,” says Riley Downing, who sings and usually plays guitar. “They’re all part of our circle, this big organism that keeps influencing itself. It’s mysterious, though, which musicians get heard and which ones don’t. I think we’re in a good position to tip our cap to the friends we look up to, and hopefully it will benefit our buddies. Hopefully this album will encourage people to go down those rabbit holes.” Opening with the nuclear-fallout lament “The World Beyond” and ending with the pleading “Don’t Let It Die,” the album feels like a full-circle moment, reconnecting the band with the spirit that first brought them together. More than a typical covers record, Don’t Let It Die is filled with departures, reunions and reflections on life spent between the road and home. Songs like Kiki Cavazos’ “I’m Gone,” Clifton Chenier’s “I’m Coming Home” and Nick Woods’ “Family” speak to restlessness and belonging in equal measure. The album also traces the band’s roots back to New Orleans and Deslonde Street in the Ninth Ward, where their community of musicians first took shape. “We’d all hang out around the fire in the backyard and trade songs,” says Sam Doores. “Deslonde became a hub for our little misfit community of traveling musicians.” Years later, the band reunited there in January 2025 to record these sessions, finally making music on the very street that gave them their name.
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Recorded to tape during a rare New Orleans snowstorm, Don’t Let It Die carries a warm, live-in-the-room feeling throughout. The sessions stretched late into the night, with performances captured whenever inspiration struck. “We were all stuck inside together, but everything felt very cozy and comfortable,” says Dan Cutler. That closeness runs through the album, which balances intimate performances with a wider reflection on uncertainty, community and survival. “Ending with ‘Don’t Let It Die’ felt hopeful,” says Tourville. “We’re not an overtly political band, and we’re not trying to preach to anybody, but that felt like the right vibe.”
About Bonnie Paine:
Bonnie Paine is a luminous force in contemporary roots music, known for performances that feel both intimate and electrifying. Celebrated as the ethereal voice and multi-instrumentalist behind Elephant Revival, Bonnie has captivated audiences with her unique songwriting on cello, musical saw, guitar and various percussion instruments; from big calf skin bass drums to djembe, to her signature snared electric washboard and stomp box. She has shaped a sound that blends Americana, Indie Art Rock, Acoustic Folk, Alternative and Celtic influences into something deeply transportive and soul-stirring.
On May 8, 2026, Bonnie stepped into a new light with the release of her highly anticipated debut solo album, Unseen, weaving together an intimate collection of melodies that are as haunting as they are restorative.
Her songs carry a rare kind of authenticity: earthy yet ethereal, grounded yet expansive. Her voice moves effortlessly from tender vulnerability to soaring, spine-tingling power. There’s a natural, almost elemental quality to her singing, as though it rises from the landscapes that inspire her. Whether delivering a hushed ballad or an impassioned anthem, she invites listeners into a space of reflection, connection and awe.
Born in the Oklahoma countryside and rooted in the mountains of Colorado, Bonnie’s songwriting is deeply influenced by the geography of the heart and the natural world. Her sound is richly layered yet beautifully uncluttered, allowing harmonies and acoustic textures to breathe. Lyrics unfold poetically, creating music that feels like a journey through both inner and outer landscapes. In every note, Bonnie radiates sincerity and creative courage. Her artistry doesn’t just entertain; it uplifts, awakens and reminds listeners of the quiet magic woven through everyday life.
As a multi-instrumentalist, her performances feel alive and organic. There’s a sense of joyful spontaneity in the way she inhabits the stage, balancing playful charisma with deep emotional presence. Bonnie’s concerts move like a living soundtrack: part stripped-down vulnerability, part slow-burn crescendo, part rhythmic propulsion.
While she has long been a collaborative force in the indie-folk scene, she has shared that her most fleshed-out musical concepts come to her in solitude. Now, that inner world takes center stage. Marking a major milestone in her career, this new chapter invites listeners into an intimate, evocative space where her warmly haunting vocals and intricate arrangements, refined through years of world travel and creative exploration, finally find a home of their very own.
