The Cortez Journal

The Mancos Valley Distillery presents The Lindells and their rock on Saturday, May 30.

Doors open 5 p.m., and music starts 8 p.m., with special guest Stan Davis. Cover charge is $3.

The Lindells have been playing their rock in the West since the early 1980s. Over the past three decades, the duo has released a half-dozen records and played stages from The Steaming Bean coffee house to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. JJ Cale gave his endorsement as he waltzed across the dance floor during their opening slot soundcheck.

Kim Lindell's spellbinding vocals are reminiscent of Margo Timmins, Eliza Gilkyson, Natalie Merchant and Emmy Lou Harris. Chris Lindell's honest vocal style conjures Bruce Cockburn and Richard Thompson. The twin guitars of the duo serve portions of The Sadies and Crazy Horse with a little New Riders for a taste of country twang. The drums and bass are handled by Ole Bye of Vera Chrome and Chuck Barry of The Beautiful Losers Society, respectively.

The two songwriters have a large original catalog of songs evoking desert dreams and high mountain heartache. Imagine Townes Van Zandt sharing a few shots with Kate Wolf backstage at a Cowboy Junkies concert.

Special guest will be longtime friend Stan Davis, of Napa, Calif. Davis has played with The Lindells, The Pond, and The Beautiful Loser Society. His songs sit right along side Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark.

Check out their web page at: http://lindellsmusic.com/index/.