The Purple Party is crossing America and landing in Seattle!

For 6 years Ben Umbreit has been touring the southeast United States, throwing what is quickly becoming a legendary Prince tribute party, and now he's headed west. The main feature of his Purple Party is his immense video collection, which he worked on for over 5 years before throwing his first event. He also likes to add additional Princely elements to his parties, such as purple pancake bars, dance offs, costume contests, guest performers, poi spinners, photo booths, themed drinks and more!

The upcoming event in Seattle will feature a very special live performance from the extremely talented Hilary Scott.
You can look her up at www.HilaryScott.com

Check out Ben's website at www.25shadesofpurple.com for more info.

When: Wednesday, July 19th (Doors open at 7:30 pm)

Who: 21 and up

Where: The Sunset
5433 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, Washington 98107

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at http://www.ticketweb.com/...ectionData

About Hilary Scott:

Indie-Americana singer-songwriter Hilary Scott released her latest album, Freight Train Love, in November. Since its release, the album – which was recorded with Grammy-award-winning musicians in Los Angeles, has grabbed the attention of reviewers from Billboard, No Depression, Maverick, and many more. A common theme among the reviews is expressed well by Joe Montague of Riveting Riffs: “Hilary Scott has been a secret that has been kept from too many for far too long…” Scott, whose voice has been described as “absolutely extraordinary in its emotional greatness” (Italian producer Euro Ferrari) writes songs that hit where it hurts so good: the hearts and minds of a steadily growing and extremely loyal fanbase.

While driving from a show in Memphis to a radio appearance in Knoxville in May, Hilary received news that her recent vinyl release, Flowers on Mars, had won “Americana/Folk Album of the Year” from the Rural Roots Music Commission of the National Traditional Country Music Association. Flowers on Mars displays some of the best of Scott’s songwriting, singing, musical, and arranging talent. Aarik Danielsen of The Columbia Daily Tribune notes, “…the record allows for big, buoyant moments, as well as intricate, intense sounds. All the material is unified by Scott’s vocals, which grow richer and lovelier as time passes.” This year, the Rural Roots Music Commission has once again honored Hilary by awarding Freight Train Love “Vintage Folk Album of the Year”!

Scott and drummer/husband AJ Gennaro are dedicated to nearly-nonstop touring to promote Freight Train Love, recorded with Johnny Lee Schell (Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal,) and featuring multiple Grammy-award winning musicians and hit songwriters. In his review of Freight Train Love in Midwest Record, Chris Spector also sums up nicely: “Hilary Scott has a sharp pen, a smoking voice, and more soul than a white girl…should have.”

Hilary Scott’s career has included co-writes with some of the best living songwriters, tours in the U.S., U.K., Europe and Asia, various awards, and with the help of indie label Belltown Records, the release of ten albums. Hilary Scott’s music is featured on the sound track of a video that went viral. Annie Hart, then of The Bill Foundation (a well-known dog rescue organization) used Hilary’s version of John Hiatt’s “Have a Little Faith in Me” to accompany the video of Gideon the pit bull’s rescue, which was featured on Huffington Post, the L.A. Times, and countless other domestic and international publications. The video has well over 2,000,000 views and counting.

With momentum growing, and more people learning about Hilary Scott (with ONE “L”) and her music everyday, the most important thing to Hilary remains her ability to reach fans one-on-one. She works rigorously to do this, performing at house concerts, festivals, and venues of every nature year-round in her extensive tours. “Singer-songwriter Hilary Scott has been a reliable road warrior and something of an international darling, taking her talents to Asia, Europe and various other points across the United States in search of artistic satisfaction and in service of her songs. Amid a melange of time zones, international date lines, languages and suitcases, Scott has earned the trust of her audiences through the power of her soulful voice, an instrument which has not only united these disparate settings but also distinctive genres such as pop, rock, blues and jazz.” (Aarik Danielsen, Columbia Daily Tribune). Read more about Hilary’s story and her name in My Story.

AWARDS and Nominations

Nominated twice in the 2017 Just Plain Folk Awards in the Female Singer-Songwriter Category for her songs "Labor of Love" and "Untitled"

Best Song win for “And Just”, Festival Degli Autori international division, Sanremo, Italy

Best Local Musician 2005 and 2006, Inside Columbia Magazine

2014 Americana/Folk Album of the Year, Flowers on Mars, Rural Roots Music Commission of the National Traditional Country Music Association

Freight Train Love album awarded 2015 Vintage Folk Album of the Year from the Rural Roots Music Commission of the National Traditional Country Music Association

“Didn’t Make It Alive” – Semi-finalist in the UK Songwriting competition 2014

[Edited 6/13/17 12:39pm]