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Lars is a singer-songwriter and musician from Philadelphia. Their music is a deeply personal journey through the realms of self-discovery and acceptance. Lars weaves together melodic loops that serve as a backdrop for narratives exploring the intricacies of their experience as a black trans person. Through soulful compositions and genre-defying exploration, they invite listeners into a world where themes of identity, spirituality, and resilience intersect. Instagram | Spotify
Bren is a freshly Philly-based singer/songwriter writing cathartic pop tunes from a punk heart. Having moved over 10 times in her life, dropping out of college, ending and starting new relationships, Bren knows a thing or two about unexpected change. Breaking through self-doubt is a common theme throughout her writing. Distilling influences ranging from Elliott Smith to Mitski to the Pixies, Bren’s music shares familiar sentiments of vulnerability and introspection, serving as your companion for feelings you may not have even realized you had. Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
Through 4 full length albums and 2 EPs Covenhoven has forged a signature style; layered acoustic arrangements that roll with momentum into orchestral peaks, accompanied by lyrics that contrast hard-won wisdom with the inherent hope of the natural world—from Big Sur to his native Colorado.
Covenhoven’s latest album, IV (released in October 2021), is his most collaborative and rock forward to date—taking a producing partner in Ben Wysocki of the Fray, who also performs on the album. IV features over a dozen musicians including Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov, Luke Mossman of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, and Bluebook’s Julie Davis.
Covenhoven’s live performances capture the spirit of his recordings—whether its conjuring cascading loops in his solo shows or backed by a full band—Covenhoven’s sound fills the breadth of outdoor spaces, auditoriums and club stages.
Regularly touring the United States and Canada, Covenhoven has shared the stage with Grammy winners and nominees S.Carey (Bon Iver), Jose Gonzalez, Gregory Alan Isakov, and John Paul White (Civil Wars). Covenhoven has also performed with genre bending artists Lord Huron, Leif Vollebekk, Joshua James, Blind Pilot, Esme Patterson, Rayland Baxter, John Craigie, Elephant Revival, Daniel Rodriguez, Shook Twins, Reed Foehl, Rainbow Girls, Courtney Marie Andrews, Joan Shelley and host of others.
Jake Klar is an artist based in Turners Falls, MA. His songs showcase an ongoing collection of life’s lyric moments, both the eccentric and the daily. Klar rides on the Americana tradition of storytelling in his work, while bringing in the edge of modern folk/rock-inspired arrangements. Whether Jake is playing solo or with his band - you will leave his shows with his crooning voice and the poetry of his lyrics ringing through your head.
Klar is a veteran of Northeast Festivals such as Otis Mountain Get Down and FreshGrass. His latest release, Driving Home Through The Country, is a follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 & 2020 collection of songs, Witness, and Masquerade.
Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Driving Home Through the Country - New single
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He is known for whimsical lyricism, unconventional chord progressions and gut-punching harmonica solos. He weaves in traditional Chinese music–inspired by months and years living in Beijing and Yunnan as a working musician–and classical music to create his signature folk rock sound.
He is influenced by and identifies with musicians ranging from Ray Lamontagne to Pink Floyd to Shakey Graves to Gregory Alan Isakov. He builds upon and honors the legacies of all-time favorites Townes Van Zandt, John Lee Hooker, John Fahey, Beethoven and Guan Pinghu.
Waltz has shared the stage with nationally-recognized artists including Willie Carlise and Andrew Combs; Sir Paul McCartney and other musical heroes have heard and praised his music.
Waltz is part of a new wave of up-and-coming American Blues and folk artists in Washington, D.C., home of historic folk label Takoma Records, Skip James and other local artists who inspire Waltz’ work.
Hunter Burgamy is a guitarist, vocalist, bassist, and jazz banjoist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Deeply rooted in his native towns' traditions of blues, funk, and jazz, he aims to transcend genre by integrating his interest in these roots with his passion for world folk musics. Burgamy is a graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and Berklee College of Music with a bachelor's degree in Music Business, which he put into practice interning at New Orleans' legendary Preservation Hall, where he was involved with the music venue, marketing, and educational roles as well as assisting in the Hall's inaugural Krewe de Kanaval, and the Midnight Preserves during Jazz Fest. He has performed throughout the major music and festival scene of New Orleans and New England, as well as cities throughout Cuba, Brasil, Iceland, Mexico, Canada, Spain, France, Japan, and others.
With little pre-production, the band ventured to Austin’s 5th Street Studios with producer Ryan Joseph (Leon Bridges, White Denim, Shawn Hess) just months after releasing 2022’s Rise & Fall. Joseph captured a mix of road tested songs and newly written material in three quick sessions, letting the group make decisions on the fly while keeping the knobs spinning. Nearly every track was cut live, letting the Heroes do what they do best - have a great time making music together.
Frontman and songwriter Rich Russell happily let go of the reins on the pen this go round, co-writing half the album with Austin friends Ron Scott, Jake Klar, Hayden Butler, and David Longoria (Longriver, The Black). Covers from two favorites - Johann Wagner and Travis Champ - also complement the project’s collaborative efforts. Seasons Change is a sum of all the players, writers and songs.
The Lonesome Heroes are Rich Russell, Ben Gallaway, Brandon Gonzales, Braden Guess, Sarah Millenary, and “Sweet Gary” Newcomb. Special guests include Chris Konte, and longtime Lonesome Hero Kullen Fox (Charley Crockett).
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Russell has led the outfit across the country many times over and toured internationally in Australia. They have shared the stage with Sierra Ferrell, Bahamas, Nick Shoulders, Sam Doores, Ryley Walker, and most recently John R. Miller.
The phrase “hidden gem” would seem appropriate here, but it’s a misnomer when talking about Dean Johnson. He shines bright, in plain sight, and it was only a matter of time before people stopped to take a look. Dean’s gentle and passionate approach to songwriting has inspired many, and his work provides the listener the opportunity to believe once more that a song can be more than the sum of its parts. If you catch even a phrase of his melodies or the sobering tone of his voice, it waltzes its way into your heart like a letter written, signed, sealed, and delivered just for you.
His debut album Nothing for Me, Please was recorded at Mashed Potato Records in New Orleans with the help of Sam Gelband and Charlie Meyer, Dean’s bandmates in The Sons of Rainier; as well as Mashed Potato regulars Sam Doores, Duff Thompson and Steph Green. The record is a hazy, relaxed daydream – anthems for those who know the sweetness and coldness of quiet moments, the power and the pain of love. Whether you’ve been waiting patiently these many for Dean to release these songs, or you’re just now coming across his work for the first time, the name Dean Johnson, much like his songs, won’t soon leave your mind.
Nothing for Me, Please is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.
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Operating in the Fiona Apple / Dirty Projectors sphere of the alternative music spectrum, the Nicole Saphos Band is known for their harmonically bold and rhythmically driven original music. The LA-native, Philadelphia based artists' latest album ‘Figure Eights’ centers around Nicole's lifelong propensity for patterns. Sinusoidal Music describes it as feeling "...much like a Wes Anderson movie, full of character, color, and charm rooted in bittersweet feelings.”
HAYDEN ARP: Instagram | Spotify | To Be Lost, To Be Found (Live Video, 2023)
Hayden Arp is an American songwriter, living in Vienna, Austria. In 2022, he released his debut LP, With Eliza, an album about road trips, writing, and Virginia in the summertime. It was called “Wide open like a night sky. A debut that is as enchanting as it is free-spirited” by Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung. Also in 2022, he released The Ones Who Took it Away, a single about the climate crisis and The Eighties, a collaboration with New York based songwriter Griffin Jennings. He has toured extensively, performing in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Washington DC, Toronto, Montreal, and Vienna, and his music has been written about in publications such as The FADER, Kulturnews, and the Rock and Roll Globe. He attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied electronic music composition.
An indie rock singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Philadelphia, Maria Mirenzi is coming on strong with her own band. Her debut single “Suburban Nightmare” is a song about resisting comfort and conformity akin to the suburban lifestyle. The song displays her unique songwriting, love for rich harmonies, and her indie rock influences, like Paramore and Madison Cunningham. After releasing music with her former band “Brother Martin” and being a side musician in many other Philly bands, her new self-titled project has been a long time coming. We hope you come to celebrate Maria Mirenzi’s debut single release at Harmonie Hall on July 20th! Did we mention it’s her birthday?
Nicole Reynolds (Website) is a singer-songwriter originally from western PA, currently residing in Ithaca, NY. Their journey has been as diverse as their music, encompassing experiences from working on farms to building their own home, raising a couple of kids, and running a nonprofit providing community music programs. Inspired by artist-activists, poets, and the beauty of the natural world, Nicole’s music is a reflection of their varied life journey.With heartfelt melodies, introspective lyrics, and a uniquely captivating voice, their songs encompass universal truths in beautifully simple ways.
Or maybe you are curious about what resources for guidance and clarity you can connect with?
If so, this evening is for you!
Little Fawn is a gifted channeler and intuitive healer (using Integrative Quantum Healing).
During this rare and positively transformative evening Little Fawn will share her ability to channel the wisdom of higher frequency light beings. These beings span space and time, consciousness and the cosmos! Their perspective and insights are subtle and profound.
During the channeling portion, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, even seek personal guidance, from the beings channeled. This portion of the evening will be moderated by Little Fawn's long time friend Brandon Everett. Bring your curiosity. Leave with clarity.
The evening will begin with a short meditation (no prior experience with meditation necessary). Little Fawn will begin by channeling whatever guidance/wisdom her own guides feel is appropriate/necessary for the group at hand. Following this, attendees will have the opportunity to seek personal guidance and clarity, asking questions of Little Fawn while she channels. The evening will close with a short meditation, inviting the energy and wisdom received to be integrated for the highest personal and collective good.
ABOUT LITTLE FAWN: Little Fawn is a channeler, intuitive healer (using Integrative Quantum Healing), and singer-songwriter. In the beginning, music was the gateway through and to that sacred flow of frequency, story, and sound. During a reading by another channeler, her true channeling gifts and capabilities awakened. In addition to channeling, LF integrates Light Language, Sacred Toning, and the using of medicinal plants and herbs to bring healing, insight, and guidance to the students she works with. Visit https://www.littlefawnmusic.com/little-fawn-energy to learn more.
Dustin's set will be preceded by two local artists:
Elizabeth LaPrelle and the Family Band have been performing and recording music together for over 20 years, sharing the music they love to make in their living rooms and kitchens. It’s a real family affair, consisting of Elizabeth LaPrelle as the frontwoman, sharing the stage with her mother, Sandy LaPrelle, uncle and aunt Jon Newlin and Amy Davis, their daughter Iris Newlin, and Elizabeth’s husband, Brian Dolphin. The group allows their eclectic tastes to be their guide through a repertoire of ancient mountain ballads, old-time tunes, novelty songs, and gospel harmonies.
It takes a mix of skill and luck to tend a garden well, but it’s impossible without a certain amount of kindness tended. While the cyclical nature of gardening seems inherent, in some ways, Heynderickx is just beginning. Her debut album, named I Need to Start a Garden out of a search for calm through these waves of uncertainty and upheaval, is out now via Mama Bird Recording Co.
For the empathetic singer/songwriter, the reasons for seeking such acceptance and understanding stem from a life of paradoxes. Heynderickx grew up in a religious household in Oregon, closely identifying with her Filipino roots, but also straddling multiple cultural identities. Now residing in Portland, her faith is not overt, but her introspection and continued struggle for self-actualization are easily accessible and relatable.
Likewise, the tracks on I Need to Start a Garden reflect these seemingly disparate elements. Through soft acoustic guitar picking and deftly accented trombone sighs, Heynderickx’s music immediately recalls folk music of the '60s and '70s mixed with a love of jazz radio. But Heynderickx’s singing—her vocals that range from sultry to operatic—belie a tenacity in her soul.
It’s a balance then, between exposing and protecting herself on I Need to Start a Garden. Heynderickx vacillates between powerlessness (opener “No Face”) and empowerment (lead single "Oom Sha La La"). But her generosity of spirit remains the constant throughout the whole album.
You can hear that exceptional care in “Jo”, as she whispers, “You tended your garden like heaven and hell / and you built the birds houses to see if it helped at all.” Aware of the birds, the garden, and anyone listening acutely, Heynderickx’s music serves as an invitation for all to join her. Because the beauty of a garden is that, while it’s often started for deeply personal reasons, its bounty is best consumed and shared with others.
I Need to Start a Garden was produced, engineered and mixed by Zak Kimball at Nomah Studios in Portland, Oregon. Haley Heynderickx co-produced the album. It was mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Mastering in Portland. The record features Lily Breshears (Bass, Keys, Backing Vocals), Denzel Mendoza (Trombone, Backing Vocals), Phillip Rogers (Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals) and Tim Sweeney (Upright Bass).
Happily, that's an understated description of a serious new outlet for his endless creativity, and The Bright Shiners' recording activities have produced a full album, Where It Really Starts, the first recording in a collaboration with Tamineh Gueramy, Alice Spencer, and Jon's frequent musical partner, John Szymanski.
Jon Langford & the Bright Shiners will tour mercilessly throughout 2024.
Crystal’s Channel by Jason Cady
An opera featuring a solo singer with a ventriloquist doll and guitar. She portrays a songwriter who uploads a new, original song everyday to Youtube. The singer and dummy, together, tell the funny and painful story of how she mastered ventriloquism in her adolescence—and how that obsession ended when her mother took her and the doll to an exorcist.
Libretto and Composition: Jason Cady
Soprano and Electric Guitar: Sarah Daniels
Direction: Shannon Sindelar
Souls Unscreened by Roger A. Martinez and Alize Francheska Rozsnyai
The first act of an installation opera about a computer scientist deepfaking herself during the Covid-19 pandemic and developing groundbreaking technology in AI and uploading her consciousness to the cloud.
Composition and Electronics: Roger A. Martinez
Libretto and Soprano: Alize Francheska Rozsnyai
Baritone: Tom Sitzler
Mezzo-Soprano: Kaitlyn Tierney
Conductor: Sepehr Pirasteh
Flute: Chelsea Meynig
Piano: Hannah Han
Violin: Rachel Segal
Viola: Veronica Jurkiewicz
Cello: Leigh Brown
Tanjo & Crow is a no-holds-barred exploration of roots music through eclectic songwriting, Appalachian arrangements, and seemingly fearless improvisation. The project draws upon the diverse musical backgrounds of Tanner Bingaman (guitar, banjo, vocals) and Allan Combs II (guitar, vocals).
For Camp Saint Helene (website | Instagram | Bandcamp | Spotify), the concept of otherworldliness is neither strange nor complex, but alluring and holy. Created by Elizabeth Celeste Ibarra, Dylan Nowik, Wesley Harper and Alex P. Wernquest, they approach their craft akin to a ritual, leaning into the notion that art and expression are sacred experiences on an overstimulated planet. Often informed by the spirit of a defunct Christian-summer camp turned arts-colony deep within the mountains of New York, their music searches for shimmers of hope amidst hints of doom.
“Farfisa Song”, off their debut record, Mother (2019), was named KEXP’s Song of the Day and added to KEXP Music that Matters Vol. 683 by Cheryl Waters. She describes Camp Saint Helene as “..call[ing] to mind the '60s California folk scene with their gentle, waltz-like pastoral sound”. Additionally, “Farfisa Song” was featured predominantly both in Amazon Prime’s teen horror drama, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (2022) and Zoe Lister-Jones’ series SLIP on The Roku Channel (2023). Mother was named by Bandcamp as a New and Notable record of 2019, describing it as “Occult-folk in the 70’s U.K. tradition that further affirms the link between Appalachian and British folk songs”.
In 2023, they were commissioned by NADA x Foreland to present a live performance and installation piece titled “Into the Garden” for Upstate Art Weekend in Catskill, NY. They recorded their first album almost entirely live to 8-track, ½” tape, at Basement Floods Records in Catskill, New York. Their second album is currently in production.
Erik Kramer is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer best known for his bass playing as a sideman in a plethora of local and touring acts. His ever rotating ensemble features many of Philadelphia's most exciting instrumentalists and songwriters and weaves together psychedelia, rock, funk, folk, and everywhere in between through the improvisational lense of a jazz combo. He put out his debut record "Missed the Boat" in 2017 and will be putting out the follow up in 2024. This show will feature the Erik Kramer Philharmonic which will be a 10 piece psychedelic acoustic ensemble full of horns, strings, vocal harmonies, and intriguing arrangements.
Tickets are $25 each. All sales are final. Doors @ 6:30pm/Show starts @ 7pm
With vocal stylings reminiscent of jazz classics,
Their songs are threaded with twin-voiced harmonies, through Niki Arrowsmith and Karsyn Wagner on vocals. Andy Dreamos and Chris Smith share percussion, with Andy also doing triple duty on sitar and saxophone. Matthew Trice handles bass, and sometimes, the other saxophone. And RJ Testa brings a certain bluegrass flavor with his mandolin.
Karsyn Wagner is a magical songstress passionate about social justice and the ecology of all life --- she is a part of Gaia Raga and will be enchanting us with a few original solo pieces as a pre-cursor to the full band.
And to jumpstart the evening as a collective, we have Jane Wadsworth opening up the evening with a song circle. Jane is a catcher of songs inspired by the lessons we can learn from nature and from our interconnectedness to all life forms on planet earth. They are excited to come together in community to create a circle singing experience that will be colored by the these themes -- and hope you will join them with an open heart and joyful spirit! No singing experience needed <3
ROUGH SCHEDULE
6pm arrival, open Jaya Kava bar offering vegan, organic food and drink, herbal elixirs, mocktails, and hand-squeezed kava tea to #getloosewithoutthebooze.
6:30pm - song circle led by Jane
7:30pm - opening set by Karsyn
8:30pm - GAIA RAGA!!!
Their second full-length album, Stay Ahead of the Wolf, arrived late in 2019. It was produced with Erin McKeown and mixed by Grammy winner Ted Hutt. Unfazed by a world in disarray, Stay Ahead of the Wolf crawled up onto its four legs and went barrelling through the digital ether, carrying with it this strange beast’s howl.
Olivia Ellen Lloyd
After releasing her debut album Loose Cannon in February 2021, Olivia Ellen Lloyd has been on a steady diet of writing, touring and honing her bandleading chops at every honky tonk from Nashville to New York.
And it appears that hard work is paying off - her self-funded and independently released debut album Loose Cannon has been quietly winding its way into the hearts and minds of Country and Americana music lovers all over the world. Currently sitting pretty at over 1 million streams on Apple Music and Spotify, Loose Cannon was featured on numerous best-of lists (Ear to the Ground notably named it their Album of the Year), received praise from Nashville Lifestyles, Rolling Stone Country, Holler Country, and The Bluegrass Situation, and made it onto editorial playlists on Apple Music, Tidal, and Amazon Music. Her 2020 single “Shepherdstown'“ was named one of Tidal’s best songs of 2020 on their Rising Folk playlist.
She was a 2021 NewSong Music Finalist, earning a slot in the top 3 , which won her a free vinyl pressing of Loose Cannon, and was recently named a 2023 Kerrville Newfolk Winner at the legendary Kerrville Folk Festival.
Her 2022 release of a duo of Hazel Dickens songs received attention from Bluegrass Today, the Bluegrass Situation, and made Spotify’s GrassRoots and Women of Bluegrass editorial playlists. Her sophomore album is currently in production, produced once again by her dear friend and creative collaborator, Mike Robinson.
Lloyd is a West Virginia native and proud of it. Raised by a musician and a public school educator in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, her sound is a combination of her deeply rooted past and her fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants present. She's continuing to mine that divide as she tours the country full time in her 2010 Toyota Sienna.
We'll start the night with a set from Philly dream-folk band Song People.
Philadelphia-based Dani & Joe are songwriting sweethearts who, after years as supporting members in other prominent Philly bands, hit the scene under their own names in 2021 with the release of 'All for You.' Their beginnings grew out of small intimate shows and the music carries that tradition compositionally. Joni-style folk collage storytelling meets experimental R&B with a Black Keys makeup.
Through 4 full length albums and 2 EPs Covenhoven has forged a signature style; layered acoustic arrangements that roll with momentum into orchestral peaks, accompanied by lyrics that contrast hard-won wisdom with the inherent hope of the natural world—from Big Sur to his native Colorado.
Covenhoven’s latest album, IV (released in October 2021), is his most collaborative and rock forward to date—taking a producing partner in Ben Wysocki of the Fray, who also performs on the album. IV features over a dozen musicians including Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov, Luke Mossman of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, and Bluebook’s Julie Davis.
Covenhoven’s live performances capture the spirit of his recordings—whether its conjuring cascading loops in his solo shows or backed by a full band—Covenhoven’s sound fills the breadth of outdoor spaces, auditoriums and club stages.
Suggested donation is $10-20 per person to pre-register or $15-25 per person day-of-show. Feel free to be extra generous since 100% of ticket sales go to charity.
Becky McIntyre (Bex) (Instagram | Website) is a visual artist living in Philadelphia. She has practiced various art mediums for much of her life, traveling around from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, the Philippines, Nicaragua, and Peru, finding spaces to create and build community with others through the creative process. Her work is inspired by nature, community, her spirituality, and the cultures she has traveled to, seeking to bring awareness to sociopolitical issues, the transformative and healing nature of art, and to activate and inspire new ways of being.
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