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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Music
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Grammy nominee and Folk Alliance International award-winner Amythyst Kiah
and her band return to The Parkway!
“Her razor-sharp guitar picking alone guarantees her a place among masters, but it’s her deep-hued voice that can change on a dime from brushed steel to melted toffee that commands attention.” — The New York Times
“One of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets.”— Rolling Stone
“She really is important in reminding people that there is a great tradition of African-American, old-time musicians. I love that she sings in this really rich low vocal range, just straight from the chest, resonant.” — NPR
Amythyst Kiah recently released her latest EP Pensive Pop (Rounder Records), further illuminateing how her artistic prowess cannot be defined in a single style. This 4-track release – which features her renditions of Tori Amos’ standard “Sugar,” Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” and Green Day’s “Hitchin’ A Ride” – highlights the iconoclastic alt-rock and hard-hitting, diary-like songwriting that first sparked her artistic passion and shaped her musical palate.
The tracks of Pensive Pop and of her 2021 Rounder Records debut Wary + Strange — which was lauded by the New York Times, NPR Morning Edition, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and more — are just a selection of her setlist for her U.S. and European tours this summer and throughout the rest of the year. Kiah — who was recently named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country — just recently capped a run of shows with The Who, Jason Isbell and Brandi Carlisle — and will be headed out on the road with Cam this year.
A Grammy-nominated songwriter, Amethyst Kith was recently featured in Amazon Music’s For Love & Country documentary and one of the faces of Gibson’s Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Generation Acoustic campaigns.
The Rounder Records debut from Amythyst Kiah, Wary + Strange marks the glorious collision of two vastly different worlds: the iconoclastic alt-rock that first sparked her musical passion, and the roots/old-time-music scene where she’s found breakout success in recent years, including recognition from Rolling Stone as “one of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets.” Along with tapping into the vibrant musicality she honed in part through her studies in East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old Time, Country Music program, the Chattanooga-bred singer/songwriter expands on the uncompromising artistry she’s displayed as a member of Our Native Daughters — an all-women-of-color supergroup whose Kiah-penned standout “Black Myself” earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best American Roots Song and won Song of the Year at the Folk Alliance International Awards. in support of her critically-acclaimed debut album release, Wary + Strange (Rounder Records), including the chart-topping single, "Black Myself."
Luke LeBlanc is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter who delivers dynamic and versatile original performances that feature a warm, organic merging of rootsy folk and pop. As noted by The Current, LeBlanc’s music is “so delicate, understated, and careful in its construction that you forget it’s taking apart how to live in such an unstable world while giving solace and a place for rest.” Luke’s music has received critical acclaim from numerous music magazines, including Bluegrass Situation, Americana Highways, and Glide Magazine, and he has shared the stage with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Charlie Parr, Phil Solem (of the Rembrandts), Erik Koskinen, and Joey Molland (of Badfinger).
