ALAINA STACEY
Over the course of three EPs, Chicago-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Alaina Stacey sets out to musically interpret the aesthetics of DAWN, DAY, and DUSK. It is an untraditional approach for a recording project, but one that she hopes reflects the scope of life that these songs cover. “These are songs that I’ve written over the last decade,” she explains. “They don’t all make sense on the same album. Instead, I like to imagine them reflecting different sonic and emotional moments in my life.”
On her latest EP, “DAY”, which is the second in the three-part EP series, Stacey hones in on active energy, the feeling of walking into broad daylight with a determination to right all of one’s wrongs. “If I could take our love and remake it/ Take your heart and unbreak it/I can’t/but if could/I would,” she sings on the first single “I Would,” “I would’ve taken more time to listen to/That band you loved from Santa Fe/ Picked you up from the airport/Called in sick and laid in bed all day.”
MADELEINE KELSON
Madeleine Kelson has been writing and performing music since childhood, developing a unique, country-leaning style of Americana laced with elements of rock and blues. She spent her early career performing with her twin sister in Chicago band, The Kelson Twins, at iconic venues across Chicago, including the House of Blues, and the Athenaeum Theater, and landed a 2016 Top Daytrotter Session with Paste Magazine. After graduating high school, Kelson started her solo career in Nashville. Shortly after moving, she won the 2017 International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Songwriter Showcase. After the April 2022 release of her debut album on Olivia Records, Kelson was named by NPR as one of 10 rising artists in Nashville, and was chosen as a finalist in Kerrville Folk Festival’s NewFolk competition.
https://www.madeleinekelson.com/
THE DETAILS
We will have snacks plus beer, wine and some liquor options. Feel free to bring a drink for yourself or to share of you would like something specific.
This show will be outdoors, weather permitting. Please feel free to bring a lawn chair if you would like to make sure you have a seat.
SCHEDULE
5:30: Doors Open – Come early to socialize and grab a drink and some food.
7:00ish: Music Starts – Alaina and Madeleine will each perform an approximately 45 minute set.
8:30ish: Post-Show – Hang out, talk to the artists and buy some merch.