A lifelong observer, chronicler, and creative force, Lily Vakili has spent years gathering fragments of the world – memories, landscapes, voices, losses, joys – and transforming them into urgent, electric songs. She was raised across Honduras, Florida, Thailand, Puerto Rico, and Iowa – absorbing pieces of each place, each culture, along the way.
Hailing from the Carolinas, 21-year-old Alex J. Wolfe is an avid outdoorsman, guitarist, songwriter, composer, and singer. His latest EP, “Kudzu,” is driven by his new slow-burning blues song titled “Kudzu Woman”. He played all of the instruments heard in his work, with the exception of organ on “Kudzu Woman”, which also features the haunting background vocals of the incredible Abby Bryant.
Copper Mine is a Cyprus-based blues/indie/folk band formed in 2020, born from thecollaboration between singer-songwriter Marc Zagar and compadre producer/musician Andreas Matheou. Their sound blends blues authenticity, rock drive, and folk-inspiredstorytelling, focusing on groove, atmosphere, and strong songcraft.
Thriving on the influences of Motown, Memphis & New Orleans, The Turnaround takes the traditions of Blues, R&B and Soul and infuses them with a completely original and contemporary vibe. This energetic 4 piece is electric on stage, rocking their original music plus well loved covers.
Originally from England but now based in Malaysia, my musical journey started when I taught myself to play the guitar at the age of 14, using an old and battered classical instrument that had been handed down via my mum from my great aunt Agnes Capri. Style-wise, the obvious references are Dire Straits and Pink Floyd, with Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour being formative influences on my guitar playing and songwriting.
Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Dida Pelled, is widely regarded as the greatest jazz guitarist this side of the Mississippi. Love of the Tiger, Pelled’s latest album, is the product of a jazz prodigy gone rogue. It is a love letter to the obscure, weaving across genres, twisting and turning with Pelled’s ever-expanding range of musical abilities and interests.
Alex Dixon’s Vintage Dixon
Guile Rush
Gus Reeves & The Petty Thieves
Eva Schubert