Thanya iyer
Thurdsay 4.17.25 - 8:30pm - Tickets
Thanya Iyer is both a person and a band. Thanya Iyer the person, is 1/3 of Thanya Iyer the band. The other 2/3s are made up of Alex, Dan, and other great friends. Thanya Iyer (the band) has done a lot (released an album, released a mixtape, played at festivals, played in every time zone in North America, etc). Thanya Iyer (the person) has done all this and then some. Thanya Iyer (the person) is a very busy person. Thanya Iyer (the band) is a very busy band and the sound has evolved to reflect this. Thanya Iyer (the band) struggles to define their music (only when asked, they don't think about it the rest of the time) and rather than recite a list of genres and sub-genres, they would rather you just listen and tell them. But for the lazy (or busy) people out there maybe Future-Folk is accurate (or vague) enough? Thanya Iyer (the person and the band) will continue her and their never-ending quest to bring joy to those they come in contact with. Using music, conversation, green tea, and miscellaneous.
ACQUA MOSSA
Thurdsay 4.17.25 - 8:30pm - Tickets
Acqua Mossa is an ethereal electric pop ensemble from Burlington VT. Born from a mission of dissolving the separate worlds of music and dance, the group performs their live show as a cohesive spirit, blending synthscapes and soulful melodies with evocative movement. With frequent sit-ins and guest appearances, and a variety of dance styles including pole and contemporary movement, their live show is a truly unique and exciting experience not to be missed.
MAX HIGGINS
Friday 4.18.25 - 7:00pm - Tickets
Max Higgins is a Brooklyn based standup comedian and writer. Max debuted his solo show “The Underdog” at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival— a coming of age story about coming out as transgender and overcoming the odds (a few too many times). Max’s standup covers everything from being trans to coming of age in Burlington, VT (yes, the ice cream place) to hooking up with your dad. Max implores you to bring your dad to this show, he will love it.
Max has opened for national touring acts Geoffrey Asmus, Randy Feltface, River Butcher, Naomi Ekperigin, and Hari Kondabolu. You’ve seen Max at VidCon in Anaheim and on stage at the Bell House.
This charming young chatterbox hosts Talk Show with Max Higgins at Caveat in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Max also hosts Friendly’s (a monthly gay show) with Carson Olshansky at C’mon Everybody in Brooklyn.
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PURPLE
a tribute to prince
featuring craig mitchell
Friday 4.18.25 - 8:30pm - Tickets
PURPLE is a 7 piece (and often bigger) booty shakin’, sweaty, stinky, funky good time dance party lead by frontman Craig Mitchell who navigates through Prince’s seemingly endless catalog of music. An all-star cast of musicians from bands such as the ‘Seth Yacovone Band,’ ‘The HighBreaks,’ ‘Renegade Groove’ and more have been keeping the groove goin’ for over a decade,playin’ The Hits, B-Sides and Deep Cuts.
4x Seven Daysies award winner ‘BEST TRIBUTE ACT’
“Many people know Craig Mitchell as one of Burlington’s top club DJs. In fact, he’s a multiple Daysies victor for best club DJ. In addition to dropping hot beats on the ones and twos, Mitchellis one of the biggest Prince fans in town — and he takes his love for the dearly departed PurpleOne to the next level. Mitchell fronts Purple: A Tribute to Prince, for which he enlists some of the finest musical talent in the area as his backing band. Together, they bring to life sizzling renditions of the artist’s megahits, such as “Purple Rain,” “I Wanna Be Your Lover” and “Little Red Corvette.” Not only does Mitchell embody Prince’s onstage charisma, he’s got the pipes to back it up“ - Seven Days Newspaper
TROJAN HORNS
BRASS BAND
Friday 4.18.25 - 11:00pm - Tickets
The Trojan Horns are a dynamic brass band from Upstate New York that infuses soul, funk, pop, jazz, and a sprinkle of that irresistible New Orleans groove into every note they play.
From impromptu street performances to packed out venues, The Trojan Horns bring the city's spirit to life. With each breath, buzz, and beat, they pay homage to New Orleans's musical heritage while infusing their performances with a contemporary edge that keeps audiences coming back.
THE WORMDOGS
Saturday 4.19.25 - 8:00pm - Tickets
The Wormdogs are a bluegrass / country /
unamericana / rock n roll band from Burlington.
Pretty Privilege
w/ Blossom
& Tub Time! b2b missandri
Saturday 4.19.25 - 10:00pm - Tickets at the door!
Pretty Privilege is a DJ and organizer who has been deeply locked into Montreal’s queer rave scene for the past four years. She is the founder of the FLINTA* event series @microrav3 and a resident of Canada’s most legendary kink party, @latex.mtl . Turning out packed dance floors from Warsaw to Chicago, her sets employ a signature blend of prog, 90s hard house, and cheeky, vocal-studded electro. It is her main duty in life to make dancers sweat, bump, grind, and make out with each other.
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Oh What? wow!
Saturday 4.19.25 - 11:30pm - Tickets
a new disco project featuring Joni, Zach Santos, Sofia Mendez, Kai Pasciak, & Cal Humberto.
The ballroom thieves
LOW TICKETS
Sunday 4.20.25 - 7:00pm - Tickets
As acclaimed indie folk band The Ballroom Thieves wrote and recorded their upcoming album, one central question emerged as the theme: “What if we could all just be a little more tender?” The duo – Calin Peters (vocals, cello, bass) and Martin Earley (vocals, guitar) – started to ponder what they could do to be more self-aware of their mental health and of those around them in a world oversaturated by social media, pop-culture, and digital consumption. The result is a personal, lush, 10-track collection of thoughts on the human experience called Sundust.
Their most personal album to date, Sundust is about self-awareness, breaking down walls that trauma creates, and healing from harshness, but it's also about finding the glimmers, the striking beauty of being a person, and a longing for connection with healthy people. Sundust will be released on April 12 via Nettwerk.
olivia ellen LLOYD
w/ olivia lurrie
Tuesday 4.22.25 - 7:00pm - Tickets
Olivia Ellen Lloyd will try anything once. From flight attendant school in Dallas to producing theater in New York and teaching in Guatemala, Lloyd sought adventure but struggled to find a greater sense of purpose––until she found her way back to music. Channeling that restless spirit, she writes songs that dig deep for hope in the face of hardship. Never once to mince words, Lloyd crafts straightforward songs where no word is wasted and every emotion is well-earned.
Heavily influenced by country, folk, and indie rock, Lloyd’s sound combines the rooted sounds of her traditional Appalachian upbringing with the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants nature of her current life. She is inspired by the rich sounds of New York City, the peaceful quiet of her small hometown, and everything in between.
Waking Windows presents:
ANNA MCCLELLAN
& Hello shark
w/ Francie medosch (of florry)
Thursday 4.24.25 - 8:00pm - Tickets
Anna McClellan’s childhood summers were spent in front of the TV, cementing a love of narrative that would later reveal itself through songwriting. By seventeen, Anna McClellan was performing original songs in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. Her debut album, Fire Flames, garnered attention and earned her an opening slot on a Frankie Cosmos tour, setting the stage for her subsequently adored albums, 2018’s Yes and No and I saw first light, released in late 2020. Now, with her forthcoming fourth album Electric Bouquet, McClellan crafts a musical journey that unfolds like one of her cherished television series.
Each track is an episode, chronicling the past four years of her life – navigating electrician school, a cross-country move, and relationships gone sour.
Electric Bouquet showcases McClellan's ability to transform life's myriad experiences into captivating musical stories. Recorded in multiple sessions in Baltimore, MD and Omaha and co-produced with long-time collaborator Ryan McKeever and Another Recording Company Studios engineer Adam Roberts, Electric Bouquet shifts seamlessly between piano-driven melodies and guitar-anchored anthems, each song a miniature universe slowly opening unto itself.
HELLO SHARK
Thurdsay 4.24.25 - 8:00pm - Tickets
On the northeastern highways between home and someplace new lives the music of Hello Shark. Beginning in Vermont in 2006, Hello Shark is the recording project of songwriter Lincoln Halloran. With the lyrical clarity of David Berman and soft-spoken delivery behind Phil Elverum, Hello Shark has been an influential presence on the east coast indie scene for over a decade. The band has featured a cast of different musicians, currently Garrett Linck on bass, and long-time drummer Alex Decato. Hello Shark's music is characterized most by its honest and melancholic nature of Halloran's writing, often skirting the boundaries between hope and regret, love and heartbreak. After an 8-year break from releasing new material, Hello Shark returns with "You Were Right," the second track on their yet-to-be-announced 6 song EP, and a 10-year Anniversary tour for their record "HS
FREAK FEST 3
hosted by Tub Time!
& Content Clown
Saturday 4.26.25 - 10:00pm - Tickets available soon!
Freak Fest is a performance event & dance party hosted by content clown and Tub Time! This Spring…you are invited to a FEAST!
On the menu? A bacchanal buffet of performances that will make you hungry to eat the rich! Followed by the freakiest tasty tunes that will keep you shaking your juicy parts all night long.
Come dressed like your favorite food…or at least like a salacious snack fit for an elegant fundraising dinner.
This event is a fundraiser for The People’s Farmstand! All proceeds and tips will be donated.
Performance line up to be announced soon!
Otis Shanty
Small Pond
Emmy McDonnell
Kiley Latham
Wednesday 4.30.25 - 8:30pm - Tickets
Otis Shanty is a dynamic and whirring four-piece rock band from Somerville, Massachusetts. They present a refined sound that blends elements of experimental folk songwriting with shoegaze and noise pop textures.
Small Pond is a melodic indie rock band
out of Portsmouth, NH. wingy, laid-back indie rock with big hooks and undeniably catchy lyrics.
Julia Randall's
Album release show
w/ Kendra Mckinley
& Grace Palmer
Friday 5.2.25 - 7:30pm - Tickets
A few years ago while scrolling on social media, singer-songwriter Julia Randall came across a filter called “What niche musical subgenre are you?” On the third or fourth try, she got “forest elf jazz.” As it happens, that result encapsulates Julia’s music perfectly. Her sound is whimsical and nostalgic, drawing on jazz, soul, and folk traditions and showcasing her soothing, soaring vocals. Although she is usually seated at the piano or plucking a six-stringed ukulele, Julia’s primary instrument is her pen: her award-winning songwriting tackles big, often existential questions with razor-sharp clarity and wit. Julia is based in Burlington, VT.
THE E-BLOCK
w/ CLIVE
Friday 5.2.25 - 10:00pm - Tickets available soon!
Alien R&B, Soul, Funk, and Jazz Fusion from Albany, NY.
The E-Block is a 4-piece R&B band originated in upstate New York, blending the acoustic warmth of singer-songwriter music with an ice-cold rhythm section informed by modern R&B. With a deep bag of influences and free-flowing style, The E-Block has earned a reputation as a unique live act in the New York scene and beyond.
LYLE BREWER
Saturday 5.3.25 - 7:00pm - Tickets
Lyle Brewer is a virtuoso guitarist whose unique sound blends jazz, classical, folk, and blues influences. An integral part of the Boston music scene for well over a decade, he’s earned a reputation as one of today’s most versatile and expressive guitarists. Whether performing solo or with renowned artists such as Lake Street Dive, the Barr Brothers, Ryan Montbleau, Neighbor, or Lori McKenna, Brewer never fails to captivate audiences with his technical mastery and emotional depth.
His performances combine intricate fingerstyle techniques with lyrical phrasing, creating an exclusively instrumental (“If I sang, I wouldn’t have too much of a career,” he quips) experience that feels both modern and timeless. What Lyle lacks in vocal chops he more than makes up for with staggering technical ability and often jaw-dropping dexterity.
Throughout his career, Brewer has navigated the challenges of a lifelong stutter. His songs have become a powerful means of self-expression, allowing him to communicate the emotions and thoughts he often struggled to articulate with words. In his instrument, he found a voice that transcends speech, making it possible for him to connect deeply with audiences and offer a unique, personal narrative.
Brewer is entering 2025 on a wave of positive momentum. He’s currently racking up over 300,000 monthly plays on Spotify and plans to tour in support of his latest solo album, Promise Ring, which has been tracked and mixed and is slated for release later this year.
KAIA ELLIS'S
EP release show
w/ ENGLISH MAJOR
Saturday 5.3.25 - 9:00pm - Tickets
Kaia Ellis is a singer-songwriter whose music pulls from a mixture of folk, alternative, and ambient indie rock genres. Her debut EP “Hourglass” is a culmination of songs written throughout the past year centering themes of nostalgia and reminiscing upon people and times passed. One of her greatest influences is artist Indigo de Souza, whose haunting melodies and raw lyrics directly touch the soul. Ellis attempts to do the same, often emphasizing the importance of creating a listening experience that will move listeners to emotion, and through that, an intense, authentic connection.
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Marley Hale
& Wild Leek River
Tuesday 5.6.25 - 8:00pm - Tickets
With a beguiling voice that would feel right at home on classic country radio, Marley Hale delivers a captivating country/folk sound rooted in the refined yet adventurous musicality she’s cultivated almost her entire life. The Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter matches her timeless sensibilities and graceful musicianship with a one-of-a-kind narrative voice, endlessly merging raw truth with mesmerizing storytelling.
Born in Austin but raised in Northern California, Hale first learned to play guitar from her father at age 10 and soon began writing songs of her own. Although she grew up listening to classic-rock bands like Led Zeppelin and pop visionaries like Kate Bush and David Bowie, she later became fascinated with folk luminaries such as Karen Dalton and Bob Dylan and eventually discovered the artists she now lists among her essential touchstones, including Loretta Lynn and Gillian Welch.
Hale's music encompasses everything from smoldering country-rock to piano-laced honky-tonk—ultimately lending a strangely enthralling power to Hale’s intimate meditations on self-loathing and self-acceptance.
RESONANT
ROGUES
Wednesday 5.7.25 - 7:00pm - Tickets
The Resonant Rogues’ dark Appalachian folk paints a picture of their lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina and on the road. Anchored by the songwriting duo of Sparrow Smith (banjo, accordion) and Keith Smith (guitar), they’ve traveled the byways and highways of America and crossed the oceans with instruments in tow. From riding freight trains to building their own homestead, the pair are no strangers to blazing unconventional trails.
JAKE MCKELVIE
w/ DYLAN PATRICK WARD
& Silver Tree
Saturday 5.10.25 - 6:00pm - Tickets
Jake McKelvie's indie-rock melodicism slow dances with an alt-country ramble. A kind soul that's just a touch world-weary, McKelvie's careful economy of language belies a sly sense of humor set against a backdrop of unadorned instrumentation.
THE OPHELIAS
w/ english major
Wednesday 5.14.25 - 8:00pm - Tickets
The Ophelias are a band inspired by nostalgia, nature, the Midwest, horror movies, and the moon. are an indie rock outfit from Cincinnati with shimmers of synths and spectral pianos. They are joyfully queer and take pride in their identities and supporting queer and trans rights. Julien Baker produced their newest album.
DEAD TOOTH
w/ The Bubs
Friday 5.16.25 - 8:30pm - Tickets
Dead Tooth’s sound brings a welcome discordance to a dystopian landscape. The self-proclaimed “rodeo-core” quintet from Queens, NY weaves high-energy hooks, brazen lyrics, and dirty sax leads into a refreshingly unhinged version of “post-punk”
Setfan Weiner
& Blair Borax
w/ Cricket Blue
Saturday 5.17.25 - 6:00pm - Tickets
Stefan Weiner is an NYC-based queer indie folk singer-songwriter. He mixes the immediacy of classic songwriting with the intimacy of a quiet conversation with a friend. He was named a Top Shelf finalist in NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest 2024. In the announcement video, Boygenius's Julien Baker said Stefan’s submission "picked the safe combination in my heart" and Robin Hilton, Sr. Producer at NPR music said, "It all came together perfectly.”
Blair Borax is a prolific songwriter, recording artist, and performer, known for her distinctive voice, captivating melodies, and thoughtful songwriting that taps into the heart of being human. With more sophisticated songwriting, a newfound confidence in fingerpicking guitar, and a move towards dynamic acoustic folk production, her latest record, “Tender Lately” (2024), offers gentle reminders to quiet the inner critic, find joy in the small things, and embrace the precious brevity of our time on Earth.
FIRST RODEO
w/ sunbeam
& Silver Tree
Wednesday 5.28.25 - 8:00pm - Tickets
First Rodeo is the cross-country songwriting and recording project of Nathan Tucker (Strange Ranger, Cool Original, Pontiac Flare) and Tim Howe (Vista House, The Great American Commute). Their music, like the musical tradition that inspired it, feels well-traveled but not exhausted, developed but not overbaked. Faded from years of reliability. Well-loved, weary, and reinvented. Rode Hard and Put Away Wet.
MY WIFE'S
AN ANGEL
Friday 5.30.25 - 9:00pm - Tickets available soon!
\My Wife's An Angel is a No Wave Noise Art Rock Performance 4-piece from Philadelphia.
KEEP FOR CHEAP
AND
ANOTHER MICHAEL
Wednesday 6.18.25 - 8:00pm - Tickets
Keep for Cheap’s “prairie-rock” will make you feel like a kid and then break your heart without skipping a beat. On their debut album ‘Bundle’, released June 2022, the band strives to make music that moves, with driving instrumentals and poignant lyrics that beg you forward. ‘Bundle’ pines over queer love and passing youth, exalts the wonders of the natural world, and begs for connection wherever it can be made.
Another Michael’s adoration for music allows for simple sonic satisfication, but also taps into something deeper, something connective. Ultra catchy melodies delivered through inventive chord progressions, lush arrangements, & a beloved voice. Their newest record builds on this while pushing the music in unexpected directions.
