IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JUNE 27THโSkip The NeedleJoh ChaseBrittany Ann Tranbaughโ7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOORโIVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany โข 21+Skip The NeedleโSkip The Needle is an Oakland-based queer female quartet made up of musical superstars of the Bay Area; Vicki Randle (The Tonight Show, Mavis Staples) Shelley Doty (Shelley Doty X-Tet, Jambay), Kofy Brown (Kofy Brown Band, Sistas in the Pit) and Katie Cash (Katie Cash Band, Year of the Fist). Together, they make politically astute, rock nโ roll-funk.Joh ChaseโCareer trajectories are rarely linear or make logical sense...
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IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JUNE 27THโSkip The NeedleJoh ChaseBrittany Ann Tranbaughโ7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOORโIVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany โข 21+Skip The NeedleโSkip The Needle is an Oakland-based queer female quartet made up of musical superstars of the Bay Area; Vicki Randle (The Tonight Show, Mavis Staples) Shelley Doty (Shelley Doty X-Tet, Jambay), Kofy Brown (Kofy Brown Band, Sistas in the Pit) and Katie Cash (Katie Cash Band, Year of the Fist). Together, they make politically astute, rock nโ roll-funk.Joh ChaseโCareer trajectories are rarely linear or make logical sense. Life is always unpredictable so all you can do is put in good work and keep at it. Joh Chase is a testament to this. Over the past two decades, the Seattle-raised, Los Angeles-based artist has persistently honed their songwriting and toured, opening for acts like Noah Gunderson and David Bazan. This dedication comes out entirely in their songs, which are so timeless, confident, and inviting they can only come from someone whoโs devoted their whole life to their craft. Chaseโs new album SOLO feels like a turning point for them: itโs the culmination of a lifetime of writing, losing, loving, and doing it all yourself. Out April 26 via Kill Rock Stars, the LP adventurously toes the line between genres and sensibilities but itโs all filtered through Chaseโs charming and fully-formed vision. Chaseโs musical journey has been a winding but steady evolution. While they were raised Evangelical and originally wrote songs that grappled with leaving the church, Chase found revelations in introspective songwriting. โMy brain is completely filled with the music I was raised on: Elton John, The Cranberries, Bonnie Raitt, and the Mamas and the Papas,โ they say. โI will always think of my music through that template while trying to find a place for myself in the world and pushing the boundaries of that.โ With that foundation, Chaseโs songs are dynamic and alive. SOLO gleefully bounces from sizzling blues to bedroom-recorded folk, soaring pop, and intimate indie rock. No two tracks sound alike but theyโre all connected by Chaseโs patient and enduring vision.Brittany Ann TranbaughโBrittany Ann Tranbaugh (pronounced TRAN-baw) is a Philadelphia-based songwriter whose queer Americana heartbreaker โKiss Youโ won Song of the Year in the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Tranbaugh has been writing songs and playing shows as a side gig since she was a teenager, but in February 2023, at 31 years old, she finally quit her office job to pursue a full-time career in music. Her newest release is a self-titled EP produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester which showcases Tranbaugh in her new era: energetic, self-assured, surrounded by her beloved musical community, and more commanding as a vocalist and writer than ever before.
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