- Artist
- Date: May 17, 2025
- Stage: Lagoon
Born and raised in Chicago, alternative artist Ally Nicholas’s journey has not been one without
bumps in the road. Forced to grow up too soon, her adolescence was tainted by addiction and
loss. Turning to music for comfort, songwriting quickly became the only way to make sense of
the world happening around her. Characterized by a seasoned, innate darkness and drawing
from genres like rock and metal, Ally soon found hope and direction in pursuing her artistry.
After dropping out of college her freshman year, Ally couch-surfed around New York until she
found a home at a Manhattan-based studio, Engine Room Audio. From there she worked
toward her goal of becoming a recording artist. With only five singles out, Ally has amassed 6.5
million streams across platforms and received recognition by publications like Ones To Watch
and Euphoria Mag. She and her band have played to sold out crowds at venues such as The
Viper Room and the El Cid in Los Angeles, and The Well in Brooklyn. Following the release of
her second single, Ones to Watch concluded, “…Ally Nicholas has solidified herself as a rising
artist who is fully deserving of our captivation; we might even venture to say that this hypnotic
artist has cast a spell on us”.
