Midnight Gaucho

Midnight Gaucho Instagram Artist Date: May 11, 2025 Stage: Heritage Your heart is broken, it’s time to let go”” were the words of wisdom spoken by Argentine folklore legend Horacio Guarany to Fede Petro-a chance encounter that profoundly shaped Petro’s journey as a musician and songwriter. Those words became the foundation of Midnight Gaucho, a […]

Davy Era

Davy Era Instagram Artist Date: May 4, 2025 Stage: Heritage Heartbreak, new love, old endings, new beginnings, feeling happy in melancholy, and tears in happiness. The sound of a new man, the sound of a crispy realization. The sound of love being held safe.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuqiQeYqm-whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cj5QAt1zMohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEUv5-j714E

Open Folk

Open Folk Instagram Link Curator Date: May 11, 2025 Stage: Heritage In the bustling streets of Buenos Aires in 2014, two friends, Fede Petro and Martin Grossman, saw a void in the city’s vibrant music scene. Despite the rich tapestry of musical genres flourishing in Argentina’s capital, there was a conspicuous absence of venues dedicated […]

Faydean

Faydean Instagram Tiktok Artist Date: May 11, 2025 Stage: Heritage 26 year old Los Angeles native, Faydean, is just girl with an old guitar and a never silent internal monologue. Beginning to write songs at the ripe age of seven, Faydean has spent the past 18 years trying to perfect her sound, and creating a […]

A Boy Named Madelyn

A Boy Named Madelyn Instagram Artist Date: May 4, 2025 Stage: Heritage A Boy Named Madelyn stole their brother’s bass in 2020. Then they moved to Los Angeles and got a guitar. These days the boy writes folk songs about love, boredom, change, and the contents of their kitchen. People Keep On Telling Me Time […]

Rachel Baldwin

Rachel Baldwin Instagram Artist Date: May 4, 2025 Stage: Heritage Rachel Baldwin is a songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles, originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Baldwin’s distinct sound is reminiscent of both the classic crooners of American folk and the current cheekiness of female-fronted indie rock. In her songwriting she utilizes both literary allusion […]

Eva Loona Smith

Eva Loona Smith Artist Date: May 24 2025 Stage: Heritage Eva Loona Smith is a Danish/American singer/songwriter, session singer/performer, guitarist, producer, music educator, and band and event manager, based in Long Beach, CA. Eva is currently a senior in the BM Commercial Music program at CSULA, and has previously attended Berklee School of Music, as […]

Greg In Good Company

Greg In Good Company Instagram Facebook Tiktok Artist Date: May 24 2025 Stage: Heritage GREG IN GOOD COMPANY is rock ‘n’ roll full of heart and soul, led by modern- day troubadour Greg Gilman — a fiercely independent spirit who has made a name for himself in the Southern California music scene through his own […]

Tar & Flowers

Tar & Flowers Instagram X-twitter Facebook Artist Date: May 10, 2025 Stage: Heritage Tar & Flowers is Taylor Hungerford. Taylor was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. At a young age, his parents relocated to Chatsworth, a small equestrian town on the outer rim of the valley. Chatsworth’s rich western history would affect […]

Pat Birk

Pat Birk Instagram Facebook Artist Date: May 25, 2025 Stage: Heritage Pat Birk is singer-songwriter from the coast of southern New Jersey. With a sensibility shaped by the lyricism of John Lennon and Paul Simon, the melodic musings of Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson, and the earnest romanticism of Mac DeMarco, Birk’s style dances between […]

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