Concerts & Events

When Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers put their songs and voices together, there is a delicate magic that commands the room to attention. The duo is known as Frances Luke Accord, and they are what NPR's Mountain Stage calls “the definition of lean-in music.” Their soft, contemplative vintage of indie-folk gestures toward a timelessness that honors the Simon & Garfunkel comparisons but pushes beyond into the world of Bon Iver, Jose Gonzalez, and progressive folk music.

"…an echo of Simon & Garfunkel, the quirky weirdness of Sufjan Stevens, and the melodic progression of Josh Ritter…FLA have taken all of this and turned it into something entirely unique.” - Pure M Magazine

https://www.franceslukeaccord.com/

Liz Chidester

Liz Chidester, originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, is a prolific Americana singer/songwriter based mainly in Chicago as a solo artist and with her band, Liz and the Lovelies. Her music has been featured on NPR's All Songs Considered and has won NPR's NewSong Songwriting competitions, as well as Great American Songbook Awards and Independent Music Awards. She was a longtime teaching artist at the Old Town School of Folk Music, teaching private lessons, adult group 'ukulele, Wiggleworms, Outreach, and in the summer camps. She is a critically acclaimed, Jeff Award winning actor, called "one of the most truthful actors in this city" by Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune. She is a Company Member of Firebrand Theatre, an Artistic Affiliate of American Blues Theatre, and a composer/collaborator with the Chicago Children's Theatre and Cabinet of Curiosity. Liz currently resides in NYC, developing the Latin Americana project Liz & Nilko with classical guitarist Nilko Andreas. She is a member of the Recording Academy and the Folk Alliance International.

https://www.lizandthelovelies.com/