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SUMMARY:Ryan Biter Album Release with Special Guest Andy Sydow
DESCRIPTION:Ryan Biter is the aimless\, eccentric\, tactless kid you went to school with growing up that you always kind of wondered what happened to after high school.With equal measures of irreverence\, sharp insight\, and vulnerability\, Biter invites audiences to be open to our profound humanness. Weird\, wonderful\, and flawed. \nThink of him like a guitar slinging Mr. Rogers for messed up adults.\nThe grit\, soul\, and raw emotion of his voice has drawn comparisons to Chris Stapleton\, Amos Lee\, and Martin Sexton. His songwriting is incisive yet free of pretence. Catchy but thoughtful. Rootsy but Radio Ready.His expansive guitar playing tells epic stories and has been compared to players like Tommy Emmanuel\, Michael Hedges\, John Butler\, Newton Faulkner\, and James Taylor.Biter has been described as “A One Man Musical Force” with a singular focus.Biter has played for audiences in the US\, Ireland\, and Australia \nRyanbitermusic.com \nAmericana\, rock\, folk\, singer-songwriter\, Andy Sydow is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who’s lyrics paint a picture of poetic realism. Touring consistently both solo and with a backing band\, Sydow is known to sway an audience with acoustic guitar ballads\, sing a few numbers on his lap steel\, and even sit down at the keys to show off his surprising boogie-woogie piano chops. He draws comparisons to voices like Paul Simon and Jackson Browne\, mixed with a roots rock vibe reminiscent of Tom Petty or Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. \n2024 saw the release of\, Night Skin\, a full length album produced by Anders Osborne at Dockside Studio in Maurice\, LA. Osborne also played guitar and sang backing vocals\, with Mike Dillion on percussion\, and Casandra Faulconer rounding out the quartet on bass. After the albums release\, Sydow celebrated by opening multiple dates for John Hiatt. The full band (Andy Sydow & The Minor League) had an official release show at The Bluebird Theater in Denver\, CO\, before heading out on a southern/midwest US tour. \nAside from Hiatt and Osborne\, Sydow has also had the chance to open for acts such as: Dawes\, Chuck Prophet\, Lucero\, Brett Dennen\, Shane Smith & The Saints\, and Dick Dale. He was also named a finalist in the Telluride Troubadour Contest (2024)\, Acorn Theater Songwriter Contest (2024)\, LEAF Songwriter Contest (2024)\, Kerrville New Folk Songwriter Competition (2023 & 2021)\, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Songwriter Competition (2023)\, and International Songwriting Competition (2021). \nSydow has toured internationally and received accolades from No Depression\, Stereo Stickman\, We Write About Music\, and Daily Music Spin. In addition\, the last several years have seen the release of over a dozen tracks Sydow produced for other artists\, including Lauren Frihauf and Payge Turner (The Voice\, Season 19). \nWhen he’s not touring\, writing\, or recording\, Sydow spends time talking to other creatives and music industry professionals on his podcast\, Middle Class Rock Star. The hour”ish” long weekly program comes out periodically on all streaming platforms\, as well as 30 FM stations around Colorado (via Chris K’s Colorado Playlist). MCRS has played host to the likes of: Andy Frasco\, Shane Smith & The Saints\, Sunny War\, Dango Rose (Elephant Revival)\, Jeremy Lawton (Big Head Todd & The Monsters)\, Todd Smallie (Derek Trucks\, JJ Grey & Mofro)\, Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson)\, Leftover Salmon\, and Phil Cook. \nhttps://andysydow.com
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LOCATION:Coconino Center for the Arts\, 2300 North Fort Valley Road\, Flagstaff\, AZ\, 86001\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mama’s Broke - Reunion Album Release Tour
DESCRIPTION:For more than a decade\, Mama’s Broke\, the Canadian duo of Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria\, have forged a style carried across landscapes rather than tied to one. Their forthcoming 12-song LP Reunion\, out August 28 via Free Dirt Records and Forward Music Group\, follows years in near-constant motion\, bringing their folk-without-borders approach to small clubs\, DIY spaces\, and everywhere in between. Winners of the Canadian Folk Music Award for Ensemble of the Year for their 2017 debut Count the Wicked\, their music is rooted in long days playing for passing crowds and traveling by foot\, as well as in the deep wells of folk lineage they’ve tapped into across Eastern Canada\, Appalachia\, Ireland\, and beyond. Their sound doesn’t belong to any one place so much as it passes through them\, grounded in the traditions that shaped it. \nThat foundation was built long before stages and studio sessions\, in traveling communities where music functioned as both currency and connection. The two met within a global network of musicians funding their way through shared songs\, carrying only what they could as they traded melodies and stories across the miles. Playing for hours at a time on the street demanded a repertoire that could hold attention and sustain emotion\, drawing them deep into traditional material and the discipline of close harmony. Over time\, the songs became a common language\, connecting what came before with the music they were making together. \nBuilding on their JUNO-nominated album Narrow Line (2022)\, Reunion reflects a world coming apart in plain sight\, tracing fractured communities\, the erosion of shared ground\, and the growing awareness that the systems we were taught to trust no longer hold or deliver the promises they were meant to keep. The songs don’t preach or prescribe; they reflect\, holding up a mirror and leaving space for something else to take shape. \nRecorded just outside Nashville in Goodlettsville\, Tennessee\, Reunion features subtle contributions from bassist Paul Kowert (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings) and others\, adding depth without pulling focus from the record’s acoustic core. At its heart\, Mama’s Broke remains what it has always been: two voices\, intertwined\, both fragile and enduring. Reunion asks what it means to make something that lasts: not a place you’re from\, or even a place you return to\, but what you make together\, and how long it lasts\, if you tend to it. \nMama’s Broke are touring their new album in North America and Europe throughout 2026 and 2027.
URL:https://coconinoarts.org/event/mamas-broke-reunion-album-release-tour/
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