John Nelson

It takes a community to create great art. Musicians, producers and technicians put in thousands of hours into mastering the instrument(s), artistry, and skills to write and record original pieces of music. Friends, family, and fans make the journey meaningful. On May 3, 2024 that community will gather at The State Room to host record release celebrations for two of Salt Lake City’s beloved local artists: singer/songwriter Daniel Young and the Americana group, The Hollering Pines. 

Young released Leave It Out To Dry in February and The Hollering Pines new album Here’s to Hoping drops on May 3, 2024. I look forward to hearing these new works at The State Room, the intimate venue known for nurturing and celebrating musicians on the rise.  

Daniel Young

With a country croon reminiscent of Nashville Skyline,Young takes us on a musical journey on Leave It Out To Dry, his fourth full-length solo album. Young describes the album’s thematic arc as embracing life in the now and not focusing too much on the after-life. The record’s gestalt is best felt on “Slow Morning,” a dreamy meditation on embracing the simple beauty of daily life. Julianne Brough’s soothing backing vocals compliment the piano and pedal steel to create a blissful melody.

Young credits John Prine, The Band, Bob Dylan, and The Grateful Dead as his musical influences–it shows. “When I Awake” is stylistically Prine-esque, full of hopeful optimism. A great record takes us somewhere. Where that journey leads, is up to the listener. The record’s Flying Burrito Brothers/Gram Parsons vibe landed me in the early 1970s.  Probably my favorite track, at least it’s the one I keep coming back to, is “Here Comes The Flood.” The song builds like a rising tide. The masterful guitar work punctuates the foreboding tempo while the drums, keyboards, and pedal steel carry the song toward a psychedelic rock crescendo. Young said the track nearly didn’t make it on the album. In the studio it just wasn’t working, but the crew of musicians kept at it and after several arrangements they struck gold with the final version. 

“Have You Ever Died?” triggers the same emotional response in me as Justin Townes Earle’s “Harlem River Blues” and the Rolling Stones “Dead Flowers.” The song lands somewhere in between. Young said Joshy Soul’s B3 organ work in the studio took the song to a new level. It certainly infuses the rockabilly tune with a subtle hymnal quality. I think it’s the whimsical lyrics that give the song its wings, especially when Young sings “when I die don’t put flowers on my grave/ please gather round and sing me a song/ I’ll be more likely to sing along.” 

This record illustrates the value of collaboration and teamwork. Young said he and Ryan Tanner produced the record. With little to no rehearsal they put the right musicians in the room, and let the magic happen. It surely did. The record is solid from start to finish. The production value is superb and the cast of local musicians really make the beautifully written songs pop.

The dream-team of great local talent who contributed to this 10-song treasure include:

• M. Horton Smith- Mandolin, electric guitar, tenor guitar, lap steel, vocals
• Dylan Schorer- Pedal steel guitar, electric guitar
• Ryan Tanner- Piano, synth, vocals, and co-producer
• Muskrat Jones- Pedal steel
• Marcus Bently- Bass guitar
• Ronnie Strauss- Drums
• Joshy Soul- B3 organ
• Pat Boyer- Electric guitar
• Jo Miner- Fiddle
• Julianne Brough- Harmony vocals
• Melissa Chilinski- Harmony vocals
• Tony Hannah- Harmony vocals
• Denney Fuller- Trumpet
• Patrick Buie- Trombone
• Candido Abeyta- Saxophone.

For the record release show many of the musicians who contributed to this work will gather as The Rambling Roses, a supergroup who will replicate the magic they created in the studio to bring the album (in its entirety) to life for us at The State Room. It’s a one-of-a-kind event.

There’s one-degree of separation between Young and the Hollering Pines. As the band’s drummer and collaborating singer/songwriter on their first three records before committing to a full-time solo career, Young co-produced, engineered, and mixed The Hollering Pines Here’s To Hoping project at Orchard Studios, his North Salt Lake City home studio.

The Hollering Pines

Here’s to Hoping is the band’s much anticipated fourth full-length studio album. The Hollering Pines released their debut record Long Nights, Short Lives and Spilled Chances in 2013. The sisters Marie Bradshaw and Kiki Jane Sieger were members of The Folka Dots, before forming the Hollering Pines with Daniel Young, M. Horton Smith, and Dylan Schorer. In the five years since the release of their last album, the band experienced significant changes. Sieger left for the West Coast and took her bass guitar with her. Young went solo. Veteran musicians Marcus Bently joined the band on bass and Jagoda on drums. Nevertheless, the original bandmates remained tight and their sound stayed fresh. 

The new album won’t drop until the day of the record release show at The State Room, so fans will get a rare treat to hear the new album for the first time–in its entirety– live! We have a few early teasers to whet our sonic appetite prior to the full download. The band released the single “Bitter Sweet” in March. The song finds Marie Bradshaw in fine form as a poetic storyteller singing about a chance encounter with a long-forgotten love, reflecting on the road not traveled. She blends the tale with a haunting country melody to deliver a soul-stirring composition. Sieger returns as a guest backing vocalist to give the song the blood harmonies fans know and love. Spoiler alert: Seiger’s backing vocals are all over the album.

The second single, “Olive Branch,” released in early April, is another masterful Bradshaw tune. She pens a lyrical jewel on this well-crafted number. She sings: “Your weapon is an olive branch/ presented as a gift/ now you wear it like a crown of thorns/ like a counterfeited savior scorned/ You were a guardian/ now an adversary/ it’s a passing with no bones to bury.” Now that’s a lyric that would make Bob Dylan proud!

A new batch of Bradshaw songs brought to life by the skilled members of The Hollering Pines is something worthy of celebration. Here’s To Hoping is a 9-song triumph. To experience the new material first-hand at The State Room is a not-to-be-missed experience. 

In the interest of full disclosure, my wife and I have been huge fans of The Hollering Pines since 2013 (and The Folks Dots before that.) Their sound suits our musical tastes, my wife is a little bit country and I’m a little bit rock ‘n’ roll. The Hollering Pines music occupies that fertile middle ground.

The dual record release will be an epic celebration of great new music by many of Salt Lake City’s finest artists. I’m looking forward to gathering at The State Room with other live music fans to support the remarkable musical achievements of Daniel Young, The Hollering Pines, and a supporting cast of fabulous artists.

Who: Daniel Young and The Hollering Pines
What: Double Record Release Show
Where: The State Room
When: Friday, May 3, 2024

Info and tickets: https://thestateroompresents.com/the-state-room, https://www.danielyoungsongs.com/, http://www.theholleringpines.com/

Looking for some indie-rock, country, folk, pop, bluegrass, Latin beats, reggae, New Orleans jazz, old-school rock, new-school rock, sounds of the 60s, sounds of today? It’s all featured at The Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre this summer.

A 30-show schedule includes a top tier lineup of amazing artists for this season’s outdoor concert series. The eclectic blend of genre is sure to stoke everyone’s musical taste. So get out those Tommy Bahama stadium chairs and picnic baskets and get ready for some summer fun.

They kick off the season on June 4, 2024 with the multi-Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots reggae artist, Burning Spear who will bring an island vibe to our mountainside.

Icelandic blues rockers (yes, Iceland) return to the Garden with some fresh grooves on June 17, 2024.

Which acts made your ticket wish list? Mine includes: KALEO, Blues Traveller, Slash– S.E.R.P.E.N.T Festival with Keb’ Mo’, Samantha Fish, Jackie Venson (I’ll never miss a Samantha Fish show!), Melissa Etheridge w/ Jewell, Gary Clark Jr., and Buena Vista Social Orchestra. The list could be much larger, but even I have to set boundaries.

Tickets go on sale in two waves to make the process smoother.

Wave 1– shows from June 4- Aug 5: Garden member presale April 29, 7 PM. Public sale May 2, 9 AM

Wave 2– shows from Aug 6- Sept 24: Garden members presale May 13, 7 PM. Public sale May 16, 9 AM.

Make sure your Red Butte Garden membership is up to date for the presale and mark your calendars. Tickets go fast!

See you at the Garden! 

What: Red Butte Garden Outdoor Concerts Series
Where: Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
When: June 4, 2024– September 24, 2024
Info and tickets: https://redbuttegarden.org/concerts/

Katie Pruitt often sings about being an outsider in her own community. I’m sure she’ll find plenty of kindred spirits in Salt Lake City, a place where many of us come to exhale. On Tuesday, April 16, 2024 we can all take a collective breath and welcome Pruit and Jack Van Cleaf to the Urban Lounge for a night of soothing folk-rock vibes. 

Pruitt teased us with her early-release single “White Lies, White Jesus, and You,” a rockin’ mantra about shedding a toxic, hateful religion, while still embracing her own spirituality. Her much anticipated sophomore full-length album, appropriately titled Mantras, dropped on April 5, just in time for lucky Salt Lake audiences to hear it live. 

Pruitt, a Georgia-bred singer/songwriter emerged on the Nashville music scene in 2019 with her Grammy-nominated debut record Expectations. The critically-acclaimed album featured the Fleetwood Mac-esque title track and the ethereal torch song “Out Of The Blue.” In the intervening years she packed a punch with covers of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young’s “Ohio,” Neil Young’s “After The Gold Rush,” and Lucinda Williams’ “Something About What Happens When We Talk.” All three songs afforded Pruitt an opportunity to showcase her off-the-charts vocal range.

On Mantras, Pruitt takes her introspective songwriting to new heights as she explores complex relationships with family, religion, and her own mind. It’s a full circle journey from self-sabotage to self-compassion. She dismantled the negative self-talk by writing phrases of encouragement and repeating matras in the mirror. The song “Worst Case Scenario” is about not giving in to your fears. Pruitt notes that if you’re going to entertain the worst case scenario you might as well consider the best case while you’re at it.

Pruitt blends her Nashville alt-country-folk sound with rock and pop undertones. The single “All My Friends” is a catchy number based on a Christian Wiman poem about witnessing friends change their beliefs while searching for themselves. She sings: “A new mantra every other week / All my friends are finding new beliefs.” 

I first saw Pruitt when she opened for The Milk Carton Kids at The Commonwealth Room in 2022. I look forward to seeing her headline, with a full band.

Opening is transcendental folk singer/songwriter Jack Van Cleaf. Dualtone Records will release his 2022 debut album Fruit From The Tree on vinyl for the first time, complete with two additional tracks. His 2022 slow-burning single “Rattlesnake” garnered over 10 million streams on Spotify. The music platform lists Van Cleaf as a 2024 “Artists to Watch.”  We will be doing just that at the Urban Lounge.  

Who: Katie Pruitt w/ Jack Van Cleaf
What: Mantras Tour
Where: Urban Lounge
When: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Info: https://www.theurbanloungeslc.com/

As Low Cut Connie’s frontman Adam Weiner put it, “you make Monday feel like Saturday.” Indeed it did. The State Room hosted two dynamic bands to help celebrate the venue’s 15th Anniversary on Monday, April 1, 2024. They both raised the roof.

Most opening acts ease you into the evening, but Fantastic Cat came with the energy of an encore performance. The New York-based power quartet took the stage (their first time playing in SLC) and immediately rocked the house with “C’mon Armageddon.” The four players rotated instruments and lead vocals on every song. The drummer shifted to the bass, and the bassist took over lead vocals. The guy who I thought was the lead vocalist moved to acoustic guitar while the previous singer took up the drums and the acoustic guitarist went electric. If you weren’t paying attention you’d think The State Room was pulling an April Fools prank. Yes, Monday felt like a Saturday.

Fantastic Cat played several songs from their masterful, debut album The Very Best of Fantastic Cat (2022) including: “Nobody’s Coming to Get You,” “New Year’s Day,” and “Wild and Free.” They then performed their radio-ready new single “All My Fault” from their upcoming album Now That’s What I Call Fantastic Cat due for release in early June and took their high-energy performance to another level on “The Gig” and “Oh Man.” They ended their lightning fast 9-song set with the unreleased gem “Goodnight My Darling.”  I wanted more.

Fantastic Cat described themselves as: CSNY or The Traveling Wilburys, if none of them were famous. I would add The Band to that mix. Their debut record feels like a compilation from a long-established career, but they’re just getting started. I hope they return to Salt Lake City very soon.

Between the opener and the main act, The State Room served cake to celebrate their 15-years as the Intermountain West’s premier live music venue.

Low Cut Connie (LCC) is the perfect band to invite to a musical party.  Immediately electrifying the crowd, LCC took us on a madcap rock ‘n’ roll thrill ride. They kicked off their massive 22-song set with “Let It All Hang out Tonite”.  The band’s frontman, Adam Weiner, embodies a larger-than-life stage persona on stage (think Elton John meets Billy Joel at a Jerry Lee Lewis house party).  But it’s his backing band that takes LCC’s piano-driven rock to the summit. Guitarist/fiddle/vocalist Abigail Dempsey and backing vocalist Amanda “Rocky” Bullwinkel put a soulful charge into the music and complemented Weiner’s flamboyance with their own burlesque energy. On “Death and Destruction” the ensemble shook the rafters before moving seamlessly to “Private Lives” and “Rio.”

They featured new material from their album Art Dealer including ”Sleaze Me On,” “Big Boy,” and “Are You Gonna Run?” before playing the melodic chorus of “Full of Joy” from their 2011 debut record Get Out The Lotion. After LCC’s signature tune “Shake It Little Tina,” the band took a break while Weiner played a short piano solo set which included a homage to Lou Reed with ”Sweet Jane.” Reed’s musical influence is palpable on Art Dealer, so “Take Me To The Place” fits perfectly alongside a Reed classic. When the band returned they entered the homestretch with the big guns “Revolution Rock ‘n’ Roll,” and “Boozophilia.” If there was still any dust on the rafters it disappeared with the ground swelling encore “Whips and Chains.”

This much fun at a Salt Lake City concert—and all on a Monday night— will surely be outlawed during the next legislative session!  What a fitting celebration for The State Room’s 15th Anniversary show. Over the past decade and a half, how many of us have left the venue in complete awe of the talent they bring to Salt Lake City? Monday night was no exception…. and the cake tasted pretty great too.

Who: Low Cut Connie w/ Fantastic Cat
What: The State Room’s 15th Anniversary show
Where: The State Room
When: April 1, 2024
Info: https://thestateroompresents.com, https://lowcutconnie.com/ , https://www.fantasticcatband.com/

Don’t be a fool and miss Low Cut Connie’s high-octane rock ‘n’ roll show on Monday, April 1st. The State Room will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary (can you believe it?) To make it memorable, the supergroup Fantastic Cat will be opening. And there will be cake! 

Low Cut Connie, a Philadelphia-based risque, rockin’ sextet, is the alter ego of frontman/pianist/lead singer/songwriter Adam Weiner (even his name is suggestive). Their piano-forward, all original work takes you on a journey across the musical spectrum from boogie-woogie reminiscent of Little Richard with “Shake It Little Tina” to “Diane (Don’t Point That Thing At Me),” a song that could easily find a home on an early Elton John record like Tumbleweed Connection or Honky Chateau. Their music is vintage-styled “old time rock ‘n’ roll” played with 21st century pizzazz.

Fun fact: At a stadium show in Philadelphia a few years ago, Sir Elton John told the crowd that he was really into the Philly band Low Cut Connie. How’s that for a royal endorsement?

Clearly influenced by the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll musical era, Rolling Stone magazine described their sound as “70s Stones (but dirtier), the New York Dolls (but tighter) and Jerry Lee Lewis (but Westerberg-ier.)” Low Cut Connie’s 2017 single, “Revolution Rock ‘n’ Roll,” feels like a 1972 throwback with its Lou Reed-like vibe mixed with a tasty slice of Humble Pie. 

They’re touring in support of their new album Art Dealers. My favorite song from the record is “Are You Gonna Run.” It sounds like a long lost Jackson Browne track from his 1977 The Pretender album, except it’s fresh and new (and Low Cut Connie). Imagine if the B-52s dropped musical bombs on the Rolling Stones. From the sonic ashes would rise “Whips and Chains,” a rock banger that I can’t wait to see them play live. The new album is packed with plenty of bawdy, piano-driven rock ‘n’ roll with a few soulful ballads interspersed.

I had my first Low Cut Connie experience at Denver Day of Rock about six years ago. They were scheduled for a 45 minute mid-afternoon time slot, and well before most concert goers had reached their Mile High. Low Cut Connie instantly got the party started with their funky upbeat rock ‘n’ roll and their interactive stage show. Frontman Adam Weiner knows how to work the crowd and draw you in with his dynamic persona. Even if you’re not familiar with the songs, he’ll have you singing along.

Another fun fact: Weiner got his start in music by playing the piano on New York City’s gay bar circuit (there’s gotta be a racy joke in there somewhere.)

Since it’s The State Room’s Crystal Anniversary (crystal being the symbol for a 15-year anniversary) they’ve sweetened the show by adding Fantastic Cat to the lineup to make it the Monday night party of the year. Fantastic Cat is a supergroup consisting of four well-established singer/songwriters: Don DiLego, Anthony D’Amato, Brian Dunne, and Mike Montali. The four formed a harmonizing quartet and released their debut full-length album in 2022 wryly titled The Very Best of Fantastic Cat. The troupe moves seamlessly from retro rock to alt-country, Americana to indie-pop. “C’mon Armageddon” has a Dylan-esque quality while “Amigo” reminds me of Wilco. The pounding piano riffs on “New Year’s Day” pair perfectly with a Low Cut Connie show. In 2023, Fantastic Cat released a celebratory cover of Wings “Band On The Run” to commemorate the song’s 50th year. They also recorded a fine version of Warren Zevon’s final track “Keep Me in Your Heart” to mark its 20th anniversary and Zevon’s passing. 

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the State Room’s 15th Anniversary. The now venerable venue opened on April 1, 2009 with a memorable performance by Stanley Clarke. Sometimes it feels like a lifetime ago, but most of the time it feels like yesterday. The second performer to grace the stage in 2009 was Jason Isbell (and he’s done pretty well since then.) Let’s trade our favorite memories of mind-blowing shows we’ve seen there. I’ll start: I will never forget standing 20’ away from Lucinda Williams when she played in 2017. Which superstars did you see when they stopped at the State Room along their journey to Grammy-winning success? 

In addition to two amazing bands rockin’ the night away, The State Room will be selling a specialty run of posters designed by Gabby Hunter (see a sample of her work here.) There’ll also be giveaways and the aforementioned cake! Come spend your Monday at our city’s finest musical home.

Who: Low Cut Connie w/ Fantastic Cat

What: The State Room’s 15th Anniversary show

Where: The State Room

When: April 1, 2024

Info: https://thestateroompresents.com

Whenever KRCL and The State Room join forces, the end result is usually an unforgettable Salt Lake City concert. We had such a memorable evening on Friday, March 8, 2024 when Margo Cilker and her band delivered an amazing 16-song set. Touring in support of her flawless new album, Valley of Heart’s Delight, Cilker opened with the record’s first track “Lowland Trail,” a catchy country-folk tune with a fresh West Coast vibe.

Cilker delighted the crowd with a generous portion of new material from her latest critically- acclaimed record. “Keep It On A Burner” and “Beggar For Your Love,” and many other tunes, stayed in my head all week. A master songwriter, she took us on an emotional road trip to a diner in “Santa Rosa” New Mexico, and on to “Tehachapi,” then to “That River,” a song inspired by a long journey across the Great Basin.  

Despite only two full-length albums to her credit, Cilker’s built a significant catalog. She’s filled both records with so many great tunes that you forget she’s a relative newcomer. I really enjoyed “Mother Told Her Mother Told Me,” “Crazy or Died,” “Sound and Fury,” and “Steelhead Trout.” Her style is country-folk with a western edge. It’s outdoorsy, pack-the-Subaru-and-head to-the-hills kind of music.

As a bonus, she went old-school with “Delta Dawn,” a song famously recorded by some of the great artists of the 70s, including Bette Midler, Tanya Tucker, and Helen Ready. Cilker’s version was certainly a hit with me. To close out her set she reached further back with a cover of Ian Tyson’s obscure country waltz, “Road To Las Cruces,” a place my wife and I know well. 

As a West Coast incarnation of Lucinda Williams, Cilker and her band create a big sound with just four instruments (I’m sure it would be hard to fit more players in their van). I would love to see her with a full orchestra, especially keyboards, fiddle and banjo. 

Jeremy Ferrara opened the evening (and did double duty as guitarist in Cilker’s band) with mellow, somewhat psychedelic folk. He started off with “Come and Go,” a song from his soon-to-be released album Darkness is A Bright Sound. The Salt Lake City audience got a preview of his new material, “Reason,” “Morning Light,” and the album’s title track. He entertained the audience with his upbeat fingerpicking in “Sing Until I Die,” played his most popular song “Fictional,” and ended his quick, nine-song set with the catchy “Paint Me Blue,” a great new single he released in January.

Thank you KRCL and The State Room for bringing great new artists like Margo Cilker to Salt Lake City’s concert community. You make our city a cool place to live.

Who: Margo Cilker with Jeremy Ferrara
What: Valley of the Heart’s Delight 24 Tour
Where: The State Room
When: Friday, March 8, 2024
Artist Info: https://www.margocilkermusic.com/, https://jeremyferraramusic.com/

Femme As Folk: Book More Womxn is a new multi-genre music festival series featuring women, transgender, and nonbinary musicians every Friday and Saturday in March at Lighthouse Lounge in Ogden.

Deann Armes, founder and editor at The Ogdenite, says: “We have amazing musicians in Ogden, and Utah, but like most communities women, trans, and nonbinary artists are underrepresented. I challenged Paddy Teglia, entertainment manager at Lighthouse Lounge, to book more womxn-led bands every weekend in March (It’s Women’s History Month) and he agreed. I also wanted an opportunity to raise money for Rock Camp SLC because they are literally opening doors for hundreds of marginalized kids.”

Armes added: “We need full equality in the Ogden Music Scene, and everywhere. It should be the norm, not for just a month; this series will show that it’s possible. Now we just need the community to come out, enjoy the shows, and celebrate with us!”

Here’s the dream lineup–and worth a short road trip. I have a few shows already picked out!

• 3.1 DoomCupcake, Floatinground
• 3.2 Talia Keys & The Love
• 3.8 Somebody/Anybody, She Cock With A Vengeance
• 3.9 Pepper Rose Band, Spirit Machines
• 3.15 Carrie Myers & The Proper Way, OrcaMind
• 3.16 DJ Suzy, Che Zuro
• 3.22 Fur Foxen, The Backyard Revival
• 3.29 Ginger and The Gents, Salduro
• 3.30 Standards and Substandards, Korene Greenwood

All shows start at 8 PM, doors at 7 PM. $10 cash or card at the door. All proceeds are for the artists and Rock Camp SLC.

Listen to the Femme as Folk playlist on Spotify!

Who: The Ogdenite Presents Femme As Folk: Book More Womxn

What: Multi-genre Ogden Music Festival featuring women, transgender, and nonbinary musicians

Where: Lighthouse Lounge in Ogden

When: Every Friday and Saturday in March (excluding March 23, 2024)

Info: https://www.theogdenite.com/events

The State Room is an incubator for award winning artists like 2024 Grammy winner Allison Russell and the Grammy nominated duo War and Treaty. That trend continues with Margo Cilker. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this rising star on Friday, March 8, 2024 at The State Room. 

Cilker is touring in support of her fantastic new album Valley of Heart’s Delight, an album Rolling Stone lists as #5 on their pick of the 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2023. Her stellar sophomore release, a travelog for a wandering spirit, delights this fellow gypsy rambler.  Don’t let the title of the record’s first track, “Lowland Trail,” fool you, it’s an elevated musical experience from start-to-finish. With plenty of peaks and no valleys, the album’s songs of self-discovery and adventure invites the listener to go along for the ride. Just put it on the turntable (or streaming platform) and let it play out. 

Cilker stokes my wanderlust with “I Remember Carolina,” a rhapsodic road song that would make James McMurtry proud. She breathes poetic life into each stop in her journey like “Went on a bender in Bozeman/ Sobered up in Hamilton/ Fell in love with a fisherman, but it was catch and release.”  

“Keep It On A Burner” is a searing torch song with inflections of brass that conjures up notions of a New Orleans Second Line. On “Beggar For Your Love” Cilker delivers a whimsical and well-constructed tune mixing in the strum of an acoustic guitar with a piano, organ, bass, drum, and at the right moments, a subtle pluck of the banjo to pull on your heart strings. With elements of country, folk, and rock, there are no flaws on this 11-song musical adventure.

Much like they did in the 1960s with blues music, the British have already discovered Portland Oregon-based Cilker as an important American roots artist. The Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) nominated Valley of Heart’s Delight for International Album of the Year. Her stunning debut album Pohorylle also received an AMA-UK nomination in 2022. 

The Portland-based acoustic folk singer/songwriter Jeremy Ferrara opens the show. His soothing, mellow vibes will deliver the audience into the right, collective headspace for an evening of great music. His new album Darkness Is A Bright Sound is set for release in late March. Salt Lake audiences will get an early preview of his ethereal and dreamy folk offerings.

KRCL is presenting this Salt Lake city concert, so you know it’s gonna be great.

Fans of Lucinda Williams, Eilen Jewell, Gillian Welch, James McMurtry, Justin Townes Earl, Sierra Ferrell, or Nikki Lane will want to discover this exciting new artist.

Who: Margo Cilker with Jeremy Ferrara

What: Valley of the Heart’s Delight 24 Tour

Where: The State Room

When: Friday, March 8, 2024

Tickets and Info: https://thestateroompresents.com/state-room-presents/margo-cilker