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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8:00pm

Matt Nakoa / Kirsten Maxwell

Thank you so everyone! This show is SOLD-OUT. If you would like to placed on the waiting list please email your request to bethj.stein@gmail.com For other opportunities to see these fine artists please check their tour schedules on their websites: www.mattnakoa.com & www.kirstenmaxwell.com We hope to see you at our season finale on May 12th Again thank you so much for your support. Best, Perry & Beth Ethical Brew
Matt Nakoa
Kirsten Maxwell

Matt Nakoa

MATT NAKOA is an internationally touring singer/songwriter, recently appearing at The White House, throughout India, and regularly with folk icon Tom Rush. Growing up on a small goat farm in rural NY State, Matt discovered music as a means of teenage escape and trained to be a concert pianist. Matt was ultimately accepted as a vocalist to Berklee College of Music where he studied alongside soon-to-be Grammy winners St. Vincent and Esperanza Spalding among others. After school, Matt landed in NYC's vibrant piano bar scene. There he quickly became a star performer at Manhattan's famous Brandy's Piano Bar, with lines waiting outside the door each Saturday night.
As if illustrating two sides of himself, Matt's first album, Light In The Dark (2012), is a sweeping pop opus, while A Dozen Other Loves (2014) explores an intimate acoustic palette. Across the board his song craft has garnered awards, including a win at Kerrville Folk Festival's prestigious New Folk Competition. Though not easily pinned down, "In sum," as a recent review on CoverLayDown.com put it, "Matt Nakoa is a musical adept, one of those well kept secrets you just can't help but celebrate: intimate and genuine, soulful and bittersweet, a rich poetic songbook sung in praise to a complicated, emotionally present world."
Here's what folks are saying about Matt Nakoa...

"On the ivories, (think of) a hot-handed phenom who can go from Chopin to beer-drenched honkytonk in one set ... On guitar, a Jack Johnson-esque singer songwriter ... between his piano chops, charismatic stage presence, and heartfelt originals on guitar, he drops jaws."

-- The Boston Globe

"Most Wanted" Winner - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
New Folk Winner - Kerrville Folk Festival
Sundilla Radio Hours "Album Of The Year" list
Selected to play at the White House

Kirsten Maxwell

Based on Long Island, Kirsten Maxwell has made great strides since diving head first into her career. She is often compared to Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell, for her soaring vocals and retro-folk style. Kirsten gives everything to her live performances and has been described as "making love to the audience". Although self-taught on guitar, she plays with such delicacy and taste that the guitar seems to be extension of her body. Her delivery creates a level of intimacy that welcomes new audiences in like old friends. With a quick wit and commanding stage presence, Kirsten gives the impression of being more accomplished than her 24 years.

In April 2015, she independently released her debut album, Crimson. It has been met with great success and fans await her highly anticipated EP, to be released this Spring.
Based on Long Island, Kirsten Maxwell has made great strides since diving head first into her career. She is often compared to Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell, for her soaring vocals and retro-folk style. Kirsten gives everything to her live performances and has been described as "making love to the audience". Although self-taught on guitar, she plays with such delicacy and taste that the guitar seems to be extension of her body. Her delivery creates a level of intimacy that welcomes new audiences in like old friends. With a quick wit and commanding stage presence, Kirsten gives the impression of being more accomplished than her 24 years.

In April 2015, she independently released her debut album, Crimson. It has been met with great success and fans await her highly anticipated EP, to be released this Spring.