Sway Wild • Allison Mahal
Wed 10/09/24
7:00PM
All Ages
music
$15
Show Lineup
Sway Wild
(Seattle, WA)
Genre: Folk, Indie, Pop
San Juan Island, WA-based indie folk-rock duo Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw are back at it with a new sound, and a new name: Sway Wild! Their exceptional vocal harmonies, coupled with Fer’s pioneering electric guitar work, have become a vehicle to carry them around the world, sharing stages with the likes of Iron & Wine, Lake Street Dive, and Watchhouse. Sway Wild’s infectious sound explores the corners of rock, pop, funk, worldbeat, and folk, but at its nucleus it is undeniably a music full of joy. It can squeeze the heart in your chest, it can draw tears from your eyes, and it can force you to get up and move your body; over and over, it somehow manages to do all three at once. Mandy Fer also tours as the lead guitarist for Amos Lee and Allison Russell and has recently performed with Brandi Carlile.
Allison Mahal
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Folk, Folk-Rock
Milwaukee-based folk-rock artist. Mahal’s debut album 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘠𝘦𝘵 is due May 2023. NOTY is a roadmap to navigating early adulthood, with grief, community, and introspection at the forefront. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 featured her latest single “Autopilot,” calling it “quietly devastating,” while noting, “It’s a fantastic vocal performance from the rising artist; by the time the crest of the wave is reached and she ushers us back down again, it feels as though she’s stepped into some of her own power.” 𝘕𝘗𝘙 wrote, “In the same way Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ is sad in the best way, ‘Autopilot’ makes Mahal’s discontent feel like the slight sting of a crisp autumn wind: chilling, but welcomed.”