Mol Sullivan • Hello Sapien • Maximiano • So Zuppy
Sun 03/24/24
7:00PM
18+
music
$12 ADV // $15 DOS
Show Lineup
Mol Sullivan
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
Genre: Indie Rock
Cincinnati-based Mol Sullivan’s songwriting speaks earnestly and with grit. Her lyrics coo and lilt via delicate pop melodies and suspend the listener between the ethereal and concrete. Her lyrics and live performances indulge in humor, humility, and emotional revelation. Sullivan has spent the last few years sober and has used this time as a poignant backdrop for reflecting over a chequered past and having been the forlorn villain of her own story.
Hello Sapien
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
Genre: Americana, Folk-Rock, Garage Rock
Hello Sapien is a four-piece alt-folk band out of Cincinnati, OH led by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Stone, who is supported by a cast of well-seasoned musicians — including members of WHY?, Heartless Bastards, and Leggy. While the band’s sound tends to fluctuate between genres, it’s safe to expect lyric-centric tunes with plenty of piano, big bridges, and some interesting twists on traditional songwriting. Stone’s imaginative lyrics and spry vocals highlight his dynamic, Americana-influenced songwriting, with a range of temperaments stretching like the landscapes of peaks and valleys he sings about, with a few enduring quirks that offer some surprise.
So Zuppy
(Milwaukee)
Genre: Indie Rock
So Zuppy is the solo project of producer Micah Foust. Over the past several years this he has perfected a bright and bubbly bedroom pop production merged with a distinct soft voice. In the last year or so, So Zuppy has transformed into a quietly engaging live act, with members of Overhand, Big Laugh and Obess Tact backing up Foust’s delicate but hook-laden songs.
Maximiano
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Alternative, Americana, Folk
Maximiano’s music is rarely about just one emotion, moment, or person. Their debut album, “The Real Truth,” instead explores the way that experience flows through periods of growth and change. The songs shimmer, echo, and glide through tales of memory and identity that Piet Levy of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called “one of the most piercing and emotionally resonant collections of songs from a Milwaukee artist of the year… a towering achievement.”
The album, which Maximiano wrote, produced, arranged, recorded, and mixed, is adorned with a variety of sounds; piano, pedal steel, flute, clarinet, and more elevate the indie-folk core. With an all-star band of Milwaukee musicians (including members of Field Report, PHOX, Old Pup, and Ellie Jackson), the vulnerable americana-folk songs swell to cathartic, indie-rock peaks. Riding the waves of this folkestra, Maximiano sings tenderly but urgently about taking chances, missed opportunities, and reevaluating memories. The result is a flowing, expressive sound that, according to Erin Wolf, music director at 88.9 Radio Milwaukee, “captures the beauty that often comes from the newfound wisdom accrued in your stumbling, youngest years.”
“The Real Truth” is a lush, courageous, and ambitious first record from an artist poised to take up the lineage of earnest, folk-influenced singer-songwriters. Though their music will appeal to fans of Adrianne Lenker, Songs:Ohia, Sufjan Stevens, and Elliott Smith, the real truth is that there is no one quite like Maximiano.