Don’t miss this amazing performers:
Savoir Faire:
With a voice straight out of the jazz age, Savoir Faire brings the millennial existential crisis into a world of retro-noir: reproductive rights, labor movements, climate change- as the title track of her 2022 EP, Think Twice, states: “This is not a feel good song.”
Having studied jazz guitar in college, Savoir Faire soon discovered the duets of Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald, shaping her approach to both harmonic and melodic lines on guitar and voice. She spent years performing as a lounge singer and guitar player before adding the last few ingredients that would form the aesthetic of Savoir Faire: the influence of dramatic 60s noir and 90s alternative rock. With lush and syrupy vocals, biting lyricism, and searing guitar parts that hint at her Persian heritage, Savoir Faire invites listeners into a world of wistful nostalgia and modern rage. It’s a cocktail of genres for those suffering from a case of modern reality. It’s Savoir Faire.
Vudu Sister:
Vudu Sister is a dark folk ensemble from Providence, Rhode Island. The Sister is fronted by French-American singer/songwriter Keith J.G McCurdy with Sicilian, and Romanichal roots. The Sister features Diane O’Connor on violin and Isabel Castellvi on cello. The music takes influences from early 90s grunge, alternative rock, Romani music, European folk, as well as gothic rock and Romantic-era classical music. Literary influences range from the high fantasy works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the weird fiction of H.P Lovecraft, and the poetry and myths of classical antiquity and medieval Europe.
In 2012, Vudu Sister released their debut “Bastard Children”, a dark, noir, gothic folk album featuring a cadre of guest musicians. In 2013, they released a grunge-influenced rock album, “Household Items”. In 2016, The Sister released “Mortis Nervosa”, inspired by folklore, fairy tales, and “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” by Alvin Schwarz. The fourth and most recent release, “Burnt Offerings”, is a collection of original compositions written entirely in Latin and Ancient Greek, released on June 21, 2021. They have opened for artists such as Marissa Nadler (Sacred Bones/Bella Union) and Rasputina (Filthy Bonnet/Columbia), as well as performing at the Newport Folk Festival. Vudu Sister is currently working on their yet-to-be-titled fifth album.
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