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SUMMARY:LAURA VEIRS
DESCRIPTION:LAURA VEIRS returns with Temple Songs\, her first album in four years—and the first she has written\,\nrecorded\, arranged\, produced\, and performed entirely on her own. “I didn’t know if I would write songs\nagain\,” says Veirs\, who spent the intervening years building a backyard studio\, getting married\, blending\na family with four teenagers\, deepening her visual art practice (painting)\, and expanding her music\nteaching. “Turns out that period was a gathering phase. When I made the commitment to recording the\nalbum myself\, the muse caught me again and it came together very quickly.” \nWritten and recorded in three months in the fall of 2025 in Veirs’ backyard “Temple of Bloom” studio\,\nTemple Songs marks a new level of artistic independence. While 2022’s Found Light (co-produced by\nVeirs and Shahzad Ismaily) was a declaration of autonomy\, Temple Songs goes further: every creative\ndecision—what to record\, how to record it\, and how it should sound—was Veirs’ alone. Made with just two\nmics and a laptop in a 10’ x 14′ room\, the album feels unmistakably “Veirs-ian\,” yet strikingly new.\nVeirs embraced the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi throughout the process\, choosing not to pitch-correct\nvocals or edit out rough edges. “I wanted to make something that sounds as organic and human as\npossible\,” she says. Mixing by Philip Weinrobe (Adrienne Lenker) adds sympathetic finishing touches to\nVeirs’ 14th solo album. \nBecause the Temple of Bloom wasn’t built for recording\, the studio itself became a collaborator. Veirs\npaused takes for rain on the skylight—or let it stay. She waited out neighbors’ conversations\, raced to\nfinish a sensitive vocal before a stump grinder roared to life\, and included the presence of resident\nbluejays\, passing crows\, and other neighborhood sounds. These ambient intrusions lend the album an\nintimate\, lived-in authenticity. \nInfluences range from Mac DeMarco’s commitment to trusting his personal taste to the anarchists and\nfeminists of the late 1800s and their rallying cry\, “no gods\, no masters.” “It was hard to get the white man\noff my shoulder\,” Veirs says. “I wrestled with a lot of doubt. But there were many happy accidents and\neventually I found a flow—seeing the studio again\, for the first time since my 20s\, as a private place for\nexploration.” \nClocking in at a concise 30 minutes\, Temple Songs’ 11 tracks capture a songwriter in peak form. The\nalbum is intimate\, dreamy\, brave and quietly defiant\, built around Veirs’ intricate fingerstyle nylon-string\nguitar\, vulnerable vocals\, and bold electric guitar embellishments. “Arc Still Bends” reflects feelings of\ncontemporary futility\, offset by a hopeful chorus. “River’s Song\,” an ode to one of Veirs’ children\,\nshowcases her gift for simplicity and emotional precision. “Pulse” veers into art-experimental territory\,\nculminating in a cacophonous duet between electric guitar and sax. “No Masters” is a sparse\, punk rock\ncall for collective self-determination\, while “Sunlight and Doom” incorporates elemental fragments from\nthe ancient Greek lyricist Sappho. \nVeirs played guitars\, bass\, drums\, tambourine\, percussion\, and sings vocals; the only outside contribution\nis saxophone by a secret special guest. She used no click tracks and no electronic instruments\, working\nby feel and intuition while watching bamboo sway outside her studio window. At 52\, three decades into\nher career\, Veirs reconnects with herself through a radically new process—one that feels both fresh and\nprofoundly earned. She also designed the album’s calligraphy and paper-collage back cover art\,\nextending the project’s handmade ethos. \n“I needed to make this to connect more deeply with my taste\, aesthetics\, and confidence\,” says Veirs.\nLongtime fans will recognize the core of Laura Veirs here—unfiltered and renewed—and new listeners\nwill discover an artist fully inhabiting her creative powers. \n(Tickets will be $35 day of show.)  \n      \n        \n      \n     \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/laura-veirs/
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SUMMARY:JESS KLEIN
DESCRIPTION:JESS KLEIN came to this world to pull firebrand power and childlike joy from our darkest shadows. Her acoustic-driven\, hook-laden story songs revel in the polychrome of human experience – joy\, rage\, sensuality and resilience. The New York Times calls her “A songwriter with a voice of unblinking tenacity.” \nJess has toured the globe performing in pin-drop listening rooms\, cozy theaters and at raucous festivals in front of tens of thousands of fans.  She has toured nationally and internationally supporting Arlo Guthrie\, Josh Ritter\, Damien Dempsey\, John Fullbright and Jonathan Byrd and has opened for such legends as Ani DiFranco\, Steve Earle and Alejandro Escovedo.  Jess has appeared on Good Morning America and NPR’s All Things Considered and has performed at the Newport\, Winnipeg\, Falcon Ridge and Philadelphia Folk Festivals as well as Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. \nJess’s live shows are known for their intimate and soulful atmosphere. Whether solo with just her guitar or backed by a band\, Jess performs with a raw\, emotional intensity.  Her emotive vocals\, and poignant storytelling invite her fans on a journey through themes of love\, loss\, and resilience. \nThe Bluegrass Situation hails Jess’s work as “one part grassroots social activism\, two parts alt-country guitar rock — a combo we can certainly get behind.” Klein’s newest album\, 2023’s When We Rise\, harnesses this potent combination with themes of empowerment and the joy of overcoming set to a dynamic and deeply introspective roots-inflected soundtrack. \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n  \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jess-klein/
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SUMMARY:ROUND ROBIN w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER
DESCRIPTION:Round robin led by TRICIA ALEXANDER– (performer\, poet\, healer\, “with a voice\, music and lyrics that resonate the heart”) done informally\, not from the stage\, no microphones. This is a lovely gathering of singers\, songwriters\, musicians and music appreciators\, poets\, and storytellers held somewhat regularly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. \nTraditional Round Robin protocol applies – everyone is part of the circle and has an opportunity to: play\, pass or request a song from someone in particular or from anyone in the circle. \nEveryone is welcome to attend. $5 cover for musicians and audience. Come early and have a bite to eat- therein lies our sustenance.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/round-robin-w-tricia-alexander-15/
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