Margo Cilker

with support from Forrest Vantuyl & June Swoon

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+

– Reserved Seating: $25 + fees
– Advanced $15 | Day of Show $20 + fees

–MARGO CILKER– Margo Cilker’s sophomore album, Valley of Heart’s Delight, refers to a place she can’t return: California’s Santa Clara Valley, as it was known before the orchards were paved over and became more famous for Silicon than apricots. In this 11-song follow-up to 2021’s critically acclaimed Pohorylle, family and nature intertwine as guiding motifs, at once precious and endangered, beautiful and exhausting. Cilker and Pohorylle producer Sera Cahoone brought most of that record’s highly-acclaimed crew (studio players for The Decemberists, Band Of Horses, and Beirut) back to the studio with additional contributions from acclaimed Northwest traditionalist Caleb Klauder. Valley of Heart’s Delight, Cilker’s second record on Portland, Oregon label Fluff & Gravy Records, has already racked up an impressive list of accolades and year-end picks and has paved the way for 2024’s extensive touring and festival appearances.

—June Swoon–Los Angeles country rocker June Swoon writes American songs with equal parts honey and gravel. A California native with years spent drifting between different parts of the U.S., including years in Austin, Texas and the Blue Ridge Mountains, June Swoon’s songs come postmarked from many faces of the American West, blending heartland rock, 90s alt-country, dark folk, and modern indie. New Noise Magazine described her work as having “an amazing sense of folk and pop melodies…an explosion of emotion.” Through June Swoon’s songs, we witness a woman making sense of the world on a personal and societal level, often with a sense of weariness (a common thread in her songwriting). Yet, she maintains a hopeful sound, meeting uncertainty with an embrace, lighting the way for us to do the same. June Swoon has self produced two albums, opened for Goldie Boutilier, toured the West Coast and Southwest as a solo artist, and is on the precipice of her first U.S. tour with a full band. Her powerhouse vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and scrappy work ethic make her a must-watch.