Just when you think Amy LaVere is at the top of her craft, it grows into something even more powerful. Her songs are both original and timeless, making her well known among songwriters and critics alike. NPR’s RobertSiegel says she “specializes in lyrics that are more barbed than her sweet soprano prepares you for.” Amos Perinne of No Depression has written of Amy saying “Her songs have a level of detail comparable to a photo. LaVere has a knack for documenting simple moments and making them riveting.”Her growing catalog of material and steady critical acclaim suggest a first-tier presence on the Americana and indie-folk circuits. Her record ‘Painting Blue’(2019) showcases her depth and creative storytelling, beautifully. The production is gorgeous, original and naturally ‘Amy’, captured perfectly by producer and husband, Will Sexton. Mojo Magazine gave the project 4 out of 4 stars. Amy’s live performances are anything but predictable. She captivates her audiences and never fails to take them on a memorable journey. Her performances have been called hypnotic, mesmerizing and legendary. She’s never had trouble finding top tier players like drummer Brady Blade, Violinist Bob Furgo or guitar players WIll Sexton and David Cousar to travel and perform with her to support her stellar songwiring material. Her voice is unique and beautiful and she’s been honored by having been voted ‘Best Of Memphis’ on three separate occasions and been nominated many times. Amy has performed in venues as wide-ranging as St. Andrew’s Hall in London to Memphis’ famed dive bar Earnestine and Hazel’s. She’s been featured at festivals such as Bonnaroo and BealeStreet Music Festival and also performed in intimate clubs and house concerts around the world. Be it a small listening environment or a grand festival stage, there’s no room she can’t find an audience in and charm it to pieces. Outside of Detroit and only just entering high school, Amy formed her first band and began writing and performing. She moved to Memphis,TN in 1999 and began hitting the local music scene hard with various live projects, performing regularly on BealeStreet and the dive pub Murphy’s where she also spent time tending bar. Music fans first discovered this “sweet soprano”on This World is Not My Home in (2005), but it was her Jim Dickinson-produced breakout album Anchors & Anvils two years later that put AmyLaVere on the map. Stranger Me, the (2011)release on Archer Records, was called “the break-up album of the year” by Spin. Paste said it was “among the year’s best,” and it earned afirst listen feature from NPR’s All ThingsConsidered. She followed it in (2014) with another critical smash:Runaway’s Diary(2014), a concept album based on her own experience as a teenage runaway, produced by Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars). AmericanSongwriter called it “boundary pushing...heartfelt, reflective, challenging and consistently compelling.”NPR Music’s Robert Christgau said it was her best yet. Of Hallelujah I’m A Dreamer (Archer Records, 2015) No Depressionsaid simply: “pure bliss.”In addition to her solo records and a tireless touring schedule, Amy enjoys working with otherartists. She joined an all-star collaboration called The Wandering, composed of Amy, LutherDickinson,Valerie June, Shannon McNally and Sharde Thomas They released Go On Now, You Can’tStay Here(2012) to critical acclaim and sold-outshows. Amy and Luther also collaborated onSisters Of The Strawberry Moon(2019). This project featured Allison Russell, Amy Helm, The ComoMammas, Sharde Thomas and Lily May Risch.
San Antonio born Will Sexton was a musical prodigy who as a child moved to Austin, coming of age in the city's hothouse environment. Over the past three decades, Sexton has grown into a skilled musical polymath: an esteemed writer,producer, session player, and solo artist.Sexton also traded one musical capitol in Austin for another, moving to Memphis TN in 2013 after marrying fellow songwriter and frequent collaborator, Amy LaVere. Settling in Memphis, Sexton would become a lynchpin for artists on the Fat Possum-distributed Big Legal Mess and Fat Possum labels, leading the house band at producer Bruce Watson'sDelta-Sonic Sound studio. Will Sexton's latest release, 'Don't Walk The Darkness' finds inspiration from interesting corners of Americana, ghostly gospel incarnations, hypnotic blues and Tex-Mex romance.Backed by New Orleans' based band The Iguana's, the record is a masterful and cohesivecollection of material. Just $15 per ticket!
