Singer songwriter, Sara Jade, is an International Songwriting Competition SemifinalistSinger songwriter, Sara Jade, is an International Songwriting Competition Semifinalist (2021) and San Diego Music Award nominee (2022). Taking cues from rock, Americana, and alternative pop, she creates magnetic music for all to enjoy. Beginning her career as a singer for her father’s classic rock cover band, Sara Jade developed her characteristically rich and sassy vocal tone. Moving to San Diego in 2015, she started performing her original music at local venues and was soon recognized for her talent as a songwriter as well as her fun-loving performance style. (2021) and San Diego Music Award nominee (2022). Taking cues from rock, Americana, and alternative pop, she creates magnetic music for all to enjoy. Beginning her career as a singer for her father’s classic rock cover band, Sara Jade developed her characteristically rich and sassy vocal tone. Moving to San Diego in 2015, she started performing her original music at local venues and was soon recognized for her talent as a songwriter as well as her fun-loving performance style.

Award-winning and Billboard-charting artist Flamy Grant is a shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singing-songwriting drag queen from western North Carolina. Her 2022 debut record, Bible Belt Baby, reached the #1 spot on the iTunes Christian Charts (the first drag performer to achieve this feat), was nominated for Best Pop Album at the San Diego Music Awards, and was named one of the Top Ten Queer Country Albums of 2023 by Rainbow Rodeo Magazine. Her single “Good Day” also debuted at #20 on the Billboard Christian digital sales chart. Flamy is a winner of the 2023 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition and a 2023 QueerX Award nominee for Best Drag Artist and has been featured in Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, People, and more. Her music has over 750,000 streams on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon music. A powerhouse vocalist and intrepid songwriter who blends folk, gospel, and roots, Flamy drags you into a therapeutic, theatrical mix of storytelling and song.

Grant was born in Carmel, California, the son of an architect from Berkeley and a country girl from the oil fields around Bakersfield.  

He picked up an acoustic guitar at age 11, expanded to the electric guitar in high school, took many drama classes while at University of California, Berkeley and was a performing singer/songwriter at numerous coffee houses in the SF Bay Area before moving his family to the small town of Bishop, CA in the Eastern Sierra where he performed in various community theater productions.  He also performed his original music as part of a multimedia production called “Impressions of Pakistan” held at the Pegasus Gallery in Bishop.

In 2018, Grant’s song “Moment in Time” was featured during the end credits of an award-winning documentary film called “Sunblock” that chronicled one family’s quest to experience totality together in Oregon in 2017.

Grant is a three-time winner of the “best song” award given by the Northern California Songwriter’s Association (NCSA) and was a featured tenor in the Foothill College Chamber Singers. Since 1997 he has released three independently produced CDs of his original songs (www.grantbentley.com

Stage credits include “The Music Man”, “Trip to Bountiful”, “Dial M for Murder” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”.

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Artist, songwriter, and Chicago native, Astra Kelly, is a pure talent with a lyric-based, melodic sound and soaring vocals. Eclectic in style and genre, her music draws from her soulful Chicago roots fused with indie folk and Americana. Her performances are passionate, full of energy, and a powerful expression of her art and sound. Her songs often mirror the beautiful grit of being alive and open the way for a thought provoking and emotive musical experience.  She’s a career artist who has toured the country extensively, and has released ten records on her own label. In 2022, she embarked upon “The Making Music Tour,” an epic RV journey around the US to rediscover her creative mojo after the Pandemic, write a new record, and to allow space for grieving the loss of her Mom. The resulting album (summer 2023 release), “Soul Fires,” is nine songs that reflect spiritual/emotional healing and transformation, and embrace the power within universal love, the open road, nature, and the mysticism of life.

Presently based in San Diego, CA., Astra is also a vocal and songwriting coach, has managed multiple recording studios, writes and produces music for other artists, and is a voiceover talent represented by local agency Shaman Freitas. She’s also been a radio DJ and TV host. She is passionate about being in service through music, helping others tap into their creative source, and advocating for wellbeing, personal transformation, and emotional freedom. As a facilitator for a rehabilitative songwriting workshop at Donovan State Prison, she’s experienced the profound nature of songwriting to provide an outlet for healing and growth for people from all walks of life. This inspired her workshop series, soulsong.life.

Oklahoma born singer-songwriter Will Stucky began his love for music when he was 5.  After pursuing a music degree, Stucky spent some post-grad time touring with bands including Up From Under & Arlis Moon, writing & performing with The Songwriters Co, & teaching before stumbling into a day-job of breaking computers & wandering westward to CA.  Music has continued to be the main source for experiencing joy, expressing grief, & connecting with good people.  Influenced by The Beatles, Ben Folds, Radiohead, & others, Will is ending a public musical hiatus with a few Christmas tunes for fun while he writes original songs as the Inspiration comes to share with anyone who is willing to listen & engage.

Rusty King is a singer, songwriter, and musician based out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Cathryn Beeks has been sharing original music and shining a light on the folks who make it since her first podcast in San Diego in 2004 called The Listen Local Show.  She debuted her brand “Listen Local” in 2003 offering acoustic showcases, festivals, podcasts, web shows and more in an effort to introduce folks to music makers, creatives, and inspiring people/places/things in San Diego and beyond. Here’s the menu: 

THE LISTEN LOCAL SHOW – A monthly “audio calendar” featuring original music by those performing in the San Diego area that month. The second half of the show is music submitted by makers from San Diego and beyond all introduced by the artists themselves. Get information about submitting your song and message at ListenLocalRadio.com/submitsongs

LISTEN LOCAL LOUNGE AT SATELLITE STUDIOS - Cathryn hosts this multi-guest interview show at Jeff Berkley's new digs Satellite Studios. Conversation and 2 songs each from our amazing guests. Watch "subscriber exclusive" video of the performances by subscribing for as little as $2 a month at Patreon.com/listenlocalradio 

THE LISTEN LOCAL SHOW FEATURES – These segments feature songs and stories from musicians and creatives folks from all over. Most of these shows are filmed and available on the Listen Local Radio Youtube channel called “1/2 Fast TV” at Youtube.com/CathrynBeeks

MANAGE PARTICIPANTS – This new series finds Cathryn and 5 guests sharing songs, stories, and company on zoom. You can watch these shows on ½ Fast TV at Youtube.com/Cathrynbeeks or listen to them on Listen Local Radio

LADY BRAIN PRESENTS – This series features two guests from the Lady Brain Collective, a group of female creatives in the San Diego area. Songs, stories, fun. Watch these shows on ½ Fast TV or listen to them here on Listen Local Radio

RONI LEE’S ROCK TIPS – This series features short “tips” from legendary guitar rock goddess, Roni Lee, pertaining to the music business. Great for beginners or those who’ve been in the industry, these tips are super helpful and interesting. This series was sponsored by Play Like A Girl Records

We hope you enjoy these shows, upcoming shows, and all of the archives. Please consider helping Cathryn continue to share local music, art, and creative/inspiring people/places/things by subscribing for as little as $2 a month at Patreon.com/listenlocalradio  Contact Cathryn@ListenLocalRadio.com and visit us on ListenLocalRadio.com and on social media @golistenlocal THANK YOU!

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