From the Midwest seed-bed of indie-rock, Carswell & Hope bring vintage rock sounds and sensibilities together with big harmonies, killer guitar hooks and rocking tunes. Songwriter Nick Carswell is originally from Ireland and has found a new home on the plains of Kansas. The tone is a blend of psychedelic, Pink Floyd interrupting Motown, channeling Glen Hansard and Wilco. Think Mumford & Sons meets Sigur Ros, and Josh Ritter shows them around town.

For as young as he is, Jordan Butler manages to draw from a lifetime of experience. The metaphors he uses and his ability to wear his heart on his sleeve is not what you would expect from a songwriter his age. Jordan’s many songs are the result of 24 years of growth, change, and exploration. His extraordinary sense of self-awareness allows him to take these experiences and turn them into beautiful songs. His journey so far has been long and hard, but there is no limit to how far this gift can take him. Kansas Native, Jordan Butler, is on the forefront of a new age of American Songwriters.

An Americana trio of longtime friends and collaborators, Kansas City's Old Sound crafts traditional and original acoustic folk music. Led by Grady Keller's imaginative storytelling, Old Sound travels through song with solid three-part harmonies and evocative compositions. The trio is strengthened by the bluegrass flat-picking style of Chad Brothers and the playful doghouse groove of Greg Herrenbruck on upright bass. With musical roots in their hometown Winfield, Kansas, Brothers and Herrenbruck cut their teeth in the campground picking circles of the Walnut Valley Festival. Paired with Keller's colorful lyricism, Old Sound's approach makes for easy front porch listening.

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