Tour Dates

Nov. 18 | Space | Evanston, IL
Nov. 19 | The Ark | Ann Arbor, MI
Nov. 20 | University Lutheran Church | East Lansing, MI
Nov 23 | Nathalie’s Grandview | Columbus, OH
Nov 24 | G.A.R. Hall | Peninsula, OH
Dec. 10 | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville, TN
Feb. 21 | Memorial Hall | Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 22 | Davis Theatre | Concord, NC
May 8 | Union Transfer | Philadelphia, PA*
May 9 | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC*
May 10 | Irving Plaza | New York, NY*
May 12 | The Wilbur | Boston, MA*
May 14 | The Concert Hall | Toronto, ON*
May 16 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN*
May 17 | The Vic Theatre | Chicago, IL*
*denotes direct support for Larkin Poe

Just sheer hours after the last Sound Unseen movie played at the Parkway, a talented local duo and solo artist Amythyst Kiah set up shop.

Annie Mack join on guitar by Mary Cutrufello started their set at 7:30, mindful of the time. She kept asking the crowd how many songs she had left, the intimate theater allowed for the audience to shout back at her “go ahead and play another” and “just one more!” She thought she had heard 7:15 when it was 7:50, spurning a science fiction inspired streams of consciousness thought process leading to how they were so good, they could turn back time.

Amythyst Kiah (on stage at 8:19 pm) sprinkled her set with similar hilarious (self-proclaimed) nerdy rants and pop culture references. The music, which was a combination of blues, folk, rock, country Americana was so lovely that I didn’t catch the name of the movie she started describing, I believe a horror movie (since we are not far from Halloween) in a house with the babysitter as the ultimate hero who runs off with the groundskeeper. My friend turned to me to say she feels like she needs to see this movie. I responded, seems like I don’t need to. It’s a testament to the storytelling abilities Ms Kiah has, the plot was so engaging that the picture was painted in my imagination.

She was naturally funny but alas, her smile is taken, her fiancé’s name is Jessica, who is a Taylor Swift fan, insert shameless plug of the album producer Butch Walker. She said her fandom was not one of a crazed “wear a diaper to get through a Swifty concert” but just enough to make her a bracelet made out of “Dark Matter” before she launched into the song. Other references to a family member included her father who whistled on a song on her second album. She was so proud of her TN relative because he had never done anything like that, a recording in a studio.

She has been touring all over to promote the new album, she spoke about when she was in Ireland, a room full of Caucasian people sang back to her “Black Myself.” She mused that she was not a coalminer’s daughter, yet that’s an awesome song and she could sing along. So, feel free to follow along with the lyrics and pick up Still + Bright (Rounder Records).