This show is presented in association with Xa Kako Dile: .
Yes you see that right, this show is the night of the Presidential Election. Go vote, and then come hang with Good Bones and Deerlady for a soothing combo of comfort food and badass music, instead of glueing yourself to your TV (we probably won’t get a final result until days later anyway!)
Deerlady is the indie rock project of Mali Obomsawin and Magdalena Abrego. On the duo’s debut album “Greatest Hits,” we feel tremors and transformations in a perfectly-crafted universe of experimental shoegaze. In eight songs, we witness a precious softness that emerges from seas of rage and heartache – a throughline of hope that seems to flower over a bedrock of anti-colonial collaboration.
The album’s first single saw an early premiere on August 9, 2023 for what TV Guide has named the no. 1 Best TV Episode of 2023. “There There” is prominently featured in Episode 3 of the critically acclaimed third season of Reservation Dogs, and since its release, the song has been streamed nearly 120,000 times across streaming platforms.
Mali Obomsawin is a bassist, singer-songwriter and composer from Odanak First Nation. With a background in folk, rock, and experimental jazz, Obomsawin’s musical voice is singular and unshackled. Her debut album Sweet Tooth (Out of Your Head Records, 2022) garnered international acclaim and was named in ‘best of the year’ lists from GRAMMY.com, The Guardian, and JazzTimes. Prior to her auspicious debut in creative music, Obomsawin spent nearly a decade touring and writing with former folk-rock band Lula Wiles. She also performs regularly with collaborators Jake Blount and Julia Keefe, and mentors Taylor Ho Bynum, Bill Cole, and Peter Apfelbaum.
Magdalena Abrego is a guitarist, composer, and teaching artist based in Hudson, New York. Influenced by free jazz and punk, Magdalena’s approach to her instrument playfully confronts tradition and embraces queer experimentalism. Her compositions have been described as an “unpredictable musical journey” (Boston Hassle), both “blissful and beautifully erratic” (Boston Compass). Magdalena presently serves as a faculty member in the Contemporary Musical Arts program at the New England Conservatory. Her expertise has garnered invitations to deliver guest lectures and provide guidance to ensembles at esteemed music institutions throughout the Northeast, including Berklee College of Music and Dartmouth College.
Doors at 6pm. Music at 6pm. Sliding scale cover $10-30.
Beer, wine, soft drinks, and delicious coastal comfort food from the kitchen will be available for purchase.
*Half-off first drink for service industry!