11.05.24

Amy Lavere and Will Sexton return w/ special guests Folk / Bluegrass duo the Montvales at People's Brewing Company Tuesday November 5th!

Doors 5pm / Music 6pm / $20ADV / $25DOS / 21+

A Mom&Pop Production

Just when you think Amy LaVere is at the top of her craft, it grows into something even more powerful. Her writing is original and timeless, making her well known among songwriters and critics alike. NPR’s Robert Siegel says she “specializes in lyrics that are more barbed than her sweet soprano prepares you for.” Amos Perinne of No Depression writes “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.” The Dean of American Rock Critics, Robert Chritgan, writes, "She's a cryptically homespun singer-songwriter with a good witch's soul."

Listen: https://themontvales.bandcamp.com/album/born-strangers

Born and raised in Knoxville, TN, Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson of songwriter duo The Montvales spent much of their formative years busking amidst the Elvis impersonators and musical saw players of the town’s Market Square, honing their uniquely boisterous harmonies and driving, joyful sound. Eventually they graduated to playing indoors on the local Americana radio station, WDVX, and found community in old-time circles around town. A local fiddler’s dairy cows were among the first intrepid listeners of their early DIY recordings. After moving away for several years to seek their fortunes separately, Molly and Sally finally reunited in 2019 to write and record their first album, Heartbreak Summer Camp. The two now make their home in Cincinnati, OH, spending their days touring extensively and crafting intimate, storytelling-driven songs that explore the joys and perils of self-determination. Their latest album, Born Strangers, is produced by Mike Eli LoPinto (producer and co-writer of Emily Nenni’s “On the Ranch”, guitarist for Chris Stapleton) and recorded in Sean Sullivan’s Tractor Shed Studio in Nashville. The twelve songs careen recklessly across the whole folk-country spectrum, showcasing The Montvales’ distinctive harmonies and building a sonic world just expansive and surprising enough to hold the wide-eyed existentialism of the stories and questions raised by the lyrics.