Some people are what we call, “old souls”. They have a touch of nostalgia or grace that runs deep. You can feel this phenomenon in the words and vocals of Dani Darling; a jazzy chanteuse from Ann Arbor with an experimental lo-fi sound that is intimate and poetic. Her influences are Billie Holiday, Old Hollywood movie scores, dreams, and the Universe – but this singer/songwriter’s goal isn’t to take you back in time; it’s to bring you into her whimsical world where time is like an old tune made new. Livestream access is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund.
Athens, Georgia, native turned New Orleans folk-rock diva Lilli Lewis is a powerhouse composer and performing artist with “storytelling with transformative empathy and classically trained poise,” says Jewly Hight of NPR.
Dan Navarro’s eclectic 40-year career as a songwriter, artist, singer and voice actor,
includes 17 acclaimed albums, thousands of concerts, Oscar-winning films “Coco” and
“Happy Feet”, television, videogames, commercials, and writing hits like Pat
Benatar’s Grammy-nominated “We Belong”. He’s the engaged Covid-era Renaissance
artist personified, with 250 housebound livestreams this past year. Livestream access is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund.
Big Little Lions are an award winning duo who were born out of a collaboration that won them a JUNO Award in 2014. Since then they have been cranking out infectious folk pop songs that are jam-packed with emotion and tight harmonies that sound like the product of two people working side-by-side instead of living in different countries.
