Mia Dyson, Hotels & Highways, and Eric Himan + Bandmates

Description

A very special night of music featuring nationally acclaimed independents artists. All proceeds directly benefit The Trevor Project. Advanced tickets strongly encouraged. Availability of tickets at door will be limited.

Age Restriction: 21 & Over

The Performers
Mia Dyson is inarguably one of Australia's finest musical exports to the United States. With an ARIA award in hand (Grammy equivalent) for “Best Blues & Roots Album” and three nominations for"Best Female Artist", Mia moved to Los Angeles and is gracing American audiences with soulful lyrics, extraordinary guitar playing, and her gritty, yet gorgeously haunting voice. Since landing in the U.S. Mia collaborated with Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) to produce You and Me, a 4-song EP released on March 26th, 2011. Powerful and delicate, harsh and sweet; You and Me showcases the many sides of Mia and her songwriting. From the title track; a loud and proud, lung emptying, brass tacks love song, to the bluesy and muscular “I Meant Something To You Once”, You and Me is a genuine and relatable collection of Mia’s best songs to date. During her first year in the U.S. Mia toured in support of Stevie Nicks and rockabilly extraordinaire Chris Isaak, garnering new fans from Boston to Los Angeles. Mia's reputation for outstanding performances and brilliant musicianship granted her Australian national tours opening for iconic artists including, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, and Joe Cocker. http://www.miadyson.com

Lisa Piccirillo, Patrick Thomas and Erin “Syd” Sidney are three seasoned singer/songwriters with thick portfolios of accolades and enough touring experience to count two busted minivan transmissions between them. In the early months of 2011 their new project, Hotels & Highways, left another van in the shop. After retreating to a cabin on a lake in New York in the fall of 2010 with the modest intention of writing songs together for 10 days, the trio unexpectedly produced "Lost River," a full-length album that evokes Fleetwood Mac, Fleet Foxes and Ryan Adams, and has been called a "gleeful blend of country, pop, and rock and roll…that sounds more like the product of a group that had been together for years rather than a mere week and a half," (Dan Bolles, Seven Days VT). Released in March 2011, that album garnered enough support from their fans to fund a 13,000-mile 7-week national tour and enough industry attention to land them a slot at the 2011 ASCAP South by Southwest Showcase alongside Grammy-winner Dan Wilson and fast-rising duo The Civil Wars. Now, just months after the band's inception, "Lost River" is a 2011 Amazon.com Editor's Pick and is holding a steady spot on the Roots Radio charts. Ever true to their name, Hotels & Highways are hitting the road again, sharing their cabin-grown music with an ever-growing audience. http://www.hotelsandhighways.com

Eric Himan’s 7th studio release, SUPPOSED UNKNOWN, brings a veteran folk-rocker to the stage and proves this award-winning singer/songwriter from Tulsa is no amateur to independent music. Eric’s music has recently been featured on Sirius/XM’s Coffeehouse radio station with his song, “Save The Afternoon” and version of the Simply Red classic, “Holding Back the Years”. Eric has appeared on Tulsa radio (104.5 The Edge, KMOD), television (KJRH’s New Year’s Eve, KTUL’s Good Day Tulsa, CW’s Explore Tulsa), and in print media (Tulsa World, Urban Tulsa Weekly, Oklahoma Magazine). He has won top honors Artist of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year at Urban Tulsa Weekly's Absolute Best of Tulsa Music Awards, Best of the Best in Oklahoma Magazine for 3 years, while nationally winning the Singer/Songwriter Awards and licensing his original songs to MTV, Vh1, Oxygen, and E! He has appeared in The Advocate, newspapers nationwide, and gained a working endorsement with Fender Guitars. http://www.erichiman.com

The Charity
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis intervention and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth. Every day, The Trevor Project saves young lives through its free and confidential lifeline, in-school workshops, educational materials, online resources and advocacy. For more information, visit http://www.TheTrevorProject.org

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