QUEER PRIDE MATINEE CONCERT & ELI CONLEY ALBUM RELEASE AT THE LOST CHURCH
Date: Saturday, June 3rd
Location: The Lost Church Santa Rosa – Ross St between Mendocino Ave & B St (Use 427 Mendocino for GPS)
Time: Doors 1 pm, Show 1:45 – 4 pm with a 20 minute intermission
Tickets: $15
Indie folk singer-songwriter Eli Conley and soulful self-proclaimed “queer Jewitch song-tender” Lauren Arrow are playing a Queer Pride Matinée Concert on Saturday, June 3rd at The Lost Church, Ross St between Mendocino Ave & B St in Santa Rosa, just around the corner from that morning’s Sonoma County Pride Parade. Doors open at 1 pm and the music is 1:45 pm – 4 pm including a 20 minute intermission. Tickets are $15, and the show is all ages and wheelchair accessible.
Conley will be celebrating the release of his third album Searching For What’s True with a string band that includes mandolin, violin, and upright bass, and backing vocalists providing three-part harmonies. A singer-songwriter, teaching artist, and activist based in Sacramento, Conley makes music for queer and trans folks, justice seekers, and anyone who doesn’t fit easily in a box. As a queer transgender man from the South, his songs tell stories that aren’t always reflected in roots music. His voice is tender and heartfelt, with melodies that can leave you teary-eyed yet hopeful.
Conley founded Queer Country West Coast, a regular series featuring LGBTQ+ blues, folk, and country artists in the Bay Area. He has opened for Carsie Blanton, Heather Mae, and Grammy-winner Kimya Dawson, and been featured in the Huffington Post and the Advocate.
Searching for What’s True is Conley’s first release since being diagnosed with a serious repetitive stress injury that forced him to stop playing music for many months. After wrist surgery and careful rehab, he came back to songwriting with a renewed sense of purpose. On the album’s first single “Making Something New” he declares “I love trans folks with all my being / we paint our lives in vibrant hues / scribble outside the lines we’re given / and we make our own damn dancing shoes.” His deep belief in the transformative power of creativity stems not only from his own experiences, but his many years teaching singing and songwriting classes for queer and transgender people and allies.
Opening the show is Sonoma County local Lauren Arrow. After overcoming a debilitating fear around singing and sharing her voice, Arrow’s life mission has centered around holding trauma-informed singing circles, helping folks reclaim their voice and embrace their creativity through her organization, ProcessSING. Her 2016 album “It’s Happening!” received national acclaim. Lauren facilitates intimate singing retreats, huge song festivals, and everything in between. She loves nothing more than to sing with big groups of folks, so come warmed up and ready to dive in!
Tickets for this show are available at https://tinyurl.com/EliConleyLaurenArrowJune3
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The Lost Church Santa Rosa
576 Ross Street
- Santa Rosa