Celebrate ONE YEAR of Lobby Sessions at Hotel Crocodile - live sets with J. Graves, Lucia Flore-Wiseman, and DJ set with Linda From Work. Photos of past lobby sessions by Bella Petro will be on display. Featuring a special zine and tape release with Kiln Recordings.
J. Graves: J. Graves is setting out to pioneer something different, with bandleader Jessa Graves squeezing together a tightly packed ball of anger, grief, and acceptance in her latest album Fortress of Fun - an outpouring of wild fury and plaintive sadness with a dark, angular sound. it’s rare to see true innovation in an otherwise saturated market, but J. Graves has come up with a captivating idea: a “choose your own adventure” album. Each song from the album comes with a video, through which viewer/listeners can make choices that will lead to further interactive videos. Wanting to do something with a little more depth that would engage audiences, the idea was born from finding a choose-your-own-adventure book in a sci-fi themed studio. Early 2020 was tough for the band; like many, their built-up momentum was quickly shuttered by COVID’s insurgence. So, in mid-2020, the band went on a getaway to the coast, and the house they were staying in – lit up at night next to the dark ocean – became known as their “fortress of fun,” a title that seems immediately at odds with the album’s often-dark undertones, but one that nonetheless suits Graves’s fight to stay in the light.Though the songs are, thematically and contextually, fully distinct from their choose-your-own-adventure video counterparts, the emotion remains raw and real, and J. Graves, with the help of mixer/producer Sylvia Massy, has fine-tuned their sound like never before into something simultaneously painful and buoyant.
Lucia Flores-Wiseman: Lucia Flores-Wiseman is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter from the Greater Seattle area who blends Americana coffee house, indie, folk, and jazz vocals to create a sound that is distinctively her own. At 22 years old, Lucia has shared the stage with Brandi Carlile, sang on American Idol two seasons, performed at the Moore Theatre and Paramount stage! At her gigs, Lucia combines cover songs and original songs to entertain any kind of person!
Linda from Work: Linda From Work is a fierce rock band hailing from Seattle, led by Hillary Tusick (vocals/guitar) and featuring Elliott Gregory (guitar), Shayla Riday (bass) & Sam Nowak (drums). Meeting at the intersection of garage, glam and dance-punk, Linda From Work has crafted a high-energy sound built on powerhouse vocals and driving melodies that can only be described as rock 'n' roll, baby!
With a defiant and forceful spirit, Linda From Work’s sophomore album "The Night Is Short" delivers an emotional garage rock punch of bold vocal melodies punctuated with driving guitars and an energetic backbeat. Steeped in feelings of righteous anger, inescapable anxiety, and deep longing, "The Night Is Short" is a cathartic display of the moments long after the sun sets. Martin Douglas of KEXP writes “Jealous” is easily one of the best rock songs to come out of Seattle this year, and frontwoman Hillary Tusick remains virtually unchallenged as one of the city’s best rock singers.”
