Searows

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Searows is the music project of Alec Duckart (he/him), a Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter and guitarist.  Duckart’s intimate, hushed and compelling debut album, Guard Dog, was released independently, as was his subsequent non-album single “House Song.” It’s a sound that often feels like Duckart is singing to you, the listener, alone; influenced by the likes of Sufjan Stevens and Bon Iver, Searows similarly hits a raw nerve.  Duckart has produced all his own music to date, primarily because he knows just how he wants it to sound, but also because “I don’t really know how to communicate it to anyone else yet.” 

In the year since his debut album came out Searows has done three support tours (Matt Maltese and Leith Ross in the US, and Gracie Abrams in the UK and EU), plus the particular honor of opening for an Ethel Cain show. Searows is now extremely excited to announce his very first headline show, in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, on November 16. This show will celebrate the release of his first EP “End Of The World,” out November 10, 2023, on Matt Maltese’s new label Last Recordings On Earth. 

Olivia Barton

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Olivia Barton writes songs that sound like stream-of-consciousness journal entries—because they are. Olivia asks and answers questions in real time, taking you through a “diary of the healing process” (Sound of Boston). The 90s-inspired folk-pop songs live in a raw but playful space Olivia (sort of) jokingly describes as “somewhere between Elliott Smith and Hilary Duff.” After releasing her sophomore album This is a Good Sign at the end of 2022, she is gearing up for her biggest year yet supporting Lizzy McAlpine’s full US tour in spring of 2023.

This is a Good Sign has been written about in publications such as Stereogum and Brooklyn Vegan, charted at #3 on college radio, featured on Spotify editorial playlists, and gained the attention of dream collaborators, including Madi Diaz, Carol Ades, and Evan Stephens Hall of the band Pinegrove. The album’s opening track, “I Don’t Sing My Songs” is reflective of Olivia’s infectious ability to hold darkness and light in the same hand, starting by directly facing reality: “I stay inside / I call my dad / I wait to feel” and ending with an inner knowing: “Good feelings are so possible within me.” She leaves you feeling cracked open, seen, and vibrating with hope in the connectedness of things.