Lindsay Lou also appearing on NPR Mountain Stage & PBS The Cavern Sessions plus, new tour and festival dates.
“a confident 11-song document that combines Americana, folk, indie-soul, and Lou’s brand of progressive bluegrass.” —Rolling Stone
“Lindsay Lou takes listeners beyond a creative journey – it’s more like a long, strange, and satisfying trip, where her ‘radical truth’ conquers all.” —The Bluegrass Situation
Nashville, TN: Celebrated Nashville-based artist Lindsay Lou came out of a period of loss and change with a deeply personal album, Queen of Time, her debut for Kill Rock Stars. The album follows Lou on a path of heartbreak, discovery and resilience after going through a divorce, the pandemic lockdowns and the death of her beloved grandmother. Queen of Time was produced by Dave O’Donnell (Sheryl Crow, Heart, James Taylor) and mixed by Tucker Martine (First Aid Kit, Madison Cunningham) and features a Who’s Who’s of Lou’s friends from the Americana and bluegrass community: Billy Strings, Sam Bush, Sierra Ferrell, Jerry Douglas, Molly Tuttle, Greensky Bluegrass, Peter Rowan, and Leftover Salmon.
Queen of Time garnered praise in Rolling Stone (“Lindsay Lou is poised to be the next bluegrass queen,” Relix, PBS, The Bluegrass Situation and Under the Radar, among others, and refers not the duality of the human experience.
Lou explains, “Sometimes you feel like the queen of time, and sometimes you feel like a wishing well. The truth is you’re always both and all of it at once. It can feel overwhelming, but self-knowledge is the ultimate power.”
The daughter of a coal-miner and millwright, and the granddaughter of a teacher gone Rainbow Gathering healer, Lou honed her honest and resonant style with her bluegrass-inspired band, Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, and Michigan supergroup, Sweet Water Warblers (Rachael Davis, May Erlewine), excavating elements of bluegrass, folk, Americana, and soulful pop for their emotional depths.
Named among NPR’s “12 Best Live Performances” in 2015, Lou has long been beloved as a live performer, from Telluride Bluegrass Festival to Stagecoach, Celtic Connections to Australia’s National Folk Festival, and a “Can’t Miss Act” at AmericanaFest—not to mention acclaim from PBS, No Depression, Billboard, Holler, Paste, and The Bluegrass Situation, among other outlets. But on Queen of Time, Lou captures a new arc of haloed beauty, becoming unattainable in her own way—a vibrant, powerful woman who can share herself with the world, and yet define a mystic sense of inner self as well.
MORE RECENT PRAISE
“Guided by life experiences, Lindsay Lou’s sound and songwriting continues to evolve and intertwine her sturdy Bluegrass roots with progressive Americana and Folk.” — PBS
“You can hear Lou’s transformation on ‘Queen of Time,’ a confident 11-song document that combines Americana, folk, indie-soul, and Lou’s brand of progressive bluegrass.” — Rolling Stone
“…the elements that most define her music remain deeply personal; her lustrous vocals and resonant storytelling are the most prominent throughlines to her work.” — Under the Radar
“Ten stunning tracks that thoughtfully dive into an array of complex emotions and experiences.” — American Songwriter
“a lovely, accomplished set of songs that offers compassion and wisdom in the face of adversity.“ — AllMusic
TOUR DATES
TOUR DATES
# dates with The Wood Brothers
Sat, Mar 23 – Pelham , TN – The Caverns Sessions (PBS)
Wed, Mar 27 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
Thu, Mar 28 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Fri, Mar 29 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Sat, Mar 30 – Bend, OR – Volcanic Theater Pub
Tue, Apr 2 – Arcata, CA – Humbrews
Thu, Apr 4 – Sacramento CA – Golfield Trading
Fri, Apr 5 – Olympic Valley, CA – Wintergrass
Sat, Apr 6 – Olympic Valley CA – Wintergrass main band set
Sun, Apr 7 – Olympic Valley, CA – Wintergrass
Wed, Apr 10 – Sebastopol, CA – Hopmonk
Thu, Apr 11 – Berkeley, CA – Freight & Salvage
Fri, Apr 12 – Felton C A – Felton Music Hall
Fri, Apr 19 – River Fall, WI – River Falls Bluegrass and Brews
Thu, May 2 – Richmond, VA – Browns Island #
Fri, May 3 – Newton, NJ – Newton Theater #
Sat, May 4 – Williamsport, PA – Community Arts Center #
Sun, May 5 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall #
Tue, May 7 – Brownfield, ME – Stone Mountain Arts #
Wed, May 8 – Keene, NH – Colonial PAC #
Thu, May 9 – Nashua, NH – Nashua Center for the Arts #
Fri, May 10 – Westerly, RI – The United Theatre #
Sat, May 11 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall #
Sun, Jun 16 – Charleston, WV – Mountain Stage
Sat, Jun 1 – Wellston, MI – Sweet Water Warblers @ Hoxeyville Music Fest
Thu, Jun 20 – Nashville, TN – Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman / Co-Bill with Steep Canyon Rangers
Sun, Jun 23 – Mt Solon, VA – Red Wing Roots Festival
Thu, Jun 27 – Eau Claire, WI – Blue Ox Festival
Sat, Jun 29 – Rancho del Rio, CO – YarmonyGrass
Sun, Jun 30 – Bueno Vista, CO – Lariat
Thu, Jul 18 – Snowshoe, WV – 4848 Festival
Sat, Jul 27 – Boyne City, MI – Sweet Water Warblers @ Lavender Hill Farm
Sun, Aug 11 – Atla, WI – Targhee Bluegrass Festival
Fri, Sep 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Bender Jamboree
Fri, Oct 11 – Pelham, TN – CaveFest