Name: An Evening With Crys Matthews
Start: 2023-03-24T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-03-24T22:00:00-04:00
Location: The Spot on Kirk

An Evening With Crys Matthews

The Spot on Kirk

Crys Matthews returns to The Spot on Kirk on Friday, March 24th!

DC&#x27;s Crys Matthews is nothing if not ambitious. In August, she simultaneously releasedboth a new full-length album, The Imagineers and an EP, Battle Hymn For An Army OfLovers. These collections showcase two sides of Matthews’ dynamic songwriting; TheImagineers is a selection of thoughtful songs about love and life while Battle Hymn ForAn Army Of Lovers tackles social justice themes. Songs from both projects have alreadywon her recognition and awards. She was one of ten finalists (from a pool of 5,000) inthis year&#x27;s NewSong Music Competition and, after performing at Lincoln Center onNovember 30th she was named grand-prize winner. Matthews also won the PeopleMusic Network&#x27;s Social Just Songs contest at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance.Matthews blends Americana, folk, jazz, blues, bluegrass and funk into a bold, complexperformance steeped in traditional melodies and punctuated by honest, original lyrics.Having been compared to everyone from Toshi Reagon to Tracy Chapman to RuthieFoster, Matthews’ eclectic infusion of genres has won her honorable mentions at the2013 and 2014 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest and extensive radio play from Woman ofSubstance radio to WTJU-Charlottesville and WMRA-Harrisonburg to KBOO-Portland.Matthews has shared stages with Melissa Ferrick, Chris Pureka and Liz Longley, as wellas several regional artists such as Owen Danoff, Eliot Bronson, and Heather Mae.Equally at home in an acoustic listening room as she is on stage at large music festivals,Matthews has quickly gathered a loyal following on the east coast playing suchprestigious venues as The Birchmere, The Hamilton, and Jammin&#x27; Java. Matthews’festival and showcase roster has included BMI&#x27;s Island Hopper Songwriter Festival, the40th Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, Folk Alliance International, 30A SongwritersFestival, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance and many more.A prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews has found inspiration in her surroundings;from driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains to the compelling and heart-breakinglove story of Richard and Mildred Loving. Thoughtful, realistic and emotional, Matthews’songs speak to the voice of our generation and remind us why music indeed soothesthe soul. https://www.crysmatthews.com/$﻿15 ADV | $18 Day of ShowD﻿oors 7:30 PM | Starts 8:00 PM

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