Mini Trees with Flume St. Station

21+
Doors at 8:00pm, Show at 9:00pm

Stroll through the Thursday market and then head over to Lost on Main for Mini Trees with Flume Street Station (Lydia Cooley and Clinton Woodbeck)

Mini Trees (Los Angeles, CA)
Mini Trees' lush, introspective indie pop/rock is the creation of California musician Lexi Vega. The solo project's full-length debut, Always in Motion, came out in 2021. A sleeker, more pop-oriented sound marked the follow-up EP, 2024's still introspective Burn Out.

A native of Southern California, Vega was raised primarily by her Japanese-American mother, a singer, after her Cuba-born father, a session and touring drummer, died when she was five. Themes surrounding identity, life's fragility, and a lack of resolution are prevalent in her songs. After studying percussion and guitar, she began her music career as a drummer, playing with others before endeavoring to write and record her own music. Using the alias Mini Trees, her first song, "Take It Back," appeared in July 2018. Combining elements of angsty indie rock and melancholy bedroom pop, the EP Steady Me followed in 2019, with another EP, Slip Away, arriving in 2020. Both were produced by Jon Joseph, a frequent bassist for the likes of BORNS and LANY.

Run for Cover Records came calling and released Mini Trees' first album, Always in Motion, in September 2021. It was also recorded with Joseph. Some alternate versions of songs from the album appeared over the next two years, including reworkings with Yumi Zouma and Illuminati Hotties and an acoustic "Underwater." Eventually, new material surfaced in the form of March 2024's Burn Out EP. Although still warm and introspective, it reflected an effort by Vega and Joseph to achieve a more pop-oriented sound that was helped along by the addition of guests like Zac Rae (Deathcab for Cutie) and James McAlister (Sufjan Stevens, Ester Drang).

Flume St. Station

Rooted in rich harmonies and heartfelt songwriting, Flume St. Station is a three-piece folk-indie-americana group blending mandolin, guitar, and lap steel into a sound that's both timeless and fresh. As Chico natives and loved personalities in the community, they were all great friends before the band organically formed. Their on-stage chemistry radiates the joy and passion for life they each walk with, creating a welcoming and electric atmosphere wherever they play. With a mix of original tunes and handpicked classics from their favorite artists, their performances deliver a vibrant blend of soul, storytelling, and toe-tapping energy that leaves audiences smiling and buzzing with energy.