[DID NOT ATTEND: April 7, 2023] Guster / Allison Ponthier
My wife and I saw Guster yesterday. It was her ninth and my tenth time.
We both thought it would be super fun to see them two nights in a row (especially since their sets tend to change up so much). Indeed, the set from this night was almost entirely different.
However, I had long- long- delayed tickets to see Bikini Kill that night. I assumed up until the last minute that the show would get delayed once again, but it did go on this time. And my daughter was going with me and she was super excited to go to the show. So, we’ll catch Guster again I’m sure.
Allison Ponthier is a singer songwriter who sings quiet, catchy folk songs.
In August 2021, Ponthier released her debut EP Faking My Own Death. The debut single from the EP, “Cowboy”, was named one of the “25 Best Songs By LGBTQ Artists of 2021 (So Far)” by Billboard on June 29, 2021.
Her voice is quiet interesting and her videos are visually very interesting.
As for what she sounds like, her own description sums it up pretty well:
I will always be making pop music. Pop is very general, but my music will always be pop at its heart. Growing up, there was country music all around me. It was what my mom listened to, and it was all over Texas. But I also really found a love for songwriting with artists like Regina Spektor, Imogen Heap, and Fleet Foxes. When I’m writing, I try not to think about the genre and more along the lines of, “Oh, that piano chord sounds cool,” or, “I have this melody idea.”
Cool, although I’m so glad we got to see Karina Rykman.
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