Andrew Duhon
Doors: September 22, 2025 7:00 PM
There’s a mystical allure to the road. Innately literal and figurative, it is both the blacktop and the connective tissue between people, places, and cultures. The opportunity to venture beyond what’s known and comfortable into what’s possible. A rugged romanticism of packing up a standard issue Chevy Express tour van with instruments, scuffed amps, overflowing merch boxes, and a trio of musicians setting sail to share Duhon's songs with anyone who will listen. For a young Andrew Duhon, the road was the connection from “No Man’s Land” to the “Promised Land.” A chance to truly connect with former strangers through song. To feel equal kinship with the good ol’ boys in Beaumont, TX and the hippies and artists in Bellingham, WA. But with that comes a weight. Duhon has a knack for telling the kind of stories that clearly cost the writer something to tell, the kind of honesty that feels noble and never half hearted. Entertaining? Sure, but when a song written by a stranger heals you, even in the smallest way, that's a connection beyond entertainment, and that is the journey Andrew Duhon sets out on from his home in Louisiana. His songs are about recognizing our story as much as they are about telling his, and his coast to coast pursuits have given him a clearer view of the American Landscape than most are privy to.
But after years of voyaging off to every corner of the country, a new sensation arises with each return to New Orleans. The fondness for home returns and, for the moment, forgives the potholes and the incompetence of local politics to focus on those familiar sights, sounds, and singular culture of Louisiana from the old European feeling of The French Quarter to the rural cane fields of Cajun country where his father’s side resides, now noticing the changes after every stretch of time spent away. And from that familiar return comes The Parish Record, a snapshot of life venturing from and returning to one of America’s purest cultural vignettes, and the beauty, conflict, and stories that come with it.
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August Lee Stevens is a Bay Area-based musician and singer-songwriter whose sound merges the lyrical rawness and simplicity of folk songs with the lush melodies and vocals of neo-soul. Her debut EP “Better Places” came out in March 2024 to critical acclaim. She recently sold out two shows at SFJAZZ, and she will be performing at the Kennedy Center July 18 as part of the emerging artist collective Oakland Rising. Other recent highlights include supporting previous Tiny Desk winner Philharmonik, Motown legend Smokey Robinson, and sitting in with Brian Jackson, Martin Luther McCoy and an allstar band in a tribute to Gil Scott Heron at SFJAZZ. She is also a recipient of the Local Sirens Residency with Women’s Audio Mission.
A natural storyteller, August uses music to cut to the heart, inviting people to look in on some of her most intimate moments. Her music showcases that there is strength that comes from vulnerability and through the sharing of music she hopes to provide the backdrop to the more delicate moments of life. You can find her latest releases and performance on her website and all social media platforms.
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