BLUE DOOR SHOWS

Bread & Roses—an Oklahoma Americana and folk band fronted by Jonathan Marshall, known for their regular performances at local venues throughout the region, bringing homegrown roots music to audiences who value authentic songcraft.

Kat Lock—at home on stage since childhood, she channels a lifetime of performance into songs that hit hard, feel real, and refuse to play by genre rules. Known for pairing emotional depth with melodic charm. New single "Talkin' Bout Love" dropped June 13th.

Amy Speace—discovered by Judy Collins in 2005, she's released 9 acclaimed albums, most recently The American Dream (2024), a #1 on FAI Radio Charts. She's played Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival, and been featured on NPR and Rolling Stone, with John Calvin Abney joining on this bill.

Sara Hickman—2010 Official Texas State Musician, recording, performing and touring since 1988. With over 20 albums, two Tonight Show appearances and multiple songwriting and philanthropy awards, she's internationally known for her Grammy-nominated pop/folk music.

Chris Knight—for 20 years, he's made music strictly his own way, releasing eight acclaimed albums and building fervent fans from Texas honky-tonks to Manhattan rock clubs. Praised by The New York Times and USA Today as one of America's most uncompromising songwriters.

Gregg Standridge & Mike Stewart—brothers-in-law taking the stage together for a night of laughs and songs. Norman-based Standridge fronts The Sunday Flyers; Austin's Stewart is a music-industry jack-of-all-trades who's produced The Gourds, Doug Sahm and True Believers.

Joe Kaplow—left his family's New Jersey thoroughbred farm behind to chase music in California. His songwriting draws from life's tangible moments—cut grass, a horse's breath, the Pacific fog—filtered through years on the road in a tour van.

Adam Carroll & Chris Carroll—hailed by James McMurtry as a young Kris Kristofferson and cited by Hayes Carll as a formative influence. Lone Star Music likens his matter-of-fact vignettes to Guy Clark, "sharper than a Randall knife."

Sam Baker—lyric writer, artist, and survivor whose songs give voice to everyday people facing everyday struggles, from a Mennonite welder to a grieving widower. Called "the Bard of the Workaday World" by the Wall Street Journal and praised by NPR as "beautiful and broken."

Kyle Reid Singer/songwriter, DIY synth enthusiast, composer, music producer. Kyle Reid leads his band in a joyful revelry of original swing tunes, as well as classic New Orleans, Gypsy Jazz, and Western Swing tunes. Reid's original tunes sound at once familiar yet new and exciting, blending well

Jennifer Knapp—Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, author, and advocate with over two decades in music. Two-time Grammy nominee and four-time Dove Award winner, she's released 7 albums selling over 1 million copies and founded nonprofit Inside Out Faith.

Nellie McKay—English-American singer, songwriter, and actress known for eclectic, genre-blending music and stage work. Called "a renegade songwriter with an ultraflexible Great American Songbook sensibility" by Rolling Stone.

Pierre Bensusan—French acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist, and composer nicknamed "Mister DADGAD." Winner of the Independent Music Award for Encore and the Rose d'Or at Montreux, he's regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of the 21st century.

Stephanie Adlington & Aaron Lessard—performing as A Tale of Two, this award-winning duo blends Americana and blues with Southern storytelling, drawing on Tom Waits, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams Sr. They've opened for Mary Gauthier, Grayson Capps, and Peter Mulvey.

HalleyAnna Finlay & Rita Bliss—Austin-based singer-songwriters blending alt-country, folk, and Americana. Finlay grew up around Cheatham Street Warehouse; Bliss draws on old-time Appalachian banjo roots and weaves queer love stories with Southern charm.

Some Guy Named Robb—multi-award-winning indie singer-songwriter blending Indie Folk-Rock with blues, reggae, and punk influences. Known for engaging audiences with original songs, storytelling, and eclectic covers that leave crowds smiling and humming his tunes.

Kierston White, Mac Leaphart & Justin Clyde Williams—Americana artists sharing a bill. White cut her teeth at OKC's Blue Door; Leaphart cracked the Top 40 with Music City Joke; Williams delivers relatable, emotional songs solo or full-band.

Freedy Johnston—singer-songwriter from Kinsley, Kansas, who broke through with 1992's Can You Fly. His 1994 album This Perfect World, produced by Butch Vig, featured hit "Bad Reputation" and earned him Rolling Stone's Songwriter of the Year.

Sunny Sweeney—country's sly conscience, warm but stubborn, sad but funny. For two decades she's crafted smart honky tonk built on stories and hooks. Her new album Rhinestone Requiem delivers achingly pretty melodies and grown-up traditional songcraft.

Red Dirt Rangers & Randy Crouch—the Rangers blend Woody Guthrie and Bob Wills with roots-rock spirit, per No Depression. Crouch, an Oklahoma multi-instrumentalist, is dubbed "the world's best rock fiddler," also skilled on guitar and pedal steel.