Join us for live music from local musician Lou Black and his Special Musical Guest. All ticket sales will support Pay It Forward, a free meals program offered daily at The Potter’s House.
Lou Black: Lou Black is a Peruvian born, Washington DC area singer/songwriter/producer/video artist/statistician with an international following in 136 countries. His 2004 debut album (“City of No Winters”) has been described by the press as “sophisticated global pop” and “one of the best in the singer songwriter genre,” but Lou Black describes his music as “subversive pop songs of social commentary and personal struggle. I have many musical influences, my primary ones being Roy Orbison and the Velvet Underground, but I always like to keep track of what listeners/fans say I remind them of. The list is broad, but there are some frequent references to Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Roy Orbison, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Weezer, Pixies, Billy Idol, Tom Waits, Enrique Bunbury, and Raul Seixas, to name a few."
Lou is best known for his popular 2004 song “Searching for a Land of Love,” a song that continues to be his most streamed song on Spotify. His latest album, "Lovely Ashes from the Broken Hearts," released in May 2024 was described by Americana Highways as "Lovely with a touch of quavering vulnerability... the vibe is sparkly and bright." This album featured a variety of female vocalists from the DMV and Philadelphia (Flo Anito, Erin Frisby, Jacie Lee, Heather Aubrey Lloyd, and Meet the Bug).
Broommaker: Broommaker began as Teething Veils in 2006 in Washington, DC, playing occasional live shows at places such as the Montgomery College Planetarium and their own living room at 611 Florida Ave, becoming more active about six years later. They have released five LPs (Velorio, 2013; Constellations, 2014; Sea and Sun, 2017; Canopy of Crimson, 2020; and To Have and to Hold, 2022) and a 7” single (Dinner Date, 2015) through the artist-run DC-and-Santa-Fe-based collective Etxe Records. They have played live with audiences in 47 US states and the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces. The band members also play, or have played, in The Antiques, Daamsel, Kohoutek, The OSYX, Parlor Scouts, Prom Concussion, Seamstresses, Silo Halo, and Void Vision.
Acacia Sears: Acacia Sears is a Baltimore-based singer songwriter whose work is rooted in true life stories, thick with metaphor and imagery, percussive while being poetic. She has released two indie rock albums and one children’s album, and is recording her next indie rock album to be released in early 2025. This project, “Egress,” talks about grief, divorce, and finding new love, and includes a murder ballad called “Burn the Bed,” a surprising work of fiction that maintains an honest core.