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If ever there were an example of the YouTube success story, Cavetown would be it. It all started in October 2013 when Cavetown — the musical moniker of English musician Robin Daniel Skinner — uploaded his first music video to a video-sharing platform.

Called “Haunted Lullaby,” the song was less than a minute long and featured Skinner’s light, comforting tenor vocals over a delicately-plucked ukulele and reversed samples.

Skinner was just 14 when he released his debut album, Everything Is Made of Clouds, on Bandcamp. The album came out roughly a month before “Haunted Lullaby” and began to draw listeners from the start. It’s an album that delivers the same warm, intimate feeling as many other forms of indie pop, though with a distinctive feeling of detached honesty and bedroom pop vibes.

All this inspiration had to come from somewhere. It should come as no surprise then that Skinner’s father, David, was a choir director and musicologist who taught his son guitar at age eight. Likewise, Skinner’s mother was a music teacher and a professional Baroque flutist. Raised in Cambridge, Skinner had no shortage of influences and musical trendsetters to follow.

After Clouds came more EPs and albums: 2014’s Gd Vibes, 2015’s Nervous Friends // Pt. 1 and Everything Is Made of Stars. In 2015, Skinner also released his first single “This Is Home” in advance of his self-titled album Cavetown in November 2015. This album combined acoustic and electronic elements in eight irresistible tracks, including “Meteor Shower” and “Devil Town.”

During this time Skinner had also begun another activity he is now famous for: covers. His YouTube channel became a virtual treasure trove of covers of artists like Joji, Twenty One Pilots, Pinegrove, and others, often with creative changes and introspective takes on the songs’ lyrical meanings.

2016 saw the release of Skinner’s second full-length album, 16/04/16. This title was the date of death of Skinner’s childhood friend, Jack Graham, who lost a battle with leukemia. The album is a touching tribute, with “warm, melodic bedroom pop” mixed with “lo-fi indie rock” – and 60% of all proceeds went to Cancer Research UK.

In April 2017, Skinner was still at Sixth Form College and had reached the final stage of the Cambridge Band Competition. He won both the Kimberley Rew Award for Songwriting and the Best Acoustic Act, which gave him a chance to play at Strawberry Fair that summer. One year later, he released LEMON BOY, his third full-length album, which has gone on to collect 54 million Spotify streams.

2019’s Animal Kingdom was a compilation of five single splits with artists like Simi, Sidney Gish, Chloe Moriondo, and spookyghostboy. The single “Prom Dress” by Mxmtoon has gathered over 152 million Spotify streams and has made it to 100,000+ videos on TikTok.

That same year, Cavetown signed to Sire Records and began a worldwide tour headlining sold-out shows. Playing at 31 venues in the US and 15 venues in the UK, he was joined by musical friends like Chloe Moriondo and Hunny.

Though COVID-19 forced cancellation of Cavetown’s 2020 tour, the year was still a busy one. He released his major label debut Sleepyhead, collaborated on the single “Smoke Signals” by Tessa Violet, and launched a unisex clothing line called Cave Collective.

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Cavetown was absolutely amazing. The venue was small, only 200 people, so you could see well no matter where you were standing. The sound was good, lighting was good, no complaints on production. Robin sounds great live & was so sweet to everyone. He thanked people who yelled out compliments, answered questions; I've never seen a performer be so patient & polite.

I eagerly await his next show in Portland and I highly reccomend seeing him because it was really amazing.

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Cavetown was probably one of, if not the best concert I’ve been to. Robbie has such a good and wholesome energy, and the crowd was also very chill and had a great vibe. The two openers were great and did a good job warming up the crowd. Robbie’s live vocals are amazing (they are nearly identical to the studio recorded songs) and he genuinely presented himself as a nice and kind person. Overall, I would go again in a heartbeat. I highly suggest you see him!

This show was amazing. I created a hearts project for the show it it looked absolutely beautiful in The Sinclair. My only complaint about the show was that I was not aware that the coat check cost money, and that the line outside was awkward and wasn't well placed. The line of people went down the sidewalk and around the corner. If it had been nice weather I'm sure the sidewalk would have been PACKIN. But Cavetown is a lovely artist and made it all worth it.

I had so much fun at the concert!!

Spookyghostboy & HUNNY were amazing!!

Really good vibes and the volume was perfect omg.

The people were also really nice and ofcourse Cavetown was amazing!! I feel like he really interacted with the public and I love how he plays a lot of instruments himself during the concert.

It was really fun and I have nothing to complain about.

Best concert for so far!!

I took my daughter for her 13th birthday and while already a fan, she absolutely LOVED the experience! We thoroughly enjoyed Field Medic and Robin didn't disappoint.

The venue was very warm and a couple people dropped from the heat because everyone was packed in like sardines.

All in all though, it was a ton of fun! Thank you Ogden Theatre and Robin for a wonderful experience!

It was a really wholesome experience. Robin is soft and friendly and the audience was kind and supportive and the music was amazing live. The opener Field Medic was also a very interesting and wonderful choice!! His music is not what I expected but I grew to love it very quickly. Overall, my partner and I joy-cried several times and I didnt want it to end.

Best show I’ve been too so far. The set list was perfectly done, lights were perfect, venue was great. Chloe Moriondo was one of the artists who opened for him and was the best opener I’ve seen. We missed the first opener because of parking/traffic issues but still had an amazing time.

It was very nice! He was very very polite the entire show, to the point where he would mumble "Thank you" after every song. I loved every song he played! Also in the corner of the stage there was a TV playing videos of his cat the entire show. 10/10 I loved it!

lovely show. the lighting colors went with the songs. a beautiful boy singing is somgs. and he sang 3 new songs i didn't even know which was dope. i really liked his stage presence, he is exactly the person you think he is. a cute boy that cares for his fans

Amazing! The two opening acts were so fun and Cavetown was so much fun as well! He was so sweet with crowd interaction and staff was friendly and helpful with making sure guests were hydrated by giving out water during intermissions.

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Cavetown Announces Tour with Support from Mother Mother

H ot on the release of his punchy yet dreamy EP, Little Vice , alternative artist Cavetown has announced a tour with support from Canadian rock band Mother Mother. The series of performances kicks off in June, continuing until July.

Dates & Locations

Cavetown’s tour starts strong on June 7 th in Phoenix, followed by shows in Los Angeles, San Diego, Berkeley and Troutdale. He’ll continue performing alongside Mother Mother and Destroy Boys in Vancouver, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Morrison. At the tail end of June, Cavetown and company are headed south to perform in Dallas, Austin, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Atlanta.

July kicks off with Washington, moving to Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, New York and Detroit. The tour closes out on the 13th in Chicago.

Eclectic and Electric

Cavetown’s tour is sure to be magical, especially with Little Vice exploring all sorts of interesting corners of sound. Equal parts ethereal, eclectic and electric, the new EP buzzes with an energy that will take on a whole new life played live. “alone” packs a punch with its crunchy soundbites and vocals. At the same time, it balances a soothing feel with its twinkling melodies. “let them know they’re on your mind” breathes a punk persona into Cavetown’s dreamy pop, merging worlds in a whole new way. The EP as a whole is distinct, unique only to Cavetown and his sound.

Support from Mother Mother promises even more energy to each show. Their most recent release, Grief Chapter , complements Cavetown perfectly. Impressive guitar riffs in tracks like “To My Heart” and “Explode!” parallel some of the underlying energy in Little Vice . Their bashful sound also acts as a nice foil to the more relaxed side of Cavetown’s sound, seen on laid-back tracks like “glacier meadow” or “obvious.”

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Mother Mother & Cavetown Join Forces For 2024 North American Co-Headline Tour

TICKETS AVAILABLE STARTING MONDAY, JANUARY 22 WITH PRESALES

General onsale begins friday, january 26, mother mother’s new single, “nobody escapes,” out now, listen here | watch here.

Canada’s biggest alt-rock export Mother Mother and multi-Platinum singer/songwriter and producer Cavetown join forces for a massive North American co-headline tour this summer, with Destroy Boys supporting on all dates. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on June 7 in Phoenix, rolling through boutique amphitheaters from coast-to-coast, hitting famed venues like Red Rocks in Colorado, with stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, and more. Artist pre-sales go live on January 22 at 11am local time , with general on-sale beginning January 26 at 10am local time . Click HERE for ticket information.

“We are beyond thrilled to share the stage with Cavetown on the first co-headline tour of our career,” says Mother Mother vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Ryan Guldemond. “We are huge fans of the music, the art, and the community that surrounds this artist, and we feel like the Mother Mother world will merge beautifully with theirs to create an epic night of indie rock and positive vibes. Truly can’t wait!”

“It’s gonna be so cool to be touring with Mother Mother this summer!!” shares Cavetown. “I’m such a fan and am excited to see our fanbases come together for our big rock show. See you soon !!”

The tour announcement arrives as Mother Mother share their new single, “Nobody Escapes” — listen HERE via Warner Records and watch the captivating video HERE . “ In ‘Nobody Escapes,’ we sing cheerily about the indiscriminate nature of death and how, regardless of status, good looks or physique, the reaper comes for us all,” says Guldemond. “The animated video that accompanies our rollicking and blasphemous album opener follows suit, depicting a sinister factory where conveyor belts and machinery crudely sort through freshly fallen souls.”

The track is the latest offering from their highly anticipated new album, Grief Chapter , due out February 16 via Warner Records . Pre-order HERE . The album was introduced by lead single “Normalize,” which arrived alongside an intense video directed by acclaimed horror director Colin Minihan ( Grave Encounters, What Keeps You Alive ). It was then followed by the uplifting “ To My Heart ” and the future-facing “ The Matrix ,” which deploys dreamy keys and swooning vocals.

Cavetown is currently finalizing a highly-anticipated batch of new music for 2024. He most recently wrapped his biggest tour to date, Bittersweet Daze – featuring mxmtoon , Ricky Montgomery , and grentperez – which was his first stateside run since 2022 and in support of his globally acclaimed album, worm food . As the follow up to 2020’s Sleepyhead , the record catapulted Cavetown to more than 4 billion streams worldwide and earned widespread praise from the likes of The New York Times , The FADER , NME , V Magazine , and more. Stay tuned for more announcements coming soon.

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June 7               Phoenix, AZ                   Arizona Financial Theatre

June 8               Los Angeles, CA            The Torch

June 9               San Diego, CA               Gallagher Square at Petco Park

June 11             Berkeley, CA                  The Greek *

June 14             Troutdale, OR                Edgefield *

June 15             Vancouver, BC              Rogers Arena

June 16             Seattle, WA                   Seattle Zoo *

June 18             Salt Lake City, UT         Granary Live

June 20             Morrison, CO                 Red Rocks Amphitheatre

June 22             Dallas, TX                      South Side Ballroom

June 23             Austin, TX                      Moody Amphitheatre at Waterloo Park

June 25             Houston, TX                  713 Music Hall

June 28             Miami, FL                      FPL Solar Amphitheater

June 29           Orlando, FL                Orlando Amphitheater

June 30           Atlanta, GA                 Coca-Cola Roxy

July 2              Washington, DC        The Anthem

July 3              Philadelphia, PA        Highmark Skyline Stage at the Mann

July 5              Toronto, ON                Budweiser Stage

July 7                Boston, MA                    MGM Music Hall at Fenway

July 9                New York, NY                The Rooftop at Pier 17

July 10             New York, NY               The Rooftop at Pier 17

July 12              Sterling Heights, MI        Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre

July 13              Chicago, IL                    Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

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Cavetown with mxmtoon, Ricky Montgomery, and grentperez to perform live in concert at Rock the Ruins at Holliday Park in Indianapolis on Sunday, July 30, 2023!

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For 23-year-old singer/songwriter Cavetown, making music typically involves excavating and exposing his most deeply hidden thoughts and feelings. “It’s a weird dynamic because a lot of the time I’m taking something that it’s hard for me to admit even to myself, then putting it into a song and sharing it with the entire world,” says the London-based artist otherwise known as Robin Skinner. Since self-releasing his debut single at age 16, the Cambridge-based musician/producer has proven the disarming power of that outpouring, steadily amassing a devoted following and bringing his extraordinarily close-knit live show to venues across the globe. On his new album worm food , Cavetown delivers his most elaborately realized body of work to date, shaping his idiosyncratic storytelling into songs that ultimately give voice to our own most intimate emotions.

The follow-up to his 2021 EP Man’s Best Friend , worm food arrives as Cavetown’s latest full-length since his major-label debut Sleepyhead , a 2020 release that inspired NME to hail him as a “bedroompop hero building worldwide community.” As with all his output, Skinner produced the album on his own at his home studio, holing up in his garage and infusing his understated alt-pop with a powerful new vitality. “All these songs were written with the live set in mind, which I hadn’t thought about much before,” notes Skinner, who performs live with a full band. “It was fun to imagine how something might come to life onstage, and to think about how I might interact with the audience at different moments.” But while worm food encompasses a more expansive sound than his past work, each track sustains the raw sincerity that’s earned admiration from the likes of The 1975 and found him collaborating with such acclaimed artists as chloe moriondo and beabadoobee (who recently teamed up with Cavetown for his early-2022 release “Fall In Love With A Girl”).

On the album’s lead single “1994,” Cavetown presents a formidable introduction to worm food sonic landscape, offering up a wistful piece of pop-punk driven by his mercurial guitar work. Graced with an exquisitely tender vocal performance from Skinner, “1994” once again reveals his rare ability to spin his unsparing introspection into impossibly catchy rhyme (from the first verse: “I’m tryna love the person I was when I was born/Hating on a kid doesn’t serve me anymore”). “I think most people forget they’re still the same person as when they were just an innocent child,” says Skinner. “That song is about trying to allow yourself the same compassion and forgiveness you’d have for a little kid if they’d made some kind of mistake, instead of beating yourself up over it.”

One of the more lighthearted moments on worm food, “Frog” emerges as a delightfully warped declaration of affection. “‘Frog’ is about my girlfriend,” says Skinner. “When we first started dating we were both too nervous to say the words ‘boyfriend’ and ‘girlfriend,’ so one day I said to her, ‘Did you know that “BF” and “GF” stand for “boy frog” and “girl frog”?’ That was my silly way of asking her out, and now it’s our nickname for each other.” Laced with his sweetly off-kilter lyrics (“I’m gonna tell you you’re pretty/Till it makes you sick”), “Frog” unfolds in gauzy acoustic-guitar tones, then drifts into a bouncy synth line that Skinner refers to as “the frog solo.” “I had the idea to put this frog-sounding synth in the middle, in the hopes that it’d be fun to get everyone to hop up and down like a frog when we play that one live,” he says.

All throughout worm food Cavetown gracefully amplifies his vast inner monologue, often uncovering entirely unexpected ways of expressing the most familiar of feelings. On “Juno,” for instance, he precisely captures the inertia of depression while sharing a dreamy serenade to his beloved cat. “If I’m having a hard time and struggling to find a reason to get out of bed, there’s always the need to get up and feed Juno her breakfast,” says Skinner. “So no matter what else is going on in my life, she always gives me that sense of purpose.” Spiked with brooding guitar riffs and loopy synth lines, the slow-building “Worm Food” transforms his existential angst into a strangely exhilarating anthem. “It’s about feeling so small in the context of the world around you, and recognizing that in the end we all end up in the same place,” says Skinner. “It might be a pessimistic way of thinking, but it’s comforting to me in those moments when I’m worrying so much about things that maybe aren’t that important.” Meanwhile, on “Heart Attack,” Cavetown shares an up-close portrait of anxiety and self-doubt, intensifying the track’s unhinged energy with pogo-ready rhythms and a galvanizing guitar solo. “I wrote that after touring in South America, where the crowds were very excited— which was really cool, but also overwhelming,” says Skinner. “‘Heart Attack’ is about feeling pressured to put on a great show while looking after all these kids in a room that felt out of control  at times, and questioning my ability to balance all that.”

Although Skinner tends to write in solitude, a number of songs on worm food arose from his collaboration with other musicians. To that end, “Wasabi” features a guest appearance from his mother, a Baroque flute player who lends the achingly bittersweet track a certain enchanted quality. “I wrote ‘Wasabi’ after going to L.A. to visit a girl I had a massive crush on, trying to process the fact that I still had a thing for her even though I’d tried hard to get over it,” says Skinner. On “Laundry Day,” he enlisted a string quartet to magnify the melancholic mood at the heart of the song, a gorgeously sprawling piece penned after a difficult family trip. “That song is about some hard times my family’s gone through, but the chorus came from a fond childhood memory of mine, where my dad would always end up shrinking all his clothes every time he did the laundry,” Skinner reveals. And for “Kill U,” he worked with Pierce the Veil’s Vic Fuentes to sharpen the song’s arrangement of serpentine guitar lines and combustible beats. “‘Kill U’ is about wanting to kill particular parts of yourself, and finding more of those parts as you get older,” he explains.

An innately DIY artist, Skinner first discovered the depths of his imagination as a child, when he’d write and illustrate his own storybooks. After taking up guitar, he began writing and recording in his bedroom in his early teens, then releasing his lo-fi yet emotionally intricate songs on Bandcamp. Not long after the arrival of his 2018 album Lemon Boy , Cavetown inked a deal with Sire Records and started selling out venues across the U.S. and U.K. as well as performing at festivals like Reading & Leeds and Lollapalooza—all while forging such an intensely personal connection with his audience that he’s taken to keeping a cupboard full of letters received from fans. With his past triumphs including producing for artists like Tessa Violet and mxmtoon, Skinner also brings his immense creativity to the visual element of his output, an endeavor that recently found him co-directing the fantastically surreal video for “1994” alongside Lorenzo Diego. “It’s inspired by The Little Prince, which is the story of a kid who lives on a planet by himself and doesn’t want to grow up,” says Skinner. “In the video I’m portraying the Little Prince, but instead of rejecting adulthood I’m getting ready to let go of childhood, and trying to build a rocket to fly away from my planet.”

While worm food in many ways marks a major leap forward for Cavetown, the album took shape from the same instinctive approach he’s embraced since earliest days as a songwriter. “Most of the time I think up lyrics without really trying—they just fall out, and then I realize that they’re expressing something I’d been having a hard time trying to articulate,” says Skinner. “Over the years  I’ve had people tell me that my songs have had the same effect on them, where there’s something going on in their head that they haven’t been able to verbalize but then the song helps them to finally understand it. So even though I write songs for myself, as a way to process the things I’m struggling with, it’s really nice to know that they might end up helping people in some way.”

Don’t miss this live event in Indianapolis! Put this concert at the top of your “things to do in Indianapolis” list this summer.

Rock the Ruins Concert Series ‍

Rock the Ruins is a summer concert series hosted by The Vogue at Holliday Park, an enchanting 95-year-old park nestled in a gently wooded neighborhood just six miles north of downtown Indianapolis. Perfect for experiencing live music, catching up with neighbors and friends, and connecting with nature, a Rock the Ruins concert is the ideal spot to spend a summer evening. We encourage our all-ages guests to bring chairs/blankets for all Rock the Ruins shows as seating will not be provided for general admission guests. No outside coolers or alcoholic beverages will be permitted in the park as guests will be encouraged to take advantage of a variety of local and artisan vendors selling food and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Guests must present a valid ID (and be 21+) to purchase alcoholic beverages while on-site for any Rock the Ruins event at Holliday Park.

CAVETOWN Bittersweet Daze with mxmtoon, Ricky Montgomery & Grent Perez SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2023 ROCK THE RUINS AT HOLLIDAY PARK INDIANAPOLIS, IN TICKETS AT ROCKTHERUINS.COM

PLEASE NOTE: All tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. This event is rain or shine. This event is General Admission and seating is not provided. For a full list of permitted and prohibited items, parking and transportation details, information on ADA seating, and answers to other frequently asked questions, visit the FAQ page .

$1 from each ticket sold will be donated to This Is Home Project, a project started by Cavetown that provides funding to foundations whose focus is helping LGBTQ+ youth in need.

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Rock the Ruins is a summer concert series hosted by The Vogue at Holliday Park, an enchanting 95-year old park nestled in a gently wooded neighborhood just six miles north of downtown Indianapolis. Perfect for experiencing live music, catching up with neighbors and friends, and connecting with nature, a Rock the Ruins concert is the ideal spot to spend a summer evening. We encourage our all-ages guests to bring chairs/blankets for all Rock the Ruins shows as seating will not be provided for general admission guests. No outside coolers or alcoholic beverages will be permitted in the park as guests will be encouraged to take advantage of a variety of local and artisan vendors selling food and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Guests must present a valid ID (and be 21+) to purchase alcoholic beverages while on-site for any Rock the Ruins event at Holliday Park.

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Artist Profile: Sidney Gish, from Bandcamp to Boston Calling

Sidney Gish admits that she spent too much time online as a teenager.

“I was not doing anything. We were all on Tumblr.com, and then we would go to school,” Gish said.

A familiarity with the internet, however, turned out to be one the factors which catapulted the New Jersey singer-songwriter to over 200,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

Gish characterizes her music as bedroom pop imbued with camp. Many of her songs feature hammy sound effects and striking metaphors — her sophomore album “No Dogs Allowed” begins with “Bird Tutorial,” an upbeat remix of a 1950s recording instructing listeners on how to teach their parakeets to talk. Puns and niche references instill personality in Gish’s music and grab listeners’ attention.

Gish’s success in engaging a generation steeped in online culture comes from her own experience using the internet as a child. She began writing music in middle school and published her works on platforms like Tumblr, migrating from site to site until she found an audience on Bandcamp. From the start, Gish had a unique voice, littering her pieces with noises pulled from all corners of the web.

“In my house with my computer, I could edit whenever I wanted. If I thought something was boring, I would be like, ‘well, let's put in a fun little campy sound here. Let’s go online and find a little spice,’” Gish said. “Just have fun for this next hour, and then see where I’m at an hour after that. It was just fun to edit.”

As Gish entered her college years at Northeastern University, however, she realized that music meant more to her than spinning out “YouTube poops” online. She began to take classes on the music industry and joined a songwriting club with friends.

“I immediately was like, I’m going to take everything really seriously. Every time somebody even honks a car horn, that’s serious to me.”

A change in composition style accompanied Gish’s new attitude towards her music.

“I wanted to pay more attention to song structure — as much attention as I could pay to it,” Gish said.

Gish proceeded by turning up the narrative and cinematic influences on her songs. Plot-driven tracks like “Presumably Dead Arm” from her album “Ed Buys Houses” rose to the top of her listed songs on Spotify, proving Gish’s new strategy a success.

College life also presented Gish with the challenges of performing for a crowd. The artist wrestled with translating pieces composed on a computer to live sets and trained herself for shows. The transition was rocky at first.

“If I played it in front of an audience, it would be more yelling and so much more out of tune because I would be so stressed out,” Gish said.

To overcome her nerves, she threw herself into the Boston music scene, taking gigs whenever they were offered.

“I was first playing random shows: dad bars in the middle of the day, showcases that went on for hours,” Gish said.

Through events at small local venues, Gish was able to get “[her] name bouncing around” and eventually break into the Boston underground scene.

Gish found new inspiration in basement shows and “sludge from the Northeast.” Intrigued by “slow-core” and “dusty” music, the artist began to view her music in a new light. Rather than copying the style of other musicians, she took note of their pluck — their ability to be “deranged enough to take themselves seriously.” As the singer-songwriter started to take her own music more seriously, she ensured it maintained its characteristic charm.

“I always had to spin it with humor,” Gish said.

A “yes-man mentality” has gotten her far. In 2018, the then-21-year-old toured with Mitski and a year later, shared a stage with her at Boston Calling in 2019. That same year, the Boston Music Awards named Gish 2019’s Singer Songwriter of the Year. Gish has collaborated with well-known acts like Cavetown and Jackson Browne, and she toured with The Beths in 2023. Most recently, Gish toured with musician Jeff Rosenstock.

“It’s been great opening for other artists,” Gish said.

The artist finds inspiration and support in living and working with other acts, stressing the importance of surrounding oneself with those more experienced. Rather than “just trying to wing it” alone, Gish prefers to learn from seasoned performers who understand the logistics of the road and large venues.

Now 27, Gish looked back on a young adulthood spent on the road.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to travel, and to meet new people, and to see how bands go about going on tour. It’s been something that I was so passionate about from a young age. I would always be so curious about what it was like and how they did it. I loved it,” Gish said.

From childhood nights spent surfing the internet, looking for just the right sound to edit into a song, Gish has come far. In fact, the single moment that spelled out her success came to her in the form of a moment online. After going to bed with about 7,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, Gish picked up her phone one morning to find that she now had 80,000.

“I just put my phone down and went back to sleep,” Gish said. “And that was just a moment that everything had been accomplished in my entire life.”

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