PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present a singer-songwriter showcase featuring Andrea von Kampen, Early Risers (Putnam Smith and Ashley Storrow), Jake Klar, and Lizzy Mandell at Next Stage Friday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m.
The Early Risers, Klar, and Mandell will open the concert with an in-the-round set, followed by von Kampen’s debut performance at Next Stage.
Andrea von Kampen is a Nebraska-born singer-songwriter known for her “introspective storytelling and captivating melodies,” organizers wrote in a news release. She has shared the stage with Watchhouse, Punch Brothers, The Wood Brothers, and Anaïs Mitchell’s Bonny Light Horseman, released three studio albums, and performed at the Newport Folk Festival and Rocky Mountain Folks Festival.
Headlining tours across North America and Europe, she says her music has reached a global audience with over 55 million Spotify streams.
In 2022, von Kampen made her acting debut in the independent film A Chance Encounter, distributed by Samuel Goldwyn, starring and contributing to its soundtrack. This fall, she will release a protest EP addressing the resurgence of hateful rhetoric in American politics.
The Early Risers combine rootsy, lyric-driven songwriting with harmonies and multi-instrumental arrangements, including banjo, guitar, mandolin, piano, and shruti-box. After pursuing solo careers, Storrow and Smith joined forces in 2015 and have toured nationwide from Maine to California and Vancouver, B.C.
They say their debut album, Making Life Sweet, reached No. 1 on the Folk DJ Charts, with four songs in the top 10 most-played tracks.
Jake Klar “blends rhythm, groove, grit, and honesty into a fresh Americana sound that fuses folk sincerity with rock and pop sensibilities, crafting music that connects listeners to meaningful stories and emotions,” said organizers.
Lizzy Mandell has released two albums: Made for Flying (2012), which won the Times Argus/Rutland Herald Tammie Awards for Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Album, and To the Moon (2025), created in collaboration with Vermont multi-instrumentalist Colin McCaffrey.
Next Stage is at 15 Kimball Hill. Tickets are $22 Advance, $25 at the door, and $10 for access to the livestream. A beer, wine, and cocktail cash bar will be available. Advance tickets are available at nextstagearts.org. For more information, call 802-387-0102.
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