Originally from the Willamette Valley of Oregon on Kalapuya land, Erika began performing in upstate New York in 2012. She returned to the tall trees and rugged wilderness of the Pacific Northwest in late 2013. She is a multidisciplinary musician and community organizer committed to low-carbon touring in her electric vehicle. Based on Coast Salish land in Seattle, Erika’s folk medicine roots in personal and collective histories of resilience, dancing between shadow and light to seek futures of abundance, possibility and healing.
Her newest album “Messy, Blessed Infinity” is an exuberant love letter to the world, wrapped in notes that bend from energized folk rock to hushed spoken word poetry. Refracting like light through glass, the album celebrates Pacific Northwest resistance movements like the Fairy Creek Blockade and efforts to breach the Snake River dams, and then heads inward to embrace the soft animal body within, exploring the self with songs of grief, reckonings with intimacy, heartbreak, and self care.
Record Crates United reviewed Erika’s 2020 album "Daughter, You're a Storyteller," saying: "..a stellar collection of deeply personal ballads and tributes to the heart. With songs that are inspired by the unlocking of the stories within our genetics, and seeking to explore our pasts to better understand our present adult minds and bodies."
Elena Loper is an alt-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Seattle, WA. Her music combines her soaring vocals with her intricate guitar picking and introspective writing. Her unique melodic sensibility is reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and a trans-Atlantic modality. Loper possesses a resonant voice that time travels through stories of the soul, with a delicate dance between enchanting melodies and glistening guitar arrangements. Her sound is influenced by Irish and Americana folk music, along with alternative rock such as The Innocence Mission and Gillian Welch. Her music was described by Craig Shelburne of The Bluegrass Situation, an international music blog for alternative and roots music, as being “understated and beautiful”.
Links to Loper’s albums and songs can be found at ElenaLoperMusic.com
In 2023, and 2025 Loper toured Oregon and Washington with Deb Talan (of The Weepies) as a special guest opener. Highlights from that tour included playing at Tractor Tavern and The Triple Door in Seattle, WA, and the Alberta Rose Theater in Portland, OR. Talan called Loper a "wonderful songcrafter" and "local [Seattle] gem".
Loper also sings, writes, and plays guitar in the Seattle duo Dravus House. She released her debut album with Dravus House in February 2019 at the Fremont Abbey in Seattle. The album was premiered digitally by The Bluegrass Situation. Loper will soon be releasing a full-length album; singles from the album, "Blue Canyon" and "Get By," can now be heard on all streaming platforms.
Young-Chhaylee is a singer/songwriter from The PNW. Elements of soul, pop, and folk have melded to create a sound that resonates from within. His voice is powerful yet flutters. Simultaneously strong and vulnerable.
Whether solo, duo, trio, or more, the energy of each performance is uniquely for that moment.
