Parkway Theater and the Current present Amythyst Kiah at the Parkway on Wednesday, July 5 at 7:30pm. All ages.

“Her razor-sharp guitar picking alone guarantees her a place among masters, but it’s her deep-hued voice that can change on a dime from brushed steel to melted toffee that commands attention.” — The New York Times

“One of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets.”— Rolling Stone

“She really is important in reminding people that there is a great tradition of African-American, old-time musicians. I love that she sings in this really rich low vocal range, just straight from the chest, resonant.” — NPR

Amythyst Kiah recently released her latest EP Pensive Pop (Rounder Records), further illuminateing how her artistic prowess cannot be defined in a single style. This 4-track release – which features her renditions of Tori Amos’ standard “Sugar,” Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” and Green Day’s “Hitchin’ A Ride” – highlights the iconoclastic alt-rock and hard-hitting, diary-like songwriting that first sparked her artistic passion and shaped her musical palate.

The tracks of Pensive Pop and of her 2021 Rounder Records debut Wary + Strange — which was lauded by the New York Times, NPR Morning Edition, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and more — are just a selection of her setlist for her U.S. and European tours this summer and throughout the rest of the year. Kiah — who was recently named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country — just recently capped a run of shows with The Who, Jason Isbell and Brandi Carlisle — and will be headed out on the road with Cam this year.

A Grammy-nominated songwriter, Amethyst Kith was recently featured in Amazon Music’s For Love & Country documentary and one of the faces of Gibson’s Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Generation Acoustic campaigns.

The Rounder Records debut from Amythyst Kiah, Wary + Strange marks the glorious collision of two vastly different worlds: the iconoclastic alt-rock that first sparked her musical passion, and the roots/old-time-music scene where she’s found breakout success in recent years, including recognition from Rolling Stone as “one of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets.” Along with tapping into the vibrant musicality she honed in part through her studies in East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old Time, Country Music program, the Chattanooga-bred singer/songwriter expands on the uncompromising artistry she’s displayed as a member of Our Native Daughters — an all-women-of-color supergroup whose Kiah-penned standout “Black Myself” earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best American Roots Song and won Song of the Year at the Folk Alliance International Awards. in support of her critically-acclaimed debut album release, Wary + Strange (Rounder Records), including the chart-topping single, "Black Myself."

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About The Evening

Grammy nominee and Folk Alliance International award-winner Amythyst Kiah
and her band return to The Parkway!

• $49 Premium

• $39 Preferred Reserved

• $29 Advance General Admission // $39 At The Door