Unfazed by what a typical pop artist today is supposed to look like and how the typical pop artist is supposed to sound, Heather Mae, an award winning songwriter whose evocative vocals and rhythmic piano style call to mind artists like Stevie Nicks and Sara Bareilles, creates intoxicating music that tackles complex topics surrounding mental health, LGBTQ issues, self love, racial injustice, social inequality, and womenss rights. Inspired by her own personal experiences and identities a queer, plus size woman living with Bipolar Disorder and those of her multifaceted fans with whom she has forged connections throughout her many years of touring across the United States, Mae crafts powerful lyrics and unforgettable music about lifess moments from the quietly chaotic to the explosive.

Already being hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” DC resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. A powerful lyricist whose songs of compassionate dissent reflect her lived experience as what she lightheartedly calls "the poster-child for intersectionality,"Justin Hiltner of Bluegrass Situation called Matthews’s gift "a reminder of what beauty can occur when we bridge those divides."