Performances: Dec 10- Dec 12 @8:30pm

“The Gathering series is all about building community,” says Carbon Leaf frontman Barry Privett. “It’s an invitation to reach out and embrace the gifts of human connection.”

That’s no mean feat given the deep divisions that have defined the past few years of American life, but Carbon Leaf has always punched above their weight, defying the odds at every turn and redefining what’s possible for a modern indie band in the process. The group’s extraordinary new mini-album, Gathering 2: The Hunting Ground, is no exception. Recorded at the band’s own studio in Richmond, VA, the collection marks the second installment of the four-part Gathering series, which finds the long-running quintet stripping their sound back to its organic, acoustic core as they grapple with grief and loss, anger and pain, unity and independence.