Angela Autumn w/ The Spine Stealers

Better Distractions presents Angela Autumn w/ The Spine Stealers

The Bishop Bar, 18+
Doors 8PM
Show 9PM

Angela Autumn has always been drawn to the mountains. Raised in the Appalachian region of western Pennsylvania, she channels that landscape in her voice, funneling the timeless influence of mountain streams and rolling foothills into her genre-bending folksongs. With her second album, though, she proves she's every bit as interested in the modern age as tradition. Believer is a musical melting pot of a record, blending the mountain music of Autumn's past with the hybridized sounds (including indie, psychedelia, pop, and gothic country) of her present. Audiences still call her "The Rose of Appalachia" — a nickname that nods to the Allegheny roots and clawhammer banjo skills that helped her blossom into a critically-beloved solo artist — but Believer showcases the other flowers in her garden, making room for keyboards, cello, and billowing clouds of reverb. The result is an eclectic record that captures Autumn in full bloom, pushing beyond the primitive twang of her Appalachian influences to chase down a cross-pollinated sound of her own making.

LISTEN

The Spine Stealers are an eerie folk band fronted by songwriter Emma O’Shea, whose songs conjure dark lakes, brain-burned nostalgia and fractured memories. In just three years, they’ve etched their name into the region’s folk scene, quietly amassing a devoted following. The band took on their first national tour through the Western US and released their second EP, Yellow Feather in 2025. They have been featured on Gems on VHS Long Playlist and October 2024 Playlist, won the 2023 Blue Ox Virtual Band Competition, as well as making the official Blue Ox Music Festival lineup in 2025 and supported acts such as Haley Heyndrickx, Chris Acker, Basia Bulat, The Last Revel, Them Coulee Boys, Dead Horses, Wild Horses, Charlie Parr, Palmyra and Arcadian Wild.

LISTEN