An Evening of Live Music with Bug Toast and Olivia Awbrey (with Margaret Wehr)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 7:30pm

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE (pay $10 at the door) -- DOORS OPEN 7:00pm

TICKET RESERVATIONS will be held until 7:20pm on the day of the show.  Doors open at 7:00pm

* OLIVIA AWBREY
An old-world songwriter with a penchant for a good story and modern interpretations of traditional folk.  Olivia’s musical approach is both nostalgic and forward-looking, bringing history, the natural world, and the human experience to every listener’s doorstep.  She has been supported by the Regional Arts & Culture Council in Portland, the Oregon Arts Commission, The GRAMMY Foundation, and more.  Olivia tours throughout the Pacific Northwest and the UK.  Her new EP will be released in 2027.  Olivia will be joined by MARGARET WEHR (she/her/they) is a Portland-based singer-songwriter, vocalist, bassist, violinist, and member of queer folk band, Lo Pony. Known for her love of harmonies and ability to blend with any voice, Margaret has worked with over 90 artists in the past two decades, including artists like Chris Pureka, Anna Tivel, Sleater-Kinney, Y La Bamba, MAITA, Jacob Miller, Alexis Mahler, Moorea Masa, Isabeau Waia’u Walker, EL VY, Haley Johnsen, and more. 

* BUG TOAST
Bug Toast defy categorization, playing genre-bending progressive chamber folk on bouzouki, accordion, guitars, bass, violin, synthesizer, and percussion. Major themes of their music center on social justice and deep human experience.

Blended from two musical families, the ensemble creates the arrangements together – richly textured, interwoven pieces with careful attention to counterpoint, voicing, harmonies, and rhythms, often in interesting modes and time signatures. Bug Toast are Christopher Shotola-Hardt, Susanne Shotola-Hardt, Mark Andrews, Dave Andrews, Adrian Hardt, and Julian Andrews.

LOCATION

Blackfish Gallery, 938 NW Everett Street, Portland, OR, 97209