Gemma Laurence & Aida O'Brien @ Radio Bean

$5 / 18+

6:30pm doors | 7pm show

Gemma Laurence (Insta | Website | Spotify)
Gemma Laurence is a Brooklyn-based indie folk singer-songwriter from the coast of Maine. Categorizing herself as “Sapphic folk,” Laurence has been named an “up-and-comer” in the queer music scene by NPR Music and starred on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon leading up to the release of her sophomore album, Lavender (out now on Better Company Records). Having grown up on the coast of Maine and the hills of Oxfordshire, Laurence’s time on both sides of the Atlantic influenced her unique sound: a fusion of foot-stomping Americana with a hint of English folk. Crafting a lush soundscape of rich acoustic textures, dreamy harmonies, and found sounds, Laurence’s timeless tracks call her listeners home to the people and places left behind for new beginnings. Her debut album, Crooked Heart, was released in 2019, and her sophomore album Lavender was released on Better Company Records/The Orchard in November, 2022.

Aida O'Brien (Website | Bandcamp)
Aída O'Brien is a folk rock singer songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. Her music is inspired by themes including queer love, recovery, family and her experience as a trans woman. In 2020, Aída self-released an EP called Girl in the Blue Dress, spanning seven years of songwriting while chronicling her gender transition and honoring relationships with loved ones. Some of her influences include Donna the Buffalo, Hurray for the Riff Raff and Jennie Stearns.