After pushing the envelope at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion in March – and entering the alluring, tradition-twisting singer-songwriter big leagues with Lana Del Rey and Weyes Blood on a 2021 cover of Joni Mitchell’s “For Free” – Zella Day brings her disco-touched, Seventies-swirled drama to town. The Los Angeles-based artist’s band notably relies entirely on locals: expressive Spaceflight Records indie pop act S.L. Houser (Sara Houser) on keys, and danceable electronic igniter EMSKIII (Emma Berrigan) on drums. After the local tour finale, listen to Houser’s July track “Dotted Line” or attend Berrigan’s “Psycho” single release on Thursday, August 17, at the Venue ATX.
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— Rachel Rascoe
