Matt Ulery’s Mother Harp and Sifting Stars

This special concert unfolds in two distinct but connected sets that spotlight the breadth of Matt Ulery’s musical vision. The first set features Mother Harp, a potent, high energy quintet with a unique folk dance/post-punk/free jazz ethos with Ulery on bass guitar and featuring Russ Johnson (trumpet), Artie Black (tenor saxophone and clarinet), Dustin Laurenzi (tenor saxophone and guitar), and Quin Kirchner (drums). In contrast, the second set presents Ulery’s newest song band, Sifting Stars, where he moves to Wurlitzer electric piano and sings with bandmates Katie Ernst (vox/bass), Jim Tashjian (vox/guitar), and Matt Gold (vox/guitar/synth), drawing the audience into Ulery’s distinctive songs with maximum vulnerability and emotional depth. While the instrumentation, roles, and temperature shift between sets, both are unmistakably tied together by Ulery’s compositional voice—thoughtfully lyrical, spacious, and dynamic.  

Admission Fee $23.33 - $36.61.