BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:152454@kingstonhappenings.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T190000 DTSTAMP:20251029T115326Z URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/heather-maloney-dan-rodriguez/ SUMMARY:Heather Maloney & Dan Rodriguez DESCRIPTION:Massachusetts-based “writer song-singer” Heather Maloney fo und music in the midst of three years at a meditation center\, honing a so und moored in days of silent reflection and reverence for storytellers lik e Joni\, Rilke\, Ken Burns\, and the anonymous authors of Zen parables. Wh ile she eventually traded the quiet\, structured life of a yogi for the ki netic life of a touring musician\, the core of her songwriting has remaine d centered around same curiosity about our inner world and the desire to a rticulate it through storytelling.With over 1\,000 international shows and 8 studio albums under her belt\, she is now on the brink of releasing her 9th and most personal record to date\, “Exploding Star” (out January 31\, 2025). Written in the wake of her father’s death\, “Exploding Sta r” is a collection of 12 songs that Maloney originally had no intentions of recording or releasing until some of her closest friends and family co nvinced her otherwise.From tracking for 2 days in her abandoned childhood home\, to playing her father’s guitar throughout the record\, “Explodi ng Star” is packed with the sonic\, lyrical and emotional details of a l ife story — and the result is something celebratory and heartbreaking al l at once.With production from Darlingside’s Don Mitchell and arrangemen ts from High Tea’s Isabella DeHerdt and Isaac Eliot\, “Exploding Star ” is a dynamic listening experience that moves thoughtfully through land scapes that range from lush to sparse — sometimes driving\, urgent and c athartic and other times quiet\, tremulous and reflective — but always w oven together with lyricism that bravely and articulately explores both th e darkest depths and the unexpected moments of lightness that grief can br ing.Heather and her collaborators will embark on an international album re lease tour throughout 2025\, with shows in the US and Europe.On Heather’ s 2019 album\, Soil In The Sky\, her “ability to channel emotion is radi cal” (PopMatters) and the tracks are stacked with special guests who hel p her deliver an immense range of sound and sentiment in 12 songs\; there ’s a duet with Dawes front-man Taylor Goldsmith on the Walt Whitman-insp ired love song “We Were Together”\, an appearance by Rachael Price on the album’s opening track “Enigma”\, and Jay Ungar lends his legenda ry folk fiddle to “Oklahoma Lullaby”\, a song inspired by Ken Burns’ documentary The Dustbowl. (Ungar composed Ashokan Farewell in Burns’ Th e Civil War). The all-star band includes drummer Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes) \, and multiple members of the Amos Lee band.The Bluegrass Situation calle d her 2015 release\, Making Me Break (produced by Band of Horses’ Bill R eynolds) “an intoxicating blend that captures the sonic texture of indie rock\, the humanity of folk and the spirituality of a Rumi poem.”In 201 4 she released “Woodstock”\, her collaborative effort with Boston quar tet Darlingside\, which drew praise from the New York Times and Graham Nas h.Heather’s songs have played on NPR stations across the country and her live appearances have aired on syndicated programming like eTown and Audi oTree. Her song “Nightstand Drawer” was featured in the season finale of the CBS TV series "Elementary"\, and her songs have also been streamed hundreds of thousands of times on editorial Spotify playlists &\; Starb ucks’ in-store nationwide playlists.As well as a songwriter and performe r\, Heather is an illustrator and linocut artist who carves and prints vis ual representations of her songs on a variety of mediums.Heather has toure d throughout the US &\; Canada as a headliner and also in support of ac ts including Lake Street Dive\, Shakey Graves\, Gary Clark Jr.\, Rodrigo y Gabriela\, Colin Hay (Men at Work)\, Mary Chapin Carpenter\, Shawn Colvin \, Dar Williams and many more.\nDan RodriguezHi\, I’m Dan. I’m a whisk ey &\; beer drinking\, fishing &\; hunting loving\, motorcycle ridin g\, quality food eating\, hippie sympathizing\, hobby farm running\, peopl e loving\, husband &\; father who lives in Minneapolis and shares a lif e with my amazing wife and two adorable sons named Oak and Alder.I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit\, MI\, and moved to Minneapolis when I was 18 t o study music\, and I stayed because I’m one of those crazy people that enjoys the snow and cold weather.Songwriting\, and performing those songs for people\, is both my trade and my passion. When I’m not in my studio writing and cutting records\, or on the road playing shows\, I’m usually playing in the woods with our boys\, tending to our backyard chickens\, e ating fresh veggies from my wife’s huge garden\, making syrup from our m aple grove\, or doing one of my many outdoor hobbies.Now here are a few th ings about my music career that I should probably share in a music bio:• In September 2014 Budweiser released their "Friends Are Waiting" commerci al campaign featuring me singing my song When You Come Home and it premier ed during both The World Series &\; The Super Bowl.• In February\, 20 18\, I released my album 25 Years and the title track is now inching towar d 1 million listens.• In October\, 2018\, Miller Lite featured my newest single “So Good” in one of their commercials that played for months d uring NFL games on ESPN &\; more.• In March\, 2019\, my song “You F eel Like Home” was featured in Explore Minnesota Tourism’s newest ad c ampaign.• In 2022 I released my album Troubadour Family Man. It’s my d ebut self-produced record and I couldn’t be more proud of it.• Over th e years I’ve had the honor of sharing the stage with some really cool ar tists &\; bands including The Civil Wars\, Andy Grammer\, Eric Hutchins on\, Matt Nathanson\, NeedtoBreathe\, Augustana\, Tyrone Wells\, O.A.R.\, Haley Reinhart\, Jon McLaughlin\, Will Hoge\, Drew Holcomb\, Sister Hazel\ , and more. 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