Nora Meier & Jess Kerber
Thursday, March 21
Playing in the Tap Room
Show Time: 8pm Free | 21+
Nora Meier is a diehard music fan, a frequent moviegoer, a daughter of two English majors, an Oregonian at heart, a verbal processor, a big reader, extremely stubborn, and always writing. She was raised on her dad’s curated mixtapes and epic vinyl collection, which cultivated her deep love for the format of The Album and an obsession with Bruce Springsteen.
Her very own debut album was born during a full moon / lunar eclipse on a farm in Connecticut with the help of some of her favorite musicians. Eleven songs were tracked in seven chaotic and wonderful days, interspersed by basketball scrimmages, deli trips and walks around a big field. The album is currently being polished until it shines, after which it will be delivered straight to your ears in the spring of 2024. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts with a cat named Sasha who is kind of a jerk, but she loves him anyway.
Jess Kerber is a songwriter who hails from just outside New Orleans, LA. Picking up the guitar at age 12, she quickly learned the instrument on an atypical path. Heavily inspired by the likes of Joni Mitchell and Susan Tedeschi, she primarily gravitated towards alternate tunings, leading her playing to take on a color unlike most other musicians. Her voice grew to attain a deep purple heaviness, which enchanted her early recordings, all backed by the tasteful intricacy of her guitar playing, melodic and captivating enough to stand on its own.
Before long, she found herself at Boston’s Berklee College of Music as the 2018 Berklee Lollapalooza full scholarship recipient. The environment challenged her tastes and songwriting style, leading her to take on a more subdued and lyric-driven approach, influenced by the indie-folk of artists like Andy Shauf and Adrianne Lenker. Shortly before the emergence of the pandemic, she crossed paths with fellow New England based songwriter Will Orchard, who became her partner and collaborator. The pair spent much of the early days of the pandemic producing what would become Kerber’s eponymous full length record, which marked a sharp turning point in her sound. Kerber debuted many of these songs in acoustic duo form on a month long self-booked European tour with Will Orchard in late 2021.
Having released her self-titled album in May of 2022, she now resides in Nashville, TN with her cat, Tahini.