February 22, 2025
Shelby Earl’s first two albums earned the kind of raves any musician would kill for. Upon hearing her 2011 debut, Burn the Boats, NPR’s Ann Powers called Earl her “new favorite songwriter,” and she wasn’t alone. Accolades followed from Rolling Stone to the Wall Street Journal and a million music publications in between that positioned her somewhere to the left of Neko Case, a few blocks from Sharon Van Etten, catercorner to Angel Olsen. She toured everywhere, playing with the likes of Loudon Wainwright, Rhett Miller, and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, who spoke for many people when he said Shelby has “the most heartbreakingly beautiful voice in Seattle.” Shelby will be joined by Coyle resident Billy Brush on piano, who has been a part of Shelby’s live ensemble since 2014. In 2024, Shelby and Billy performed sold-out shows at the Triple Door and Tractor Tavern in Seattle and the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
