An Evening With Kendall Jane Meade and The Whitmore Sisters

Sun Jan 25th, 8:00 pm

Kendall Jane Meade is an LA-based solo artist and founder of the band Mascott. She has released two EPs and three full-length albums under the moniker Mascott. Meade is an accomplished singer and musician who has contributed to albums and played and/or sung live with Sparklehorse, Helium, The Spinanes, Lloyd Cole, Gramercy Arms, Stars, and many more. She is also a member of the folk-rock duo Anders and Kendall. The first Kendall Jane Meade album, SPACE, was recently released on Mother West. Garnering praise from Flood, Magnet, Americana UK, and other notable outlets, Meade supported the Mekons on their recent West Coast tour, and her single “I’d Like To Know Myself” is in current rotation as Local Artist Spotlight on 88.5 The SoCal Sound.

The Whitmore Sisters

Ghosts are always with us, waiting for the right moment, or reason, to reveal themselves. Then a song, a stretch of road, or someone’s laughter hits your ear, and suddenly you’re back in the moment, feeling the rush of emotions as if time never moved on. For Eleanor and Bonnie Whitmore, two of roots music’s most accomplished songwriter/instrumentalist/vocalists, the ghosts chose to appear right as Covid became entrenched — when live music evaporated and people were isolated from each other. The songs they conjured became The Whitmore Sisters‘ debut album, GHOST STORIES, out January 21, 2022 on Red House Records. The album was produced by Chris Masterson.

Bonnie, whose four solo albums are all state-of-a-real-woman’s-heart jewels, decided to join sister, who has recorded four critically acclaimed albums with The Mastersons and frequently performs along-side Elvis Costello and many others. The collection, along with two covers — a song by their pal Aaron Lee Tasjan (“Big Heart Sick Mind” and “On the Wings of a Nightingale” (written by Paul McCartney for iconic sibling duo The Everly Brothers) — complete GHOST STORIES. “We’ve had a lot of loss, a lot of ex and dead boyfriends, a lot of friends that have passed on – and writing about the grief, especially working towards this record, there’s been a lot to consider.” The sisters’ closeness and unconventional upbringing, not to mention their melodic sensibility and pure blood harmonies, create something truly special.