$14 Adv + Fees | 21+ When asked how the city of Pittsburgh has inspired her creative practice, she responds with a characteristic joke wrapped in an earthen warmth – “There are big hills, three rivers, and more bridges than anywhere in the whole world.” Growing up in a family of art and music in a city with a small, but vigorously supportive scene, Merce has been going to shows here her whole life, even playing them with the “grown up” friends of her parents – as recently as a few years ago, her band was comprised of her own father and his peers in the Pittsburgh music community. Merce took a step back in 2020, after releasing her last album Moonth, to reassess during an era of anxiety and lockdown – even the reliably nourishing exercise of releasing and playing music felt precarious. “I was grappling with what kind of relationship I wanted with music in my life. It was just something I’d always done, and I didn't want to lose the magic of that – but I was just having less fun.” In this time of restless confusion, she turned her gaze inwardly, down to the roots – figuratively and literally. Andy "Red" PK found their start within supporting roles, spending the last few years contributing guitar and pedal steel to a wide array of projects, including Free Range, Tobacco City, Jodi, and Sinai Vessel. Red PK is the new songwriting project of this Chicago-based musician. 📬 Keep up with us! 👉 https://sv.hive-pages.com/signup Presented by Sleeping Village. This is an 21+ event