Thursday, June 5 ASHA WELLS (EP Release) Healing Potpourri Waterstrider 7 PM doors $15 all ages Asha Wells: Bay area based non-binary artist Asha Wells brings the self assuredness of a classically-trained voice, to the unfettered freedom of the self-taught instrumentalist. Their arrangements are unlimited and yet laboriously braided. forming a cathartic amalgam of art folk and chamber pop with a new age sonic twist. They are going on tour this Spring in support of their upcoming EP Release, The Lesson, out June 2025. Healing Potpourri: Healing Potpourri specializes in effervescent chamber pop that’s all but guaranteed to leave the listener in a better mood. But on their new LP, Paradise, the San Francisco-based band led by vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Simi Sohota offers more than just sonic escapism. The album, written and recorded over the past two tumultuous years, finds Sohota processing the often overwhelming deluge of stress, frustration, and despair that’s become a part of modern life. But rather than being completely deflated, he pushed Healing Potpourri’s sound in new directions, blending warm electronics and elements of vibrant psychedelia into something that’s as eclectic as it is instantly enjoyable. The result is 11 songs that seek to imagine a better world and strive to make it a reality, while also still taking the time to appreciate the moments of brightness that can shine through in hard times. Waterstrider: https://www.instagram.com/waterstrider