Tuesday, October 3, 8 p.m.
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 East Third Street, Davenport IA
A two-time winner of the Nashville Scene's citation for “Best Local Album,” the latest visiting artist in the Moeller Nights series will perform highlights from the pop singer/songwriter's 10-year professional repertoire.
Born Tristen Gaspadarek in Lansing, Illinois, the musician graduated from Chicago's DePaul University in 2007 and subsequently moved to Nashville, where she began recording her songs on an Mbox Mini and posting them to MySpace. In 2008, Tristen self-released her debut album Teardrops & Lollipops (packaging the CDs in hand-sewn sleeves), and she made her label debut three years later with Charlatans at the Garden Gate, which Rolling Stone praised for its “catchy refrains with multiple meanings” and “ear-tugging melodies with hidden hooks.” After receiving additional raves by The A.V. Club, Paste, and NPR, the album made American Songwriter Magazine's “Top Albums of 2011” list and led to Tristen touring extensively throughout North America, sharing stages with the likes of Justin Townes Earle, The Elected, and Ezra Furman & the Harpoons.
In the years since, Tristen has also performed as a backup musician/vocalist for Jenny Lewis' national tour; her third album C.A.V.E.S. led to the artist being called “a synth pop siren” by Spin magazine; and her songs have appeared on such TV series as MTV's Teen Mom and HBO's Emmy-nominated Enlightened.
Tristen's Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel concert opens with a set by Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Jenny O., tickets are $12, and more information and reservations are available by visiting MoellerNights.com.
