Angela Autumn

Angela Autumn at Beachland Tavern

When one person writes every song and plays much of the record, the music carries fingerprints you can actually hear.

Angela Autumn brings the Believer chapter to Beachland Tavern on December 5. The album's credits put her on vocals, guitar, banjo, bass, and drums, with every song written by Autumn. That makes the record feel deeply personal, but it also gives a live performance an intriguing edge: you're hearing the artist behind the words and much of the sound, not simply a voice delivering somebody else's material.

The pleasure of a small-room songwriter show is the closeness. A line lands without a layer of production between you and the feeling. An acoustic instrument brings out the texture of a melody. A pause can say as much as a chorus. Beachland Tavern is a fitting Cleveland setting for that kind of performance, where the audience can follow the storytelling as it unfolds. If you like Americana and roots music because it sounds like a real person trying to tell the truth, Angela Autumn gives you a reason to show up and listen.

Meet the songwriter behind every word of Believer. Find Angela Autumn tickets for Beachland Tavern.