Tag: Stray Birds

Maya de Vitry & Ethan Jodziewicz are Seriously Playful on Basic Folk

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Songwriter Maya de Vitry and bassist Ethan Jodziewicz come to their partnership with an understanding for their chosen lifestyle and a creative playfulness that enhances their connection. While Maya’s roots are firmly planted in folk music, Ethan brings classical music and improvisation to the table. They’ve been collaborating together since Maya’s post-Stray Birds solo career, which launched in early 2019 with her record, Adaptations. Fast forward to 2023, they are back alongside Joel Timmons and Hannah Delynn with the fabulous new EP, Infinite. For the first time in years, Maya is back on the road, while Ethan has been touring basically non-stop with musicians like Aoife O’Donovan, Sierra Hull, and Lindsay Lou. In our conversation, they talk about how it’s helpful to be in a relationship with someone who is also deeply committed to a musician’s lifestyle while understanding when someone needs a break.

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Maya also reflects on her current state of being within her body and how she has trouble recognizing physical pain to the point where she can’t move. She talks of the realization that she had the tendency to tense up when picking up a guitar and how that was because she felt like she didn’t belong. Ethan and Maya share their observations on working within a boundary. Ethan laments that he often works within a boundary with improvisation while Maya speaks of placing limitations around touring and performing live shows. We end this insightful interview with Maya revealing celebrity sightings are her Nashville Starbucks and a very fun Lightning Round called “Which One.”

Photo Credit: Maya de Vitry by Kaitlyn Raitz; Ethan Jodziewicz by Lily Smith

Get Off Your Ass: September Awaits

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Ray LaMontagne // The Greek Theatre // September 11

Brandy Clark // Hotel Café // September 12

Joseph Arthur // The Troubadour // September 12

Joseph // The Troubadour // September 13

Nikki Lane, Brett Dennen, & Cory Chisel // The Fonda // September 13

Wilco // The Theatre at Ace Hotel // September 13-15

The Dustbowl Revival // The Roxy // September 15

Colvin & Earle // Luckman Fine Arts Complex // September 16

Tedeschi Trucks Band & Nicki Bluhm // Orpheum Theatre // September 17

St. Paul & the Broken Bones // Wiltern Theatre // September 20

Elizabeth Cook // The Mint // September 27

Nathan Bowles // Echo // September 30

Nikki Lane & Josh Farrow // Public Square Park // September 2

Ben Harper, Judah & the Lion, Elizabeth Cook, & Aubrie Sellers // Public Square Park // September 3

Jeffrey Foucault // City Winery // September 9

Sean Hayes // 12 & Porter // September 10

Elise Davis // 3rd & Lindsley // September 11

Ryley Walker // The East Room // September 15

Joan Shelley // The Bluebird Café // September 15

Jim Lauderdale // Station Inn // September 17

AmericanaFest // Various Venues // September 20-25

Pilgrimage Fest // Harlinsdale Farm // September 24-25

Mary Gauthier // City Winery // September 29

John Prine & Amanda Shires // Ryman Auditorium // September 30

Kelsey Waldon // Hill Country Barbecue // September 2

Chely Wright // City Winery // September 6

Parsonsfield // Mercury Lounge // September 7

The Felice Brothers // Bowery Ballroom // September 8

The Stray Birds // The Cutting Room // September 9

Amanda Shires // City Winery // September 13

Glen Hansard // Carnegie Hall // September 14

John Gorka // Rubin Museum of Art  // September 16

Chris Pureka // Rough Trade – Brooklyn // September 21

Whitey Morgan & Cody Jinks // The Gramercy Theatre // September 23

Kacy & Clayton // City Winery // September 29

The Handsome Family // Mercury Lounge // September 30