Olivia Ellen Lloyd w/ Abbie McAllister & Slag Mountain

Doors 7PM | Show 8PM$10 ADV | $15 DOS21+Olivia Ellen Lloyd A West Virginia native, Olivia writes songs about love, loss, and liquor. Olivia Ellen Lloyd will try anything once. From flight attendant school in Dallas to producingtheater in New York and teaching in Guatemala, Lloyd sought adventure but struggled to find agreater sense of purposeuntil she found her way back to music. Channeling that restlessspirit, she writes songs that pay homage to her Appalachian roots while charting fresh territory.Her debut album, Loose Cannon, has garnered over a million streams while Olivia has beenbusy touring, winning songwriting contests (Kerrville New Folk 2023; Songwriter Serenade 2024Finalist), and generally eating life down to the rind. Saving Country Music called her recentsophomore album, Do It Myself, one of those albums that you measure all of the other albumsagainst as the year unfolds, while Holler Country called Lloyd one of those artists that otherartists absolutely love in their list of 25 artists to watch for 2025.Heavily influenced by country, folk, and indie rock, Lloyds sound combines the traditional,rooted sounds of her West Virginia upbringing with the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants exhilarationof her current life. She is inspired by the electric heartbeat of New York City, the peaceful quietof her small hometown and the rich moments of life on the road in between.Abbie McallisterAbbie McAllister is a new name; a rising singer-songwriter born and raised in Salem West Virginia. She started her journey of original music playing on the porches of local small businesses and beneath pop-up tents on farm properties within the local region. Abbie has gained most of her gigging experience 2024 to present, playing venues like the renowned Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV, with fellow West Virginia musician and friend, Corduroy Brown, 123 Pleasant Street in Morgantown, WV, and participating in lineups with other regionally ranked musicians Grace Campbell and Ella Folk in Oh