Otis Presents: Al Olender w/ Francesca Blanchard

12 North Winooski Avenue,Burlington VT 05401

16 July, 2022

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$12 Advance / $15 Day of Show Doors at 7:30p, Show at 8p. All Ages Al Olender There’s nothing scarier than being honest with yourself. For singer/songwriter Al Olender, facing her fear of the truth has been a cleansing, often cathartic process that’s led to the kind of revelations she had previously thought unobtainable. On her debut full-length album Easy Crier, the Upstate New York based artist asks: what happens if we vow to never tell a lie, ever again? Charting the daunting territories of staring your demons right in the face and prodding at the ugly parts of your reflection, Olender pieces together her most vulnerable moments to produce a celebratory and beautiful rumination on grief, and reminds us of the power that comes in really getting to know yourself. Francesca Blanchard Francesca Blanchard is a French-American singer-songwriter & producer based in Burlington, Vermont. Her work blends soaring pop arrangements with complex emotional subtleties - most recently demonstrated in her critically acclaimed 2020 full-length album “Make It Better” and its “Redux EP” follow up, both co-produced with fellow Vermonter and musical collaborator Christopher Hawthorn. Francesca’s 2015 debut bilingual LP “Deux Visions” catalyzed national and international touring opportunities in the early stages of her career. Across multiple cross-country tours, Francesca has shared the stage and supported the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Suzanne Vega, Joan Armatrading, Yuna, and Grace Potter. Her work has also been featured on WBUR’s syndicated program “Here and Now,” Los Angeles NPR music affiliate KCRW, and on a number of hit tv shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Workin’ Moms, and Trinkets. When Francesca isn’t on stage or in the studio, chances are she’s hiking a mountain somewhere.