Julia Francis is a Seattle-based singer-songwriter. For this show she will be unleashing the release of her newest CD, ‘When You Get What You Want’. Her music is deeply rooted in the blues legacies of women like Gertrude “Ma” Rainey and Billie Holiday among others. KBCS describes her voice as “howling, blistering…like Bessie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe colliding with Slick, Joplin and Tedeschi.” Francis sees her voice as a powerful tool for healing and uniting people, making her performance a moving and uplifting one so you better hold on.
“Francis’s style of singing, which is deliberate, dynamic, and brandishing a slightly jagged edge similar to the 1970s icon Janis Joplin, feels apt, given the very 1970s free thinking mindset of the song itself.”– American Songwriter Magazine
Julia Francis – vocals
Evan Flory Barnes – bass
Mark Lutwak – Hammond B3
Mike Peterson – drums
Darren Loucas – guitar
Join us for our recurring series titled ‘Staycation Festival’, a summer-long series of streaming events at the Royal Room, co-hosted by Live Concerts Stream.
You can stream the show at LiveConcertsStream.com, and on the Royal Room Facebook page!
Royal Room page: facebook.com/royalroomseattle/
Live Concerts Stream: liveconcertsstream.com/
Both sites will have a link to donate to the artist 🙂
Performed live on The Royal Room stage, following all Washington State Department of Health guidelines.