Femme-folk-rock band Fern Spores to play 219

By Reader Staff

Olympia, Wash.-based femme-folk-rock band Fern Spores is returning to Sandpoint for a free show from 9 p.m.-midnight on Friday, Sept. 25 at the 219 Lounge (219 N. First Ave., in downtown Sandpoint).

Drawing inspiration from Janis Joplin, Alabama Shakes, Susan Tedeschi and The Runaways, Fern Spores infuses their music with a modern edge while paying homage to the raw energy of their predecessors.

Blending vintage psychedelic folk, garage rock, clever covers and soulful Americana ballads, the band seeks to create a truly original sound.

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“Angsty but uplifting, whimsical yet fierce and as rock as it is roll,” the group states on their website.

The all-woman project is fronted by singer-songwriter Alyssa Nunke and Jade Kovats. The full band includes Abbey Ryle on violin and Katie Welch on drums.

Fern Spores prioritizes working with women-owned venues, other female artists and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Empowerment, sisterhood and resilience are at the core of their band ethos.

Listen at fernspores.com.

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