Ethan Buckner & Tom Sless

March 29, 2024 • 7:30 pm

DOORS 6:30pm  •  21+ WITHOUT PARENT OR GUARDIAN

Tickets $10 in advance / $13 day of show

Tumbleroot is a mostly standing venue, limited seating is available

Ethan Buckner

There was that time he was detained by the Egyptian military, accused of being an American spy. Or the time he repelled off a massive highway bridge protesting big oil. Or the time he chained himself to the Oakland police department headquarters after yet another unarmed Black man was murdered by cops. Harrowing true story after story, LA indie folk/pop troubadour and activist Ethan Buckner has seen it all. Through trauma and triumph, anxiety and hope, Ethan has always turned to songwriting to try and make sense of it. His forthcoming debut LP Treading Water, produced by grammy-nominee Justin Glasco (Paris Paloma, Lone Bellow), weaves between moments both intimate and anthemic, exploring struggles that are both deeply personal and unavoidably collective.

Tom Sless

To hear Tom Sless play is to remember who we are. From Memphis to Atlantic City, Americans are all descendants of dive bar balladeers painting portraits of joy and pain in blush pinks and deep blues. Tom’s resplendent rock and roll album Heartland Ballerina, gives voice to the people, overlooked and underestimated — twirling, arms raised in rapture — just outside the limelight.