Two Way Street Coffee House is Chicagoland’s most beloved folk and acoustic music venue, presenting weekly concerts and community events for over 50 years! The show starts at 8pm (CDT) and the doors open at 7:30pm. (Suggested donation $10). We will also host this concert virtually. You may access the livestream on www.twowaystreet.org, on our Facebook page, or on our YouTube channel.
On Friday, July 14, 2023 Two Way Street Coffee House Friday Night Concert Series presents Elexa Dawson.
Elexa Dawson creates community focused music where sultry soul meets rural roots. Born from Oklahoma Potawatomi and Cherokee country, Elexa now calls the Kansas Flint Hills her home. Elexa’s first solo album “Music is Medicine” (Lost Cowgirl Records) brings her storytelling to life through loveable lamentations, and her stirring performances connect land-based programming to folk stages.
Two albums from Elexa’s primary ensemble, Weda Skirts, (“Many Moons”, “Mother”) offer immaculate harmonies, articulating themes of nature, kinship, passion, and place. Elexa also co-fronts Heyleon, a 7-piece, bluegrass-adjacent joyride, and released Heyleon’s “Friends & Family”, “Fiddle Road”, and “The Stranger” on her label, Turns Out Records.
Elexa is a featured performer at the 38th annual Woodstock Folk Festival on Sunday, July 16th.
If you can’t join us in person, you can still tune in virtually to catch the show! To make your donation to Elexa HERE or for more information visit www.twowaystreet.org.