Bria Salmena at The Southgate House Revival – Revival Room – Newport, KY

Get your tickets to see Bria Salmena in Newport, KY. Happening on Friday, May 2, 2025 at The Southgate House Revival – Revival Room. Doors open at 7:30 PM.

Bria Salmenas Big Dog chronicles a story of transformationa deeply personal exploration of resilience and a declaration of artistic independence forged through collaboration. Long celebrated as the frontwoman of Canadian post-punk outfit FRIGS and as a vocalist in Orville Pecks live band, Salmena culminates her artistic evolution on her debut solo album. Anchored by her commanding voicealternately tender, raw, and defiantthe album traverses the terrain of vulnerability and connection, marking the arrival of an artist boldly coming into her own. Big Dog is a record of big emotions and big ambitions. Musically, the record takes elements of hypnotic kraut rock and shimmery shoegaze, opulent goth, and pulsing darkwave, with a smearing of electronic textures for a sophisticated and often uncanny sound. Amidst this vast sonic landscape, Salmenas potent lyrical imagery and gorgeous vocals stand dead center, perfectly in focus.For Salmena, it is impossible to unlink the personal journey represented byBig Dog from the collaborative relationships that went into its creation. Salmena worked with producer and multi-instrumentalist Duncan Hay Jennings in both FRIGS and Orville Pecks band. Jennings, who is not only Salmenas closest creative collaborator but alsoher closest friend, wroteBig Dog with Salmena over several years, during which Salmena was based in LA and Jennings in Toronto. Before Big Dog,the two gave classic and modern Americana songs a goth-y dream pop treatment on Salmenas Cuntry Covers EPs.Graham Walsh (Holy F**k, METZ, Debby Friday, Alvvays) helped the pair further refine their budding mix of rock and electronic music, while Meg Remy (of critically acclaimed experimental pop projectU.S. Girls) focused primarily on Salmenas vocals. Remy helped coax out the unforgettable performances that lie at the center of Big Dog through a series of cathartic meetings, pushing Salmena to dig even more deeply into the meaning of her lyrics and really think about different ways of usingher voice. As Big Dog came together, it became apparent that Salmenas songwriting had taken a rawand intimate turn, going well beyond her and Jennings work on their prior EPs.Big Dogs sound hovers between two worlds, gritty punk honesty always simmering below gleaming atmospherics, impossible to ignore. There are alternative rock touchstonesyoull hear Live Through This, Kate Bush, Mazzy Starand one genuine alternative rock icon in Lee Ranaldo, who contributes guitar to Seeer. But theres also a sleekness thats just as much a callback to 80s coldwave as it isto ecstatic forms of dance music. Salmenas rich voice is ever-present, a constant warm glow withina mesh of mechanical sounds. At its core, Big Dog is more than just a record about discovering whoyou are by processing painful experiences. Its a record about discovering that you are never really alone.

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Event Venue - The Southgate House Revival - Revival Room

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Venue-Date-Time - The Southgate House Revival - Revival Room-2025-05-02-19:30

Event City - Newport

Event State - KY

Date And Time

Friday, May 2nd, 2025 @ 07:30 PM (EST)

Venue

The Southgate House Revival - Revival Room

Location

111 E Sixth Street, Newport, KY 41071

Event Types

Alternative

Event Category

Kentucky

Bria Salmena at The Southgate House Revival – Revival Room – Newport, KY