“The Beautiful Band’s Last Hurrah” is the culminating show of MANISHA & The Beautiful Band, a Boston-based, Berklee-formed, 9-piece, pop-jazz-theater infused band turned family. With the incredible openers Ashleiah and Sam Wyman, this show celebrates songwriting, soul and community created along the way.
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The “Beautiful Band’s Last Hurrah” is ultimately a celebration of family. Over the last 2 years, MANISHA, band leader of MANISHA & The Beautiful Band, has created a community filled with astounding musicians, artists and human beings who have brought her nostalgic and nuanced songs to life. With live performances that exude hopefulness and hugot, MANISHA & The Beautiful Band aim to leave every audience, be it 10 people or a hundred, feeling seen and celebrated. They are accompanied by incredible openers Ashleiah, pop-vocal-prowess artist-songwriter, and Sam Wyman, gritty blues-rock artist-guitarist (fun fact: both artists are also members of the Beautiful Band!). The “Beautiful Band’s Last Hurrah” is a performance that brings together the artist and the audience, believing in the power of raising each other up.
Artist Bios & Social Media
MANISHA
she/her/hers
Whether it’s pulling at your heartstrings or making you get up and dance, MANISHA’s music will make you experience colors like never before. MANISHA is a Filipino-Indian artist-songwriter. Her music swirls between genres, blending pop, jazz and musical theater, writing for the lovers of lyrics and overthinkers of love. MANISHA and her beautiful 9-piece band can not wait to knock your socks off and possibly make you cry.
Sam Wyman
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The Sam Wyman Band is a blues-rock, 4-piece ensemble with grit and growl. Their electrifying performances consist of original music about loss and love written by Sam Wyman along with some of the band’s favorite covers, which turn into unique, full-on, improvised jam sessions. Don’t be fooled by Sam Wyman’s nonchalant demeanor, his stage presence and guitar chops scream for themselves.
IG: @_samwyman
Ashleiah
she/her/hers
Ashleiah makes music for people who are just like her–socially awkward day-dreamers. Born Ashley Knutson, Ashleiah is a pop/singer-songwriter based in Boston and Los Angeles. She combines her love of writing with her passion for singing to create honest songs about wanting to be loved. Her influences include Ariana Grande, Lizzy McAlpine, Michelle Branch, and Holly Humberstone. She is currently writing and recording her debut EP. Ashleiah’s vocal prowess fused with her vulnerable writing creates a safe space for people to feel and heal without judgment.
Website
IG: @ash.leiah
This event is ALL AGES // Valid ID required
Doors at 7:00 PM
Show at 7:30 PM
Show will begin no later than 10 minutes of showtime.
Wheelchair Accessibility: Please call the host at (617) 628-4444 to let you in through the elevator in The Gorin Building.