Amythyst Kiah begins tour
Amythyst Kiah was born in 1986 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised in a musical family. She labels her music as “Southern Gothic” and has released three albums, 2013’s Dig, 2017’s Her Chest of Glass and 2021’s Wary +Strange as well as an EP in 2022 with the title Pensive Pop.
In 2020, Kiah’s recording of “Black Myself” was nominated for a “Grammy Award” as the “Best American Roots Song.” Beginning March 10, Kiah will begin a tour that will criss-cross the country starting in Seattle and then Salem, Oregon at the Elsinore theater on March 11. The Salem Art Association and World Beat will sponsor the show. She will also headline the largest blues festival West of the Mississippi, the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon on July 1.
Tour dates and locations are listed on her website at: https://www.amythystkiah.com/