Tara Beier is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter whose bold new album Mourning Doves of Joshua Tree is being hailed as “one of the best albums of the year” (Guitar Girl Magazine). Blending cinematic folk with alt-Americana, Beier’s sound is both timeless and contemporary—deeply rooted in storytelling, healing, and emotional truth. Her haunting voice and poetic lyrics have drawn praise from Rolling Stone, Paste, and Billboard, who wrote: “She’s showing the world that strength, creativity, and motherhood can exist together.” Written in the Mojave Desert while grieving her grandmother and raising twins after a near-death childbirth, Mourning Doves of Joshua Tree is a soul-stirring journey of grief, rebirth, and maternal power. Produced by Steve Stout (Lifehouse), the album channels the spiritual grit of Neil Young and the dreamy intimacy of Mazzy Star. With songs described as “a silent discussion with the listener” (Paste), Beier offers “folk for a new generation—poetic, powerful, and unapologetically personal.” Don’t miss this visionary new voice in folk music, live at Whisky A Go Go on Sept 11. 

Luana Sandoval is a German/Nicaraguan five-lingual (German, Spanish, English, French, Bulgarian) singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. She discovered her love for songwriting when she was fourteen years old. Between 2012 and 2016 Luana studied opera singing at the Saarland University of Music in Saarbrucken, Germany. In 2018 she moved to New York and worked with award winning music producer Mark Roos on her first EP “Love”. She wrote the song “La Soledad” with Madonna’s former percussionist Miroca Paris. In 2020 Luana auditioned for American Idol Season 19 and her audition aired in episode 5. In 2022 Luana hosted and produced her TV show “Songs of my Life” in Nashville, TN and interviewed ten musicians, songwriters and music producers about their musical journeys. In 2022, she starred in Dolly Parton’s movie “Mountain Magic Christmas”. In 2024, Luana was nominated for a Josie Music Award for her music video “Scent From Heaven”. Furthermore she was nominated for a Wavy Music  Award for her music video “In Time” as well as in the category best performance alongside Tori Amos. In 2025 she is nominated for two Josie Music Awards in the categories world artist and story-enhanced performance video with her song Treasure Chest.

She works with music producers Pat Lassiter and Collin Stanley. She is a mentor for the organization Sound Thinking NYC and mentors students in songwriting and music business. Luana performs in New York, Nashville and Los Angeles.