beccs w/Wesley Harper

beccs is an alternative pop artist hailed as one of NYLON Magazine’s “favorite cool girls”, A John Lennon Songwriting Finalist, and an “indie-pop vocalist of astonishing candor” by the HuffPost. Holding up a mirror to herself and society at large, beccs confronts and heals audiences with a soul-stirring voice that is as dynamic as it is vulnerable. Steeped in music from birth, fearless on stage from childhood, beccs – Becca Gastfriend at the time – was an innate songbird. She moved to New York to study acting at Tisch School of the Arts, where she began gigging and making her first record. Blending a playful modern songwriting with a powerful voice akin to classic 60’s Laurel Canyon, beccs has been critically acclaimed by , ,, ,, and featured on The BUILD Series with Monet X Change from RuPaul’s Drag Race for her queer-inclusive Christmas music video "Before This Christmas Ends". The SXSW Official Artist recently opened for Pussy Riot at Adhoc x Audiofemme’s unofficial 2024 SXSW showcase and wrapped a nationwide tour supporting at venues including Webster Hall and The Regent. beccs’ latest EP features collaborators including queer feminist icon Bitch and Oscar Nominated Ian Chang of Son Lux. EP, which charted #1 on CJSF 90.1 FM in British Columbia and was featured in ’s “5 Songs To Hear This Week”, is a bold, edgy indie pop record “bursting with color, soulful vocals…[and] a hook you won’t get out of your head.” –The Daily Skimm.

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