Bright Series: Kassi Valazza

Kassi Valazza’s music shimmers with emotional honesty, painting vivid scenes of longing, transition, and resilience with a Southwestern hue and a Pacific Northwest ache. With a voice both smoky and tender, Valazza writes songs that reckon with stagnation, anxiety, and growth—charting a path through the repetition of life’s harder lessons and into the light of transformation.

Raised in Arizona, trained in art school, and forged in Portland’s roots scene, Kassi found her voice through experience and trial, quietly building a cult following with her previous albums Dear Dead Days and Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing. Now hailed as one of folk-Americana’s most compelling new voices, she has shared the stage with artists like Melissa Carper and Riddy Arman, and earned praise from NPR, KEXP, and MOJO.

Her newest album, From Newman Street, follows that arc with poetic precision. Written half in Portland and half in New Orleans, the record traces her personal evolution with striking vulnerability and lyrical grace. From the haunting lilt of “Weight of the Wheel” to the Joni Mitchell–tinged wit of “Your Heart’s a Tin Box,” Valazza lays bare the highs and lows of self-discovery, love, and letting go.

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Join us for an unforgettable night with an artist whose songs don’t just tell stories—they reveal truths. With each performance, Kassi Valazza invites listeners into a world of deep feeling, gentle strength, and unwavering authenticity.

The Bright Series is made possible by a generous gift from Kevin & Claudia Bright.

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American Roots, Folk, Singer Songwriter

Host or Publisher Caffe Lena