Gian Achen with Larisa Roberts and Parliament of Trees at Up The Creek

Parliament of Trees is a solo acoustic artist hailing from Castro Valley. His music blends Gen X Alternative, Indie-Folk Americana, sarcasm, and heartbreak into songs that are sharp, soulful, and dryly funny.
Larisa Roberts is a Bay Area singer/songwriter. Known most for her lilting melodies and soft fingerpicking, she performs most often around the East Bay and Sonoma County. Growing up in Michigan, she began teaching herself guitar as a way to put music to poems she’d been writing for years. Instead of formal lessons or learning covers, songwriting was how she learned to play.
Gian Achen is a Bay Area artist whose music blends nostalgic melodies with heartfelt lyrics. Gian's sound is rooted in the golden era of '60s rock, drawing inspiration from iconic bands like The Beatles and Creedence Clearwater Revival as well as modern artists such as Wilco and The Shins. Gian's music invites listeners to join him in a world that’s both familiar and uniquely his own.