HPPR Living Room Concert: Ali Holder - Live in Amarillo

FINALLY! A night with the brilliant, Austin-based songwriter, Ali Holder, as she tours with her new album, "Garden of the Underworld!"
About this Event

"Some tunes are as expansive as Holder’s native Texas, while others are as close and claustrophobic as a troubled relationship. Throughout, Holder’s confessions give her strength...” — No Depression

"Holder’s sound is purely her own. Slow and beautiful, the live song possesses a darker, serious tone, pairing perfectly with her lyrics of introspection, dreams, and fate." — KUTX

"Holder manages to somehow wrap up the sometimes painful narratives with a positive bow... the message of a change of mindset prevails." — American Songwriter

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If you're not familiar with Texas songswriter , you should be. HPPR cannot wait to welcome her to the High Plains for her first HPPR Living Room Concert. She's been featured on shows like High Plains Morning and What the Folk?, serving up songs that are both grounded in human experience while soaring beyond to ask larger questions of the listeners.

We're also excited that Ali Holder will be stopping in for an in-studio set (in the 11 o'clock hour on Wed., Sept. 23rd) on High Plains Morning before heading to the Chalice Abbey for a night of song and storytelling. Tune in, or check out the livestream on our Facebook page!

This is a donation show, so please bring cash to support the series! (Suggested: $15) Doors open at 6:30p, and the show starts at 7p CT. (Come early to shop the 's Fair Trade Emporium!) Refreshments will be provided, thanks to our partnerships at &

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING REGIONAL, LIVE FOLK ON THE HIGH PLAINS -- and huge thanks to Chalice Abbey for hosting this show!

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ABOUT ALI HOLDER (from her ): There is a specific kind of light that exists only in the “in-between.” The space called, the Bardo. It is the liminal territory between an ending and a beginning, a divorce and a rebirth, the silence of a pandemic and the first strike of a chord. This is where Ali Holder has been living, and it is from this fertile, shadowy soil that her latest work, Garden of the Underworld (Spring 2026), has grown.

A longtime fixture of the Austin music scene, Ali has long been celebrated as one of the city's foremost songwriters. Austin Monthly ranks her among "Austin’s brightest," while The Austin Chronicle hailed her previous work as a "breakthrough with brilliant, bruising confessionals and defiant, compassionate anthems, cutting the space between Fiona Apple and Aimee Mann."

But since her last LP, Uncomfortable Truths, Ali’s identity has undergone a radical dismantling. Emerging from the heels of a divorce and a world in isolation, her new music is no longer just about personal catharsis; it is about the reclamation of the self. As No Depression aptly noted, Ali "digs deep into her own feminism with clear-eyed honesty," and that honesty has now led her into the “Garden.”

While her roots remain in the expansive landscapes of Texas folk, Ali’s "Gothic Americana" sound has matured into something more modern and immersive. Her music manages to "reveal raw footage of real life," according to American Songwriter, wrapping painful narratives in a “message of a change of mindset.”

In 2026, Ali is moving beyond the traditional album cycle to foster a "community-oriented, art-generating-art" ecosystem. As an 2026 Official Showcase Artist for Folk Alliance International, she is proving that vulnerability is a bridge, not a barrier. Her upcoming release cycle features a series of multi-sensory “translations.” Collaborations with AI artists, sommeliers, and visual artists from Sage Studio.

With sync placements on major television networks and a history of prestigious residencies, Ali continues to captivate audiences by leaning into the "Uncomfortable Truths." She invites her listeners out of isolation and into the garden. A place where art generates hope, and hope generates the community we need to survive the "in-between."