Ocie Elliott w/ Chris Staples | Aggie Theatre | đ¨*LOW TICKET ALERT*đ¨
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Fri Oct 11 2024 at 08:00 pm
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Aggie Theatre | Fort Collins, CO
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đ¨*LOW TICKET ALERT*đ¨Aggie Theatre Presents
OCIE ELLIOTT
with Chris Staples
FRI, 11 OCT 2024 at 08:00PM MDT
Ages: Guests Under 18 Require Accompanying Adult
Doors Open: 07:00PM
OnSale: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 at 10:00AM MDT
Ocie Elliott pen tunes that feel lived-in. You can hear their memories, moments, and emotions
in the dusty acoustic guitars, the sparse production, and the graceful harmonies between Jon
Middleton and Sierra Lundy. Their experiences as a couple pour into a living and breathing
vision for 21st century folk amplified by alternative nuance and unassuming pop appeal. After
gathering hundreds of millions of streams and earning widespread acclaim, the JUNO
Award-nominated group take another leap forward together on their 2023 Know The Night EP
[Nettwerk Music Group].
âWe each bring separate things to the table,â notes Jon. âFrom the first time we sang together,
we instantly reacted like, âWow, this feels so goodâ. Sierra forces me to be a much better
songwriter. There was a connection and synergy when we started harmonizing, and itâs only
become stronger.â
âMuch like our relationship, thereâs something unique about us singing together,â adds Sierra. âIf
Iâm weak in some way, Jonâs voice will be there. Iâm a severe perfectionist, and Iâm quite ADHD.
I can never finish anything. Having Jon there, heâs so prolific. Heâs always getting things done.
Both of our personalities forge better music than we could make separately.â
Theyâve become quite the presence as a unit too....
You can hear, see, and feel their evolution across a series of projects, including EP [2018], We
Fall In [2019], Tracks [2020], In That Room [2020], Slow Tide [2021], A Place [2021], and What
Remains [2022]. Averaging over 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, âDown by the Waterâ
reeled in 41.5 million Spotify streams with âTender Loveâ at 36.4 million Spotify streams, âI Got
You, Honeyâ at 28.4 million Spotify streams, and âBe Aroundâ at 21.1 million Spotify streams.
Plus, they landed major syncs in Greyâs Anatomy and NETFLIXâs Sweet Magnolias in addition
to earning acclaim courtesy of American Songwriter, Atwood Magazine, Exclaim, and
PopMatters, among others. Moreover, Ocie Elliott packed countless headline shows and shared
stages with Joshua Radin, Sons of The East, Kim Churchill, and Hollow Coves. Not to mention,
the pair picked up a nod in the category of âBreakthrough Artist of the Yearâ at the 2022 JUNO
Awards.
After spending much of 2022 on the road supporting their previous EP What Remains and writing in between, the musicians entered the studio with John Raham behind the board as engineer in 2023 to record Know The Night. Throughout the process, the EPâs central theme crystallized.
âThe link between many of the songs is the exploration of light and dark inside of us,â notes
Sierra. âYou can give into the darknessâhence the name Know The Nightâor you can choose
to look at life in a different light. Post-COVID, we did so much traveling. Our mental health
improved, and we began to think and feel more positively.â
The first single âFreeâ coasts along on breezy guitar as Sierraâs breathy harmonies instantly
transfix. She declares, âI am free. Iâm free in my mind,â as Jon counters over the soft rhythm of a
cymbal.
âNo matter how trapped you are at work or by duty, you have a choice to be free in your mind,â
says Sierra. âItâs something nobody can take away from you.â
âFor me, the song is about those moments in life where youâre relaxed yet also excited and
recognize a kind of infinite potential,â adds Jon. âThe world is your oyster, so to speak.â
Then, thereâs âThis Beautiful Life.â With an upbeat and buoyant spirit, it filters various memories
into a sweet and nostalgic anthem.
âThe song is a series of moments and vignettes,â adds Jon. âWe went to Salt Spring at one point
during the spring of 2021. It was stunning. It was in the middle of the Pandemic, and we were
finally away from home at a cabin. I was playing guitar out on the porch, and it inspired the
song.
Lithe strumming sets the tone for âCome On By.â Jonâs gravelly intonation resounds with an
invitation and a plea, âCome on by and make the noise in my mind go quiet.â
âItâs about times of feeling down, uninspired, and low,â Jon continues. âYou have these certain
friends in your life who will take you out of it. You forget your troubles because they make you
smile, laugh and feel happy.â
In the end, Ocie Elliottâs relationship and music are as beautiful as ever.
âThereâs a special feeling when Iâm singing with Sierra,â Jon leaves off. âItâs hard to describe, but
itâs incredible.â
Sierra concludes, âWe want you to be able to listen to our music and feel like a song is on your
side, understands you, knows you, and supports you.â
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Where is it happening?
Aggie Theatre, 204 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524-2811, United States,Fort Collins, ColoradoEvent Location & Nearby Stays: