Sara Jean Kelley at White Lilac
About this Event
Before she heads to Appleton as part of this year’s Mile of Music lineup, Sara Jean Kelley brings her singular Nashville-bred sound to Kenosha for an intimate night in our little room.
Kelley’s music lives somewhere between Americana, alternative country, folk, rock & roll, and the strange little wildflowers growing through the cracks. Her songs are thoughtful without being precious, darkly funny without being cold, and beautifully human without ever drifting into the ordinary.
She comes by the craft honestly — raised in a musical family, shaped by Nashville, and already having shared stages with country icons Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell. Americana Highways praised her Black Snake EP for its songs of transformation, resilience, life, death, and rebirth, calling her work carefully crafted, graceful, and superb.
This is your chance to see an artist on the rise in the smallest, most personal way possible — before the festival crowd finds her.
Sara Jean Kelley at The White Lilac
Sara Jean Kelley has been praised by Americana Highways for her “wonderful vocal tone & control,” “superb balladry,” and songs that are “creative & different from the mainstream country.” Music Mecca highlighted her “angelic voice” and “exemplary range,” while Mile of Music describes her songs as “conceptual, yet relatable” and her voice as “timeless, yet singularly her own.” That’s exactly the kind of artist you want to catch in a 45-seat room before the festival crowd catches up.
An intimate night of wild-hearted Americana, sharp songwriting, and a voice that can move from smoky and grounded to light-as-air in a breath.
Come hear her close. That’s how songs like this are meant to be heard.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 21.08
