WXPN 88.5 Welcomes Leif Vollebekk w/ Lau Noah in the Sanctuary of the First Unitarian Church

Name: WXPN 88.5 Welcomes Leif Vollebekk w/ Lau Noah in the Sanctuary of the First Unitarian Church
Start: 2025-11-14T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-14T23:00:00-05:00
Location: First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

Schedule

Fri Nov 14 2025 at 07:30 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA

WXPN 88.5 Welcomes
A Special Seated Show with
LEIF VOLLEBEKK
Leif Vollebekk is an acclaimed singer-songwriter originally from Ottawa who now resides in Montreal, Canada. The artist has sold-out headlining tours across North America, Europe and Australia. His first Secret City Records release, Twin Solitude, was a breakthrough album, landing a spot on the Polaris Music Prize 2017 shortlist, a Juno nomination and gathering over 60 million streams. His follow-up, New Ways, confirmed his undeniable talent and surpassed Twin Solitude in streaming. “[His] songs […] are pensive and restless, blossoming with stream-of-consciousness verses that bear the marks of long nights spent alone on the road.” (The New York Times). Previous media supporters include The New York Times, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Pitchfork, Uncut, NPR Music, The Fader, BBC, The Sunday Times Culture, The Line of Best Fit, Paste, Brooklyn Vegan, WXPN, KCRW, Exclaim! and many more. Music from Leif has been heard in TV shows such as Netflix’s Feel Good and Lovesick, HBO’s The New Pope, The Bold Type, Wisdom of the Crowd and more.
LAU NOAH
From the heart of Catalonia to the vibrant streets of New York City, Lau Noah captivates as a self-taught composer and virtuoso instrumentalist, weaving her independent artistry into every performance.
Praised by distinguished musicians, from Phoebe Bridgers to Jackson Browne for her poetic compositions and the masterful guitar-voice counterpoint on her music, Noah has become one of the most unique independent artists in her generation.
Noah played a Tiny Desk Concert in February 2019, making her the first Catalan to perform in the prestigious series. She has given lectures in Ivy league universities and conservatories around the world and scored multiple award winning films. Lau has been featured on the BBC, the Recording Academy and Billboard Magazine and has performed with her project in legendary venues like the Royal Albert Hall and NYC’s Summer Stage among many others.
In the past two years she has supported Chris Thile, Ben Folds & Jacob Collier on tour.
In 2024, Lau released her first LP “A Dos” featuring some of the most influential musicians of our time: Jorge Drexler, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Jacob Collier, Gaby Moreno and Cécile Mclorin Salvant among others.
In the same year, she was a finalist in the American Songwriter Competition and won the award for Best New Artist in the acclaimed Cartagena Music Festival in Spain.