Grace Pettis

The TEXPATS, feat. Rachel Laven, Grace Pettis, & Natalie Price - Bishop Hill Creative Commons Join us for an evening of live music! 🎫 Get Tickets at xroadscc.org/events! 🍉 6pm - potluck/social hour 🎤 7pm - show (approximately 90 minutes) 💵 $20-30 suggested donation 👨‍👩‍👧 All ages, family-friendly ================== https://www.thetexpats.com/ https://youtu.be/hxPCKG0UXTA?si=khuoeQlFA97G6HkO The TEXPATS are a Nashville-based trio featuring Grace Pettis (Austin), Natalie Price (Fort Worth), and Rachel Laven (San Antonio) – three acclaimed singer-songwriters who each built their careers in Texas before finding themselves under the same roof in Nashville. What started as late-night song swaps and co-writing sessions at their shared home (the “Texpat Haus”) has grown into a full-fledged collaboration. Bonded by parallel life transitions, including heartbreak, reinvention, and relocation, the trio discovered a natural chemistry that shines through in their seamless three-part harmonies and deeply personal storytelling. Each member brings a distinct voice: Pettis’s award-winning, soul-inflected Americana; Price’s emotionally rich “Ameri-kinda” blend of indie folk rock and melodic pop; and Laven’s clear-eyed, economical songwriting rooted in the Texas tradition. Together, they perform original songs, reinterpret each other’s catalogs, and weave in Texas classics, creating a show that feels both deeply intimate and electrifyingly alive. With over 35 collective years of touring experience, both solo and alongside each other, The Texpats deliver a rare kind of musical conversation: one built on trust, history, and the kind of friendship that turns shared stories into something bigger than the sum of its parts. ================== The potluck is optional, but is a great chance to connect others in the audience and maybe even share a meal with the artist. It also helps ensure the artist isn't having to have a meal from a gas station. We'll provide the plates, bowls, silverware, napkins, and, if you need it, serving spoons. Feel free to bring anything you'd like--an entrée, appetizer, dessert, or drink to share. Bring something you will enjoy eating, because if you enjoy it it is likely others will as well. ================ Crossroads Cultural Connections is supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Avangrid, the Doris and Ken Kolb Charitable Trust, Big Bluestem Wind, and generous donors like you! To learn more about how you can help visit: https://www.xroadscc.org/support-us. New York City indie label MPress Records has just signed a multi-album deal with Austin singer/songwriter Grace Pettis. MPress, distributed worldwide by Caroline/Universal via SRG-ILS Group, also releases albums by Rachael Sage, Seth Glier, and A Fragile Tomorrow. Grace Pettis is an award-winning songwriter from Austin, Texas who is a noted member of the South Austin scene. A little bit folk, a little bit country/Americana and with a whole lot of soul, Pettis has released two DIY albums and the Dallas Morning News has hailed her as "one of the most talented young singer-songwriters in America". Pettis first came to the attention of MPress founder and President Rachael Sage at a SXSW party in Austin, where her voice and presence, even totally unplugged in a crowded room, commanded the spotlight. Sage gushes, "Grace Pettis is one of the best singers I have ever had the pleasure to hear. And when I say 'best', I don't mean that in a showy way -– although her voice is both powerful and beautiful. I mean that she can tell a story with her voice in a way that cuts right to the heart of our collective humanity, whatever the topic may be. Her songwriting is nothing short of masterful, and to see these timeless qualities in someone so young feels like discovering something akin to the magic of Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash or perhaps, Brandi Carlile. MPress Records is thrilled to be working with Grace!" Pettis, who is repped by Chas Management, will be touring the southeastern US and Europe in winter/spring 2020. Her first release on MPress is expected later on in the year. In the meantime, she is eager to have found such a supportive new team. "Signing a record deal sounds pretty daunting", Pettis admits. "It's not a decision to take lightly. But from the first conversation with Rachael Sage and her wonderful team, I've felt like I've finally found my way home. After a decade of releasing my own music, I couldn't be more thrilled to announce that I'm partnering with MPress Records, a label that has built its unique reputation on championing and supporting artists and putting music with integrity out into the world. I'm so proud to be a part of the MPress family." As a card-carrying member of the south Austin scene, Grace Pettis has amassed bragging rights to spare. She is the winner of many of the nation’s most prestigious songwriting contests, including NPR's Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, and has received grants from the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation. Grace’s songs have been recorded by other esteemed artists, including Sara Hickman and Ruthie Foster and she added to her songwriting accomplishments in 2019 by signing a publishing deal with BMG. Catch her with her band at an Austin club, headlining a festival with her trio Nobody's Girl, or on her own, trying out new songs in a little gem of a listening room, somewhere in America.