Lucinda Williams in Iowa City

Lucinda Williams is an American singer-songwriter, born in 1953 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, whose music draws on country rock, folk and blues. She is best known for the album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and songs including “Passionate Kisses,” “Drunken Angel” and “Can’t Let Go.” In 2003, Williams recorded three concerts at San Francisco’s Fillmore for a double live album, capturing the electric band format central to her touring. In 2018, she revisited Car Wheels on a Gravel Road on a twentieth-anniversary tour, performing the record in sequence and telling stories about its songs. Her concerts typically feature Williams on vocals and guitar backed by a full band. Her road band has often been billed as Buick 6.

Elizabeth Moen is an American singer-songwriter raised in Vinton, Iowa, who began performing in Iowa City. She writes folk and Americana songs shaped by country, soul and roots rock, and her catalog includes the albums A Million Miles Away and Wherever You Aren’t. Elizabeth Moen toured as support for Lake Street Dive and Houndmouth, then took her own songs to clubs and festival stages. Her festival appearances included Lollapalooza and Newport Folk Festival.