DUSTY STRINGS COLLECTIVE: Acoustic Americana Music + Open Mic

Welcome To The Heartbeat of Americana!

Get ready for a good time upstairs in the cozy VIP Lounge at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. To participate in the open mic, please scroll down and register at checkout!

Full Bar, Small Plates

Boo Rigney plays acoustic guitar and sings everything from Joni Mitchell to bluegrass and folk standards. She also can be found singing jazz tunes frequently at Melvyn’s in downtown Palm Springs. Favorite thing? Vocal harmony!

Joshua Winget has been playing music ever since he can remember, starting out playing brass in school bands, but his love for music exploded when he heard the Beatles at 7 years old. He’s been playing guitar and bass since 13 years old, played in many bands through college, ranging in styles from rock to pop to jazz, folk, and blues.

SUN, 10.6 Sarah Kay & Laura Coyle with Sugar High

Sarah Kay is thrilled to be a part of the Dusty Strings Collective. A musician since childhood, she took a break from performing for about a decade and returned to singing during the pandemic. Sarah can be heard in the low and high deserts as well as the nearby mountains playing as a solo act, with her Idyllwild based all girl band called Lilith Rock, and as a duo with the word renowned saxophonist Paul Carman. You can follow her on Instagram at @sarahkaysingsandplays.

Laura Coyle with Sugar High Laura has been writing, recording and performing for many years winning a Billboard Songwriters Award along the way. Laura's work has appeared in various film and television productions and she has shared the stage with artists like Lisa Loeb, Jonatha Brooke, and Martin Sexton. She will be playing with Joshua Winget on bass and Frank Gardner on drums.

https://www.lauracoyle.com/

SUN, 10.20 Boo Rigney and Joshua Winget & Nathan James Trio

Nathan James is a true original American roots music artist who makes a lot of sound pickin’ and scratchin’ on his handmade invention of washboard guitar; stomping out funky beats on his custom foot percussion box; all while singing and blowing harmonica or kazoo to his own original music. Nathan is also a well respected world renown roots and blues guitarist who is always in demand for back up many legends on stage and in the studio.

https://nathandjames.com/

SUN, 11.8 Francesca Brown

Francesca Brown is a singer-songwriter and California native, steeped in the sound and visual traditions of the Southwest. Her love for old timey country and folk is offset by an inherent Laurel Canyon meets California Country vibe. All of these influences coexist in her evocative soundscapes, which fall somewhere between Joni Mitchell and Loretta Lynn.

https://francescabrownmusic.com/home

ALL PRE-REGISTERED PERFORMERS NEED TO SHOW UP AT 5PM TO CONFIRM THEIR SLOTS.

At 5:15PM any remaining unconfirmed slots will be given away to other performers.

PERFORMANCE SLOTS ARE 10 MIN.

2 SONGS/NUMBERS (includes set up time).

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

VIP LOUNGE at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, 2300 E. Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, United States