BELLOWS FALLS – Stage 33 Live has been running a local curator series of shows this summer, turning over the room to local heroes and letting them call the shots. The final one in the series belongs to Olivia Nied, born and bred in Chester, Vt. This matinee on Sunday, August 9, at 3 p.m., will feature Star Lane Sox and Scott Hsu.
Nied is half of Star Lane Sox, a guitar-and-drums indie-punk duo. Influenced by the garage rock revival bands of the early 2000s but giving it their own spin, Star Lane Sox formed organically through its two founding members meeting at an open mic. Singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and session musician Nied was trained at Goldsmiths London University, the Berklee College of Music jazz program, and the Vermont Jazz Center. She has toured the U.S., performed at music festivals in the U.K., and played clubs in London, Paris, and Amsterdam. Her songs frequently draw from her lived experience as a neurodivergent, transgender young person pursuing radical joy against all odds.
Hsu is a second-generation Taiwanese-American whose multi-instrumental, soul-searching, romantic rock/pop blends electronica beats with live looping synthesizers, guitar, and vocal effects. His lyrics are rooted in authenticity and gravitate toward love, nostalgia, identity, transformation, and redemption. Mandarin-English songs and cross-cultural love expressions reflect a unique identity – global, hybrid, personal, ranging from dreamy Chinglish pop-punk to plucky pop Americana.
All proceeds from ticket sales go to the performers. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.stage33live.com, or at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Advance sales will close at midnight the day before the show, or when 40 tickets are sold.