Arts & Entertainment
Ferrick at Java Saturday night
Lesbian rock star is exploring new sound on ‘the truth is’
Melissa Ferrick (Photo by Dese’Rae L. Stage via Wikimedia Commons)
Lesbian musician Melissa Ferrick comes to Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave., E Vienna, Va.) on Saturday night at 9 p.m., promoting the release of her new album “the truth is,” which drops June 4 from MPress Records.
The record marks a new sound and new direction in Ferrick’s two-decade recording career. It was recorded live with a full band and produced by Ferrick, mixed Grammy Award-winner Trina Shoemaker and engineered by Rafi Sofer. The album explores personal and emotional territory as it documents the end of a relationship and the beginning of another.
Tickets are $22-$28. For more information, visit jamminjava.com.
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