“ ...with Truth Is she has once again delivered a beautiful album, which has a little more impact every time you hear it...Highly recommended.” - Erwin Zijleman, Krenten uit de pop (The Netherlands)
Shows
Previous events
Austin Acoustical Cafe w/ Ben Bedford
Austin Acoustical Cafe, 2874 Shoal Crest Ave Austin, Travis County 78705 , Austin, TX
A true Austin listening room in the heart of the city. Ample on site parking. Very accessible. Incredible series! More details coming soon.
I am so excited to be included in the historic 2026 Texas Women Songwriters Festival coming September 18-20 to downtown Lockhart, Tx! With headliners Betty Soo, Patrice Pike, Patricia Vonne, and Susan Gibson as well as keynote speaker Tish Hinojosa and over 50 other Texas women songwriters we are in for an amazing weekend!
Follow @texaswomensongwritersfestival on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for all the information. We can't wait to see you in Lockhart!
Live interview on KFAI - Desert Islands
WOMENFOLK Radio Show w/ Ellen Stanley
online / live in Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis, MN
Womenfolk Radio is a weekly 2-hour program produced in Minneapolis by veteran DJ Ellen Stanley. A fun and informative show, it features a wide variety of folk/acoustic music from women and non-binary artists, including Americana, blues, bluegrass, traditional country, singer/songwriter and roots music from around the globe. As a banjo player, publicist and music writer, Ellen brings an insider’s perspective to the music with exclusive interviews, new music, themed shows and tasty bits of fun folk trivia. An experienced inteviewer, she has talked with rising stars and legends like Joan Baez, Joan Armatrading, Indigo Girls, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Rosanne Cash, Rickie Lee Jones, Shawn Colvin and more. Originally created for KFAI Community Radio, the show continues to air there every Wednesday from 8-10 am CDT. It is also carried on stations across the country and is available via PRX as a 1 or 2-hour format.
Listen online at KFAI.org at 8am: https://kfai.org/program/womenfolk/
Private Concert series - email host for information
vanessalively (at) gmail (dot) com
DOORS AT 4:30PM SHOW AT 5PM
FREE EVENT!
Vanessa Lively Band performs the new album Mirroring the Wildness at Radio Coffee & Beer on 4202 Menchaca Rd. This album release show is free and open to the public, and is an all ages event.
The album features musical collaborators Ben Bedford (guitar), Andrew Pressman and Paul Curreri (bass) and Mark "Gumby" Williams (cello), John Macy (pedal steel) as well as lauded drummer/producer JT Bates (Taylor Swift, Bonnie Light Horseman, Joe Pug, I'm With Her). This vibey, indie-leaning folk, Americana album is Lively's 6th full length release.
This project is supported in part by an Austin Live Music Fund Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.
Live in studio performance
Taping for Creatives Cornerstone TV Show!