Allison Russell
Allison Russell brings her soul-, folk-, and roots-informed music to 9:30 Club, with Autumn Nicholas opening. Montreal-born and Nashville-based, Russell is an award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, author, actor, and human rights advocate whose work combines acclaimed solo music with wide-ranging collaboration and activism.
Russell’s solo albums include *Outside Child* (2021) and *The Returner* (2023). She has also co-founded and performed with Po’Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters, collaborated with Hozier and Mavis Staples, participated in Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam, and played Persephone in Broadway’s *Hadestown*. Her honors include a Grammy win, eight Grammy nominations, a Juno Award, Americana and folk-music awards, and a Polaris Prize shortlist. Autumn Nicholas’s intimate, emotionally direct songs draw from soul, folk, and modern acoustic pop, exploring vulnerability, resilience, love, and healing.
When: Friday, October 16
Showtimes: Doors open at 10 PM. Opening-act, door, and set times may change.
Lineup: Allison Russell, with Autumn Nicholas
About Allison Russell: Russell’s work includes the albums *Outside Child* and *The Returner*, international touring with Po’Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters, Hozier’s *Unreal Unearth* tour, and the Rainbow Coalition and All Returners tours. Her duet “Wildflower & Barley” with Hozier reached the Billboard Hot 100. She also co-founded Love Rising, which has raised more than $550,000 for LGBTQIA+ communities, and advocates for civil liberties and human rights.
About Autumn Nicholas: Nicholas is a singer-songwriter whose music blends soul, folk, and acoustic pop. Their performances focus on honest songwriting, warmth, healing, and creating a shared sense of connection with the audience.
Tickets: Price not available
Community Support: Russell has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold supports the ACLU and organizations working to protect civil liberties across the United States.
Ticket Policy: Tickets are non-transferable until 72 hours before showtime. Tickets suspected of being bought primarily for resale may be cancelled, and purchasers may be refused future tickets to I.M.P. shows.
Venue: 9:30 Club
Address: 815 V St. NW, Washington, DC 20001