Crys Matthews: Live in Concert!

Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Michigan

“Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-

makers. A powerful lyricist whose songs of compassionate dissent reflect her lived experience as what she lightheartedly calls ‘the poster-child for intersectionality.’”

Matthews began performing in 2010, but cemented her acclaim at Lincoln Center as the 2017 New Song Music and Performance Competition grand prize winner. She is a former drum major and classically-trained clarinetist turned folk singer.

Her latest album, “Changemaker” tackles heavy topics like immigration, the opioid crisis, Black Lives Matter, and gun safety, but she assures the listener, “…it is my duty to keep breathing hope and encouragement into the people who listen to my music.”