Alaska-based Indigenous songwriter Ashley Young is a hopeful romantic with unforgettable vocal warmth. Her lovesick disposition is a light-hearted lens to radical reclamation. Audience members of Ashley’s live performances experience catharsis through her infectious laughter and refreshing honesty. With a goal of promoting authenticity, connection, and cycle breaking, Ashley’s music reveals vulnerable and personal truths that many experience but are often afraid to discuss. Her sources of strength are self-love, risk-taking, and Tlingít tribal values like humor and community. After performing for a decade in Boise, Idaho, Ashley returned home to Alaska. Upon her return, she was nominated best singer in town. Anchorage Daily News tapped Young as Alaska’s potential breakout star of 2023. Ashley is on the DIY circuit, completing her third west coast tour spring 2024. She played the main stage at Áak’w Rock Indigenous Music Festival and Sundown Solstice Festival in 2023. Ashley’s act continues to captivate, bringing attention to the vibrant indie music scene in Alaska.
Strangelily
Strangelily lives and breathes eclectic music, combining a captivating mix of alternative & indie rock, shoegaze, jazz, and modern soul. Their sound is equally as capable of making you swing your hips as it is eliciting a sigh of bittersweet nostalgia.
Zane Penny
Alternative, sad angst. Alaskans show out for Zane Penny in our hometown. Zane’s whole-package presentation raises the eyes of young 20-something shoe-gazers looking to connect. His performance is honest and grungy, yet tender. Zane Penny performed Sundown Solstice Festival 2022 alongside A$AP Ferg and bbno$.
Husse
A pop producer and performing artist with an avant-garde edge. Husse’s beats appeal to a hip hop audience, while his vocal performance and guitar playing expand his audience to pop and alternative listeners. Husse pulls from his experience as a Korean Immigrant. He works full time as a locally-adored performing artist and a producer in Anchorage, Alaska. Husse has notably supported P-Lo.