Mar 30, 2021
Jolie Holland is an extraordinarily gifted singer/songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist living in Los Angeles, California. She's
possessed of an incredible insight and lyricism and she writes
gorgeous and vivid songs that have been praised by luminaries such
as Tom Waits. She escaped an abusive and toxic upbringing in a
devout family of Jehovah's Witnesses and spent many years on the
road, only to eventually settle down and create an enormous and
stunning body of work.
Jolie is currently collaborating with a group of activists and
families to produce a benefit called "Abolition 2021," which will
create a living space and activist space near the Louisiana State
Penitentiary in Angola. In her words, "I’ve been helping produce
this benefit to create a free hospitality house for family and
lawyers of incarcerated people near Angola aka Louisiana State
Penitentiary. It’s out in the middle of nowhere like an ugly
secret, difficult to get to, even for people with money.
Reallocating city budgets from violence to community support,
ending slave labor and abolishing the death penalty are the big
goals. Creating this hospitality house is one important step we can
take to improve people’s lives. The house will serve as a hub for
activists."
The show will be online April 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, and you
can buy your tickets here:
https://noonchorus.com/abolition-2021/
You can hear more of Jolie's music here:
https://joliehollandmusic.com/
Also, as I mentioned in the intro, I've been working for a Harm
Reduction organization here in Athens, and you can help us out
here: