Levi Parham and Mike Vial

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The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, WV

Levi Parham is an Americana musician, singer and songwriter from southeast Oklahoma. The Kansas City Star called him "An Okie version of Ray Lamontagne..." while The Bluegrass Situation said, "Perhaps it's something in the water - that same iron-heavy tap drink that Woody Guthrie sipped on as a young man....Whatever it is, Levi Parham has it."

Parham released his first album, An Okie Opera, in may 2013. Currentland Magazine named it one of the top Red Dirt Albums of the year along side Samantha Crain, The Red Dirt Rangers, and Jason Boland saying, ”Parham is a major talent. He has a soulful, ballsy voice. His Songwriting is filled with infectious hooks, and easy rolling rhythms. These are all love songs, evoking the full range of emotions that go along with it.” Ryan Heinsius, Editor of Flagstaff Live Magazine wrote, “A heartfelt piece of recorded Americana, raw and honest, showing off an up-and-coming songwriter molding a distinct and beautiful style.”

Mike Vial is a singer-songwriter from Ann Arbor, MI. He discovered his love for music as a kid when he found a guitar at a family member’s house and gave it a strum; since then, he has never put a guitar down.

Mike’s music has been marked by two existential crises, the first being his experience auditioning at Michigan music programs, but not being accepted. “That failure made me a better person,” he reflects. “I was forced to examine my identity and how music would still be a part of my life.”