Sarah Morris w/ Andy Ulseth & Brianna Kocka at 318 Cafe

Champagne on a Wednesday! Why not? And by Champagne…we mean...songwriters In the round. Sharing songs, stories, in the dreamy coziness of 318 Café…

A genre-bending singer-songwriter, Brianna Kocka has been a staple in the Minnesota music community for 15+ years. She has shared the stage with countless bands and touring artists including Marc Cohn and The Cult, and has had her music featured on General Hospital and other television shows. A former Christian worship leader, the now agnostic songwriter combines ambient sounds and heartfelt emotion with songs rooted in elements of folk, bluegrass, country and jazz. Kocka has released seven albums, three under her own name, two with the band Sun Gods to Gamma Rays, and an indie rock album under the name CAETANI.

Andy Ulseth is a craftsman songwriter from Minnesota. A state known for brutal winters, and liberal politics. His folk songs highlight the vivid and visceral minutiae of the modern world rather than focus on the past. What does it mean to be a millennial? Why does life happen all at once? How have we changed? Every melody is important, and words matter.