Maygen & The Birdwatcher w/Bad Posture Club at 331 Club

The two musicians that make up the Minnesota-based folk duo Maygen & The Birdwatcher — Maygen Lacey, an accomplished Midwest CMA-nominated singer/songwriter and Noah Neumann, a guitar virtuoso with a taste for Delta Blues — couldn’t be more different. From upbringing and musical taste to the Minneapolis vs Saint Paul debate, there are few things these two agree on. However, the short list of mutual loves includes: sarcasm, the great outdoors, quality beer, and having a good ‘ol time, the latter of which is immediately apparent upon listening to the pair’s energetic, genre-bending, roots-flavored sound. Don’t let the pretty songs fool you, these two are a hoot.

Bad Posture Club is a folk duo made up by Maren Day and Morgan Kavanagh. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, they currently live in Minneapolis. Drawing the listener in with unusually close vocal harmony and sparse instrumental arrangements, the project is inherently collaborative. Their songwriting explores themes of home-places, landscapes, memory, family, and the strange relationship between human softness and the unyielding societal structures we both participate in, and push against.

When reinterpreting traditional folk songs, they carve out space and agency for queer female voices. Intimate, emotive, and simple, Bad Posture Club invites togetherness in song.