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Rachael Kilgour at Roots Cellar

UBC Roots Cellar Series presents Rachael Kilgour at the UBC Roots Cellar on Saturday, January 5th at 7pm.

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Rachael Kilgour is a Minnesota-born, Boston-based songwriter and performing artist whose sincere, lyric-driven work has been called both brave and humane.

Married in her early twenties, Kilgour devoted her young adulthood to parenting her stepchild and building family and community. Her work from that time (Self-Titled 2008, Will You Marry Me? 2011, Whistleblowers Manifesto 2013) chronicled her life as a young parent in a same-sex partnership and addressed sociopolitical issues from government corruption to income inequality and religious hypocrisy. Kilgours music career took a backseat during those years as she lived a slow, home-focused life.

In 2014, divorce brought an unwanted end to her role as a member of the family she had helped to grow. In the aftermath, Kilgour found solace in songwriting. Her third full-length album, Rabbit in the Road, was born out of that time.

Called ...a heartfelt slice of master crafted indie folk brimming with the battle-tested capacity to endure the worst in others by Billboard, Rabbit in the Road took an intimate and often painful look at the failed marriage and loss of family. Kilgours writing and delivery cut deep, with resolute simplicity. Ravelin Magazine observed "this sort of metonymic ability to evoke the whole of someone or the entirety of a feeling is typical of Kilgours poetic songwriting."

In early 2019, Kilgour follows up with the release of her new EP, Game Changer. The aptly titled work examines the artists tentative first steps into a new existence, post-heartbreak. With a clear head, Kilgour touches on the complicated nature of romance and relationship, sets up a stunning defense of queer love, and reassesses her priorities as a citizen of a changing wider world.
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Tickets are $15 GA or $10 for students/seniors. Roots Cellar is located at the progressive UBC in Dinkytown: 1219 University Ave SE, Minneapolis MN 55414.