hello world ❤

i am writing on behalf of cloudlight, and so i am speaking more softly now…for some reason we got in the habit of using lowercase and no exclamations for our band, and it just feels right (spotify calls it ‘Cloudlight,’ but we’ll be correcting that soon :).

anyway, this has nothing to do with jessica in the rainbow, except that i – jessica – write songs for the band cloudlight too.  and sing.  and play keyboard.  but cloudlight is a band made up of bryan ralph (songwriting-vocals-guitar), mackenzie carlson (electric mandolin-guitar), and myself.

here is a list of some shows we played together as a band, sort of a walk down memory lane.  you can listen to our debut album here https://cloudlightmusic.bandcamp.com/album/cloudlight , which was featured on goldflakepaint (uk) and bandcamp’s ‘new & noteable.’  thanks for listening.

(album art above by ryan wyrick, btw)

xoxo jessica

* past shows *

10.6.19 snake shack – grand rapids mi
https://www.facebook.com/snakeshackgr/

10.5.19 drunken monkey – ashland pa
https://www.facebook.com/events/383475415907635/

10.4.19 the dude ranch – long island (uniondale) ny  https://www.facebook.com/events/521097705358123/

10.3.19 home show w jordan n liz – brooklyn ny

10.2.19 the showroom at do it now t-shirts – philadelphia pa
https://www.facebook.com/events/581377508932694/

10.1.19 secret show (whoops) – pittsburgh, pa

9.30.19 be here now – muncie in
https://www.facebook.com/events/2314003835520111/?event_time_id=2369309443322883

9.29.19 static age – michigan city in
https://www.facebook.com/events/739387299865355/

9.28.19 frenia house – milwaukee wi
https://www.facebook.com/events/574187636451679/

9.27.19 communications – madison wi
https://www.facebook.com/events/359992724690260/

9.22.19 earthwork harvest gathering – lake city, mi
https://www.facebook.com/events/403299790274235/
alongside 130 bands, 80 workshops, panels, vendors, and more.

5.31.19 – dogtown studio, recording session

5.4.19 – wealthy theatre – grand rapids mi

4.3.19 – in the clouds – grand haven mi – supporting there are no thieves in this town (mike clifford’s solo project, also from mutual benefit) & dj olive branch (jonnie baker’s solo project, also from florist), w/ alex perez and HOOM

12.2.19 – rubber rose, grand rapids mi – opening for mutual benefit ❤ with GABI and WISP

11.20.19 – park theatre, holland mi – featured artist thanksgiving show

9.15.18 – in the clouds – grand haven mi  w/ Saltbreaker, The Dream Eaters (NY), Nicholas Stutsman

7.7.18 – family basement talent show – in the clouds, grand haven mi

6.28.18 – hay yah house shows – grand rapids mi – w jes kramer

5.19.18 – In the clouds 2018 – grand haven mi – one yr anniversary of house shows, w pink sky, libby decamp, queen bee dream, chef goldblum, van lente, maddie jackson, leah kristene, lipstick jodi, liam wilcox, pozzetronics

3.24.18 – rancho unicorno – kalamazoo mi – w First Responders, Shai-li, JiTR, and more

3.10.18 – in the clouds – grand haven mi – Tom Hymn, Cold Mountain Child, cloudlight, Jake Kalmink

1.19.18 – the pyramid scheme, grand rapids mi –  Local Showcase #20 – GR meets The Lakeshore – w/ jes kramer, van lente, & frankie & myrrh

1.13.18 – Unruly Brewing Company – muskegon mi – w Fear Not Ourselves Alone, Whittier

10.21.17 – in the clouds, grand haven mi  With Nathan K, Van Lente, Frankie & Myrrh, cloudlight, Brian Mulder, Chef Goldblüm, and Caleb Holmes.

10.5.17 – The Birdhouse – grand rapids mi  – w Bunny (Chicago) and Bronze Wolf

9.16.17 – Earthwork Harvest Gathering – lake city mi – midnight saturday, Hill Stage. w Breathe Owl Breathe, Fiona Dickinson & The Stone Flowers, Gifts or Creatures, HEAVY COLOR, Joshua Davis, May Erlewine, Rachele Eve, Mark Lavengood Band, cloudlight, Seth Bernard, Small Houses, Roosevelt Diggs, The Red Sea Pedestrians, The Crane Wives, Valentiger, Van Lente, many more.

8.2.17 – SpeakEZ, grand rapids mi.  local spins wednesday.  8pm, with speak easy.

7.22.17 – unruly brewing – muskegon mi.  w American Opera, Mark Rose, Perren, Jahshua Smith, and more.

5.20.17 – ep release house show – w jessica in the rainbow, fiona dickinson, brian mulder, chef goldblüm, maddie jackson, and JOE.

4.22.17 – record store day – corner record shop, grand haven mi.  w jessica in the rainbow and chef goldblum.

11.5.16 – lamp light music festival – grand rapids mi – 5pm (*first time as cloudlight)

***for those who like history, here are some early bryan + jessica duo shows, b4 cloudlight***
(+lots of shared solo shows listed on jitr shows)

5.7.16  benefit for Crosshatch, Short’s Brewing – bellaire mi – 2-11pm all-day event – w Seth Bernard, Abigail Lapell, Cold Country, David Gwaltney, and Wes Raymond   https://www.facebook.com/events/912645638852269/

8.21.15 newaygo brewing company – newaygo mi

7.26.15  blues man benefit – port city tavern, muskegon mi

6.27.15  tailgaters aka the mexican restaurant – muskegon mi

5.31.15 – barn party show – west olive mi

2014-15 pavillion shows – grand haven mi dates unknown (one is july, birthdaypalooza)

5.29.14  a tribute to wilco: twenty artists cover forty songs – a benefit for rock for kids – uncommon ground (clark), chicago il

early 2014 big daddy fox’s open mic (including our first date) – grand haven mi