Kimbra

New Zealand-born pop star Kimbra is a musical force innovating the shape of pop today as a songwriter, musician, producer, and adventurous performer.  Kimbra’s 2011 debut, Vows, bowed at No. 14 on the Billboard Top 200 and was certified platinum in Australia and New Zealand. 

Kimbra exploded into the public consciousness that same year with “Somebody That I Used To Know,” a duet with Gotye that earned her two Grammy Awards for “Record of the Year” and “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.” The song topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in 2012 and was the best-selling song of that year in the U.S. It has sold more than 13 million copies.  In 2014 she released the highly acclaimed album, The Golden Echo, recruiting artists as diverse as Thundercat, Omar-Rodriguez Lopez of The Mars Volta, Bilal, and John Legend to highlight her eclectic musical style. 

Since her sophomore release, she has moved to New York, continuing to innovate her sound, performing with The Roots and David Byrne at the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in tribute to David Bowie and also appearing at the Prince tribute at First Avenue in Minneapolis performing with his band, The Revolution, in September. Alongside releasing a stand-alone single called “Sweet Relief” with producer Redinho, she released her third LP titled Primal Heart last year, which she co-produced with Grammy Award-winning producer John Congleton (St Vincent, Goldfrapp) before embarking  on a  worldwide tour performing with  acts as diverse as Beck, Odessa, and David Byrne. As if that wasn’t enough to keep her busy, during this time Kimbra also released an additional version of  the first single from Primal Heart featuring rapper Snoop Dogg, a new take and video for the standout track “Version of Me” featuring DAWN, and an EP entitled Songs From Primal Heart, Reimagined.  The EP featured acoustic versions of four songs from her acclaimed full length released earlier that year. 2019 brought more touring for Kimbra including performances of intimate, unplugged versions of her songs to accompany the release of the Reimaged EP. Kimbra is now working on her  fourth album and preparing to star on New Zealand’s  popular  TV series “Pop Stars” as a mentor to some of today’s aspiring song writers, further solidifying Kimbra as one of today’s most unpredictable and genre-defying mavericks in music.

https://www.kimbramusic.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxUp7o-KYIygfaw4UOZ8ebQ

Mercury Rev

Since forming in 1989, Mercury Rev has made a career out of boldly exploring the fringes of artistic perception, channeling colors and sounds and visions that always seem just beyond our mortal reach. The Guardian hailed the group as “a rarity in indie rock: a band who have continually evolved their sound, pushing at the boundaries of what rock music actually means over 25 years, borrowing from jazz, funk, doo-wop, techno, folk and more along the way,” while Rolling Stone praised their “majestic chaos,” and the BBC lauded their “shimmering psychedelic pop, immersive indie-rock, [and] spectacularly engrossing passages of sumptuous instrumentation.” The band’s 1991 debut, ‘Yerself Is Steam,’ landed on Pitchfork’s rundown of the Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time, and their 1998 breakthrough, ‘Deserter’s Songs,’ was named NME’s Album of the Year upon its release. Major festival and television performances around the world solidified their status as that rare group capable of straddling the line between mainstream appeal and progressive musical and technological experimentation, but the band’s journey was also a tumultuous one, full of lineup changes, setbacks, and heartbreak.

https://www.mercuryrev.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/77oD8X9qLXZhpbCjv53l5n

Idaly P. Hidalgo MD

Bio:

I’m an Emergency Medicine trained physician. Moved from NYC in 2014. I Have served the Kingston And surrounding communities since then. I currently work at Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley.

Hannah Kondrat RN

Emergency Department Registered Nurse motivated by building and serving the local community!

Pedro Astrologer/Tarot counselor

Bio:

Pete Crotty is a licensed Creative Art Therapist specializing in music (25yrs), tarot reader(30 years), astrologer (22 years), author and certified reiki healer. After years of studying with various practitioners, studying everyone’s astrological chart around him, and being a licensed therapist working with many populations, Pete has created his own style that has been helpful, healing and inspiring to the people he has worked with. “With my knowledge of astrology, tarot, my intuitive gifts, and history of being a licensed music therapist, I’m able to understand the querent and offer them some helpful tools to put in their toolbox so they can help guide and empower themselves to make the best out of their life.”

Pete does tarot in person and on zoom. Pete has done festivals, group events and regularly volunteers with The Stone Ridge Holistic Community and at The People’s Place in Kingston doing Astro/Tarot work.

Tarot/Astrology

Explores your personality, habits, traits through astrology and tarot Discusses the pros and cons of your chart and how you can improve your life

Shows through astrology and tarot what themes in your life might best be focused on in the next year.

www.111astrotarot.com

111astrotarot@gmail.com

Michael Carroll, Licensed Massage Therapist

Bio:

Mike is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Powerlifting Coach, and Co-Owner of Uplift Licensed Massage Therapy & Wellness in Kingston, NY. He believes that everyone deserves to perform at their best and shouldn’t be limited by pain or stress. Mike uses his education as an LMT and strength coach to help his clients manage their pain and improve their performance. Mike also actively competes in the sport of Powerlifting with the goal to qualify for nationals.

upliftwellness.org

info@upliftwellness.org

Forrest Lahens

Bio:

Forrest Lahens is an energetic and compassionate therapist who has been practicing the art of massage therapy for over 20 years. In this time, he has worked for various day spas, built a private practice, and participated in corporate chair massage events throughout New York City. Forrest’s style of bodywork incorporates the ancient acupressure technique of shiatsu as well as the long and short strokes of Swedish massage. He has masterfully developed a full body massage that combines compression, light stretches, and range of motion, that targets all the joints of the body. His style offers integrative bodywork that promotes the physical and emotional well-being of his clients. In June of 2020, an opportunity arose for Forrest to plant and harvest medicinal herbs at Seed Song Farm in Kingston, NY. After spending a season in the Hudson Valley region Forrest has chosen the quality of life rather than the hustle and bustle of NYC. Forrest believes in the vitality of good health and the balance of mind, body, and spirit. What is placed in the body orally, mentally, spiritually, and visually reflects who you are. A sound regiment of a healthy diet, drinking plenty of water, daily exercise, and monthly massages will keep your body at optimal performance.

ForrestLahens.com

Rebecca Gaunt RN

Bio:

My Name is Rebecca I’ve been a nurse for 13 years. I enjoy caring for my Patients and getting to know them.

Vanessa Jacob, MD

Bio:

Vanessa is a family medicine physician providing full-spectrum care to all. Before medical school she was an art student herself in New York City and still finds joy in painting with oils and working with collage. Also once a classical pianist, art, music and medicine are on the same continuum of what it means to be human.

vanessa-sitara.jacob@nuvancehealth.org