In our first concert of the fall, we welcome Midwife and Allison Lorenzen back to Desert Reef on October 22nd. Guests may soak under the stars while taking in the emotionally rich and cathartic sonic landscape of Midwife’s Heaven Metal and Allison Lorenzen’s ethereal darkwave dreampop.

Listen to their music below and reserve your spot today!

https://midwifemusic.com/album/luminol

https://allisonlorenzen.bandcamp.com/track/mto

Madeline Johnston is a self taught multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, currently based in Southern New Mexico by way of Denver, Colorado, where she spent the last decade + developing her sound and focusing on her artistic community. Midwife began while Madeline was a resident of the beloved DIY space Rhinoceropolis in 2014. She has released three albums with The Flenser, most recently, Luminol (2021), which received National and International acclaim. On stage, Johnston is known for her sparse, emotionally charged experimental pop music that can silence a room. On record, she produces intricate and lush sonic environments in her own little corner of the heavy music scene. She describes her sound as "Heaven Metal," AKA emotional music about devastation: catharsis. Johnston writes primarily about grief, and the many faces it can inhabit.

Allison Lorenzen’s darkwave dreampop sound explores a minimalist approach to acutely felt noise-pop and aching slowcore. Brushed in deep strokes of lush synthesizers and gossamer vocals, her first solo album, Tender, was released by Whited Sepulchre Records in 2021 to critical praise from the likes of NPR, Spill Magazine, Austin Town Hall, and more. Tender was named Best New Album by Denver's Westword Magazine in 2022. Allison Lorenzen and Midwife's 2023 cover of Bush's 1994 alt-rock hit "Glycerine" received acclaim from many publications including NPR and Stereogum.

Bathing suits and pre-purchased tickets are required for this event. No refunds are allowed. Tickets are non-transferable. All tickets are will call. Attendees must be 18+.