Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Gold—Diggers, Los Angeles
Every artist has their own way of getting into the songwriting mindset, and for Dylan Chambers it’s imagining his life with a time machine. “I imagine myself going back in time to pitch a song to James Brown or the Spinners,” he chuckles. “I’m bummed I was born too late to experience that moment in music.” But rather than stop there, the LA-based singer-songwriter uses that retro funk lean to launch himself into a technicolor modern soul pop sky. Chambers’ new EP, For Your Listening Pleasure! features seven exuberant tracks brimming with magnetic charm and sincere swagger. Euphoric clap-along lead single “High (When I’m Low)” epitomizes that mindset. A collaboration with GRAMMY-winning songwriter Aldae, producer Stefan Lit, rapper LunchMoney Lewis, and jazz saxophone hero Dave Koz, the track emphasizes the need to climb your way out from under the gloom. Like fellow retrofuturists Silk Sonic and Leon Bridges, Chambers knows exactly when to play to the classic sound and when to pull in his own unique flair. Jonathan Plevyak is a Nashville soul singer with a one-of-a-kind vintage sound. Burnt out on modern media and empty content, Jonathan was inspired by artists like Elvis, Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke and Billie Holiday to develop his own retro style, which he ran with. Jonathan's successful debut EP, “Made In The Shade,” was released last year and sounds just like a vinyl record pulled off the shelf in the ‘50s. The lead single “Wild, Love” has eclipsed 1.3 million streams on Spotify and has been featured in hundreds of thousands of Tik Toks, establishing Jonathan as Nashville's resident crooner. This past February, he released his second EP, “Loverboy.” This ambitious project has an overarching story set in the nostalgic world Jonathan has built. There are accompanying photos, videos and even a hand-drawn comic book depicting the "Loverboy story, further adding to the community of nostalgia lovers and hopeless romantics Jonathan has curated both locally and virtually.