Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Gold—Diggers, Los Angeles
**Ken Yates** is an award-winning singer-songwriter known for his introspective storytelling and his signature blend of folk, indie, and rock influences. His latest album, Total Cinema (2025), marks a defining evolution in his sound. Working with producer Dan Ledwell in Halifax, Yates explores themes of gratitude and self-awareness with characteristic precision and emotional depth. His new music has already captured critical attention, with NPR's Ann Powers declaring, "I'm obsessed with this song by Canadian troubadour Ken Yates, 'Cataclysmic End,’”, while Atwood Magazine declared the new music a “bright, cathartic reckoning.” Total Cinema features eleven tracks that showcase an artist who has found clarity in his creative vision, embracing both the shadows and light of human experience. Total Cinema follows Yates’ 2022 album, Cerulean, which earned him a Contemporary Album of the Year nomination at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Recently selected as an Official Showcasing Artist at SXSW and Americanafest 2024, Yates continues to grow his audience, opening for artists including Madison Cunningham, Passenger, and Kathleen Edwards, and collaborating with respected songwriters Trousdale, Katie Pruitt, Tiny Habits, and Lori McKenna. With the release of his new album, Yates continues to assert his place as one of the most incisive voices in rising indie music. **Emily Kinney** is a songwriter, actor, and poet who’s musical talents have been featured on television, movies, Broadway and in her own releases. Emily grew up in a small town in Nebraska and moved to New York City to pursue acting and music: first working at coffee shops, and off-broadway shows before landing a role on Broadway in Spring Awakening. Emily is probably best known for her role as Beth Green on AMC’s hit tv show The Walking Dead. Her musical and writing talents continue to be featured in the show even after leaving the show. Most recently, Emily wrote “The Turtle and The Monkey” which was performed by the character Beta’s fictional band in Season 10. As an artist and songwriter, back In 2011, Emily released her first EP, Blue Toothbrush. Since, Emily has released four other albums, Expired Love, This is War, Oh Jonathan and The Supporting Character. This is War charted on the Billboard 200 and lead to a 31-date national tour which ended with two sold out shows at The Troubadour. Most recently, Emily released her fifth full length album SWIMTEAM.