Sara Masterson

Genre: Pop
Secondary Genre: Rock Chicago, Illinois USA Contact

Sara Masterson is a folk rock singer/songwriter from Chicago. Her music is fiery, dreamy and remarkable. Her earthy vocals and catchy melodies capture your interest and dig in a little deeper than your average pop song.

Artist Information

Biography

Sara Masterson is a folk rock singer/songwriter from Chicago. Her original music is fiery, dreamy and remarkable, with influences ranging from Joni Mitchell to Bjork. Her earthy vocals and catchy melodies capture your interest, while her candid, hopeful lyrics and powerful band arrangements invite you to come in and stay for the ride.

Sara stepped out as a solo artist in 2009 and began playing live in some of Chicago’s best music venues, building up a solid fan base through captivating live shows and grassroots marketing. Teaming up with her talented band rounded out Sara’s well-crafted folk songs into rock anthems with a dreamy edge. Her band arrangements morphed her pretty folk tunes into songs that fans said reminded them of a female-fronted Coldplay, with nuance and artistry that is surprising for such a young artist. Sara hit the studio in 2010 and emerged with ten songs, which make up the hopeful, dreamy and fiery landscape that is “We Don’t Belong,” her first full-length album.

Sara was chosen by Metromix Chicago as a local band to know, describing her as “Chicago’s dream rockers.” Sara’s music has already received some attention from radio stations, including UIC radio, the Artistic Freedom Collective Radio, Outside the Loop wluv 88.7, and the Cool Vibes Radio Acoustic Diner Podcast.

Sara has performed at venues throughout the Chicago, including:
The Hard Rock Cafe
The Elbo Room
Subterranean
The Heartland Café
Uncommon Ground
Midwest Acoustic Music Festival
Taste of Chicago
& many more

Sara is currently booking shows to promote her new album, “We Don’t Belong.”

Instrumentation

Sara Masterson - Vocals, keyboard
Steve Smith - keys, Acoustic
Aaron Griffith - Electric
Nathaniel Strenger - Drums
Kevin Jones - Bass

Discography

Hale Street Sessions EP: release date 3/05/09
We Don't Belong: release date 12/30/2010

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Photo Gallery

Press

  • Around Hear: 2011 [+ Show ]

    Brightly illuminated with delicate ballads and folk-inspired dream-pop, We Don’t Belong is an aching...

  • Chicago's Dream Rockers [+ Show ]

    What makes your live show great? Well, we love rocking out and having fun, so the shows are alway...

  • Sara Masterson [+ Show ]

    http://theindiehandbook.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/sara-masterson/ "I’m listening to Sara Masters...

Setlist

Sara can provide up to three hours of original music.

Basic Requirements

Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
Jun 28, 2012 Thursday 7:00 PM Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel Schaumburg, IL, US
Jul 15, 2012 Sunday 7:00 PM Private Party Chicago, IL, US
Jul 18, 2012 Wednesday 7:00 PM Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel Schaumburg, IL, US
Jul 25, 2012 Wednesday 7:00 PM Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel Schaumburg, IL, US
Aug 1, 2012 Wednesday 12:00 PM Songwriting Chicago, IL, US
Aug 8, 2012 Wednesday 7:00 PM Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel Schaumburg, IL, US
Aug 15, 2012 Wednesday 7:00 PM Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel Schaumburg, IL, US
Aug 23, 2012 Thursday 7:00 PM Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel Schaumburg, IL, US
Aug 25, 2012 Saturday 12:00 PM Private Party Chicago, IL, US