Haley Johnsen
$12 Advance // $15 Day of Show
6pm Doors / 7pm Show
All Ages
HALEY JOHNSEN
https://haleyjohnsenmusic.com/
Haley Johnsen is a Portland, Oregon-born musician with a knack for genre-bending and a hard-earned career path that is uniquely her own. Growing up listening to powerhouse singers such as Brandi Carlile and Annie Lennox, her greatest inspirations become apparent in her soaring vocals, introspective lyricism, and cross-pollinated style of indie-pop, and folk rock music. Not fully diving into her artistry until her early 20’s, Haley got serious about music after an exceptional journey to the top 24 on American Idol season 11 in 2012. Cutting her teeth in hometown of Portland, OR, she has since released 2 Ep’s, 3 full length albums, and has gone on many national tours with acts such as Joseph, The Wind and the Wave, Sawyer Fredericks, and KT Tunstall, as well as two successful European tours in 2019 and 2020. At the end of her European tour in 2019, Haley flew to London and was further granted the opportunity to record a live acoustic album entitled London Sessions at the Legendary Abbey Road Studios. That same year, Haley released her highly anticipated 12-track debut album, Golden Days, where she gained much deserved recognition and ignited the interest of Allen Stone who appeared on the album on her blues driven song “Weekend”. On top of all of her personal career strides, Haley has also been the bassist and back up vocalist for Big Wild since 2019, playing festivals such as Lollapalooza, Coachella, Bonnaroo, and 3 sold out shows at Red Rocks. Her latest 2022 full length alt pop album Goner, written and recorded during the peak of the pandemic. “Goner cascades over loss and grief and mending one’s soul in nostalgic drips of time, all carried by ’80s-tipped synth-pop and brushes of reflective ballads” (American Songwriter). Haley has the type of showmanship that is electric, earnest, and wholeheartedly endearing. With or without a band, you can be sure to leave her shows with a smile on your face while wiping tears from your eyes.
