Leanna Firestone

Leanna Firestone is a singer-songwriter whose work sits in the emotionally direct tradition of indie pop and alternative folk — artists who write songs that feel personal without requiring the audience to know anything about the songwriter's biography to feel the songs working. Her track record of building a live following through honest performance makes the Masquerade format a natural environment: a room small enough that the quiet parts of a set land as powerfully as the full-band moments.

June 19 at The Masquerade — an evening for listeners who find the most interesting pop happening well outside the mainstream.