Cicada Rhythm

A Georgia duo whose music runs the gamut from upbeat acoustic folk with a Southern swing to powerfully atmospheric indie rock, Cicada Rhythm is a collaboration between guitarist and vocalist Dave Kirslis and bassist and vocalist Andrea DeMarcus, who met in 2011. Kirslis was a roots music fan with a passion for hopping trains when he met DeMarcus, who was studying classical music at Juilliard and after graduation was living in Athens, Georgia. Kirslis and DeMarcus found they complemented each other musically, with his rootsy influences playing off her classical training, and they soon began writing songs together. Kirslis and DeMarcus became partners in music and in life, and they started playing shows together as Cicada Rhythm. They developed an impressive reputation for their music, touring regularly throughout the South.