Grace Theisen

Grace Theisen is a queer Kalamazoo-based independent Blues/Americana artist. She lived in Nashville, TN from 2015-2018 to run her nonprofit, Songs Against Slavery, full-time. Their mission was to raise awareness and fight sex trafficking in the U.S. through benefit concerts. They ended up raising over $375,000 to aid in the fight. In that time she opened for Emmylou Harris, played the infamous Bluebird Cafe, participated in songwriter rounds at The Listening Room and opened for Matthew Perryman Jones at The Nashville City Winery. Grace won Cari Cole’s Best New Artist of 2021 and was named “Artist To Watch” by Michigan’s Local Spins media outlet in January of 2022. In March, she released her 3rd EP, Dance With The Shadows. From that EP, the Down To The River official music video won Best Americana Video & The Audience Choice Award at the 2022 Michigan Music Video Awards. Behind the Rain was picked up by one of Spotify's official playlists, Home At Last. Grace's newest single and music video, Honey's Dripping-which highlights and celebrates queer love-is now out on all platforms. She is also 1/3 of the band, The Rebel Eves, and is currently playing shows and festivals all over the Midwest this summer with both bands. Learn more at www.gracetheisen.com.