Almost Exactly Like Julia w/ Allison Phillips & Amelia Seven

Your friendly Pittsburgh neighborhood band Almost Exactly Like Julia blends indie rock with warm vocals and a sprinkle of jazz.If you enjoy guitar-driven tunes that get you moving and songwriting that makes you feel like youre not alone in this crazy world, AELJ got you covered.The band is lead by guitarist and singer-songwriter Julia Mahncke. On June 12, the 4-piece outfit will release their debut EP. Amelia Seven is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose work explores vulnerability, resilience, and self-empowerment. Blending memorable melodies with emotionally candid storytelling, her music feels deeply personal while remaining widely relatable. Listening to an Allison Phillips song cracks the mirror of deception. Based in Brooklyn, raised in Chicago via New Zealand, her lyrics and soul cutstraight through the mirage and show what it means to love hard and deep. Herstorytelling prowess is palpable in the way she guides the on looker through theinner workings of her relationships. Coined Acoustic Theatre Rock, her genre is meantmake you groove and look inside at what is happening behind your mirror. Artists she finds inspiration from are: Orla Gartland, Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne, Stevie Nicks. Her debut EP, WHAT I NEED TO DO, follows the story of a woman falling head over heels for a narcissist. She explores what the love affair means for her and her music. It is extremely relatable and you cannot help but want to sing along to breakup bops. It is now available anywhere you listen to music.