Singer, songwriter and playwright Rachel Garlin has released new single “Crossing Guard” and accompanying video. She will also bring her one-person show with backing ensemble, The Ballad of Madelyne & Therese, to San Francisco’s The Lost Church on March 23rd.
 
“Crossing Guard” features a rhythm section made up of Jonny Flaugher and Griffin Goldsmith (from The Dawes) as well as real horns and woodwinds throughout.

Garlin shares:

The winter was dark – lots of atmospheric storms of the literal and metaphorical variety. But every morning at sunrise, our crossing guard Jeff shows up on his bike and crosses people to safety. These first few months of the year are about celebrating simple delights and seeing possibility – the crossing guard, the lemon tree, every day people getting where they need to go. There’s lots to sing about around here!

Rachel Garlin’s 2023 LP, The Ballad of Madelyne & Therese is a thirteen-song cycle is built around a forbidden love affair between two women in 1940s New York City.

Rachel Garlin Live:
March 23     The Lost Church          San Francisco, CA
Doors: 7:30 PM PST, Show runs from 8:15-10:30 PM PST with one intermission
Tickets can be purchased here.
 
Upcoming shows at El Rio SF (May 9), Theater event in NYC (April 18),
and Sweetwater Music Hall (July 21)