[Cover photo credit to Lava Dreams]
Kansas City duo Katy Guillen & The Drive, led by music + life partners Katy Guillen (vocals/guitar) and Stephanie Williams (drums) focus on “fostering empowered spaces for women in music both onstage and off.”
This core value heavily influenced the band’s second full-length effort, Make That Sound, produced by Megan McCormick (Allison Russell, Amythyst Kiah), and due out October 17, 2025 via Are and Be Recordings. The album’s second single, “Outcome,” is out now.
Katy Guillen says about the track:
The song is a call to push through self doubt and create your space in the world. You can steer the outcome. It’s about finding your voice and going for what you want in life, no matter the challenges or hurdles you face.
Katy Guillen & The Drive will support Make That Sound on tour throughout the Fall.
KATY GUILLEN & THE DRIVE ON TOUR
SEPT 19 / Columbus, OH @ Woodlands Tavern^
SEPT 24 / Napa, CA @ Uptown Theatre Napa*
SEPT 25 / Rocklin, CA @ Amphitheater at Quarry Park*
SEPT 27 / San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore*
SEPT 29 / Monterey, CA @ Golden State Theatre*
OCT 1 / Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre*
OCT 2 / Anaheim, CA @ Grove of Anaheim*
OCT 3 / Las Vegas, NV @ The Smith Center*
OCT 5 / Riverside, CA @ Fox Performing Arts Center*
OCT 6 / Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall*
OCT 7 / El Cajon, CA @ The Magnolia*
OCT 9 / Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre*
OCT 11 / Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre*
OCT 22 / Columbus, OH @ Rambling House
OCT 23 / Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
OCT 24 / Buffalo, NY @ DHU Strand Theatre
OCT 25 / Mashpee, MA @ Naukabout Brewery
OCT 26 / New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
OCT 28 / Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store
OCT 30 / Washington DC @ Pie Shop
OCT 31 / Roanoke, VA @ Big Lick Brewing
NOV 1 / Asheville, NC @ Jack Of The Wood
NOV 3 / Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
NOV 7 / Nashville, TN @ Dee’s Lounge
NOV 8 / Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
NOV 9 / New Orleans, LA @ Saturn Bar
NOV 14 / Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
NOV 15 / Lincoln, NE @ Zoo Bar
NOV 20 / Des Moines, IA @ xBk
NOV 21 / Burlington, IA @ The Washington
NOV 22/ Appleton, WI @ Appleton Beer Factory
NOV 23 /Chicago, IL @ Fitzgerald’s
^supporting Angela Perley
*supporting Robin Trower
