If you go
› What: Nightfall› Where: Miller Plaza, 850 Market St.› When: 7 p.m. Matt Downer and the Old Time Travelers, 8 p.m. Amythyst Kiah, Friday, June 29› Admission: Free› For more information: 423-265-0771
Southern Gothic singer Amythyst Kiah from Johnson City, Tennessee, will headline Nightfall in Miller Plaza, 850 Market St., on Friday, June 29.
Known for a commanding stage presence and powerful vocals, Kiah is a soul/funk singer. She’s a graduate of East Tennessee State University, where she studied old-time music and music performance.
Matt Downer and the Old Time Travelers will open at 7 p.m. The free music series is produced by Chattanooga Presents.
Interchangeably performing with a banjo, acoustic guitar or full band (Her Chest of Glass), Kiah’s shows are enhanced by her scholarship of African-American roots music.