WILDCHOIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW FT. ADRIENNE SHAMSZAD

Please Note: This event is a rental event, not a Freight presentation.

Join us for a powerful evening of music and harmony as Wildchoir celebrates their 10th anniversary of making music for the revolution! Known for their bold, harmony-rich songs that uplift resistance and collective healing, Wildchoir has spent a decade creating music for social and environmental justice and amplifying voices for liberation and change. This special milestone show will open with the soulful and stirring sounds of Adrienne Shamszad, whose music blends Persian roots with folk and poetic storytelling to ignite the heart and spirit. Don’t miss this celebration of music, community, and a vision for a just and thriving world.

WILDCHOIR

Wildchoir’s purpose is to invoke the power of music to activate humanity towards radical love and action - from the stage to the streets. Grounded in a commitment to social justice, ecological regeneration, and healing for all beings, Wildchoir’s music illuminates the joy, pain, and beauty of what it means to be human.

Based in Oakland, California, Wildchoir is a diverse group of vocalists, artists, activists, educators, healers, and community organizers who join together in big harmony. They celebrate the confluence of their many cultures and identities making music that spans R&B, Soul, Gospel, and Folk.

They have recorded on a grammy-award winning album with Esperanza Spalding and performed with nationally-acclaimed artists for social change including Rising Appalachia, Climbing Poetree, and MaMuse. They have also shared the stage with progressive heroes of our time such as Bernie Sanders, Ericka Huggins, Joanna Macy, and Resmaa Menakem. Their music has inspired thousands at festivals and conferences and festivals across California, including at Bioneers, Lightning in a Bottle, CIIS, Institute for Noetic Sciences, and the North America Permaculture Convergence.

In 2023 Wildchoir released their first EP titled, Love Anyway. The EP features powerful soul and gospel harmonies while exploring themes of connection, justice, healing, and self and community love. Wildchoir’s music has been streamed by millions of people across the world, and the EP is available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and is available for sale Bandcamp.

In 2023, Wildchoir also had their first tour, performing on stages for full houses across Northern California with kindred bands, MaMuse and The Feelings Parade. Wildchoir is most at home when performing at demonstrations and rallies, and has led thousands in songs at protests at actions in service of anti-war movements as well as racial, economic, and climate justice.

ADRIENNE SHAMSZAD

Adrienne Shamszad is a singer-songwriter from the SF Bay Area who writes revolutionary anthems, prayerful power ballads, soul-stirring love songs, the blues, lullabies, and sing-alongs. She plays guitar, piano, and setar to accompany her strong and soulful voice. Adrienne is a bold performer who brings her audiences together with her humor, vulnerability, and a healing touch.

While Adrienne’s influences as an instrumentalist and songwriter are rooted in folk, rock, and R&B, she also draws her inspiration from the classical poetry and vocal styles of the Iranian musical traditions. Adrienne’s music has become a bridge between these two dimensions of her own heritage, steering her into the outer reaches of the singer-songwriter genre, and far beyond; American Roots and Mystic Soul.