First up for the night was Zia, who were performing their very last show before they disbanded. Elaine is moving to another area where she’ll continue her cosmic music. Liz will be performing solo with her piano and vocal performances in New York City, and Matt will continue to perform with Space Robot Scientists and continue with his acting career. I was hearing a lot of their songs for the first time that night and I’m certain other audience members were hearing a lot of their songs for the first time as well, which makes the band break-up all the more unfortunate. Zia’s performance on stage was very lively and energetic, with Elaine and Liz alternating as lead vocalist. The music itself was good enough to lead me to wonder why other DJ’s have not been spinning their music more often.

Up next was Unto Ashes. Ericah Hagle did not perform with the band this evening; a guest musician performed the violin, tambourine, bells and vocals. Most of the songs performed for this night were from Empty Into White, one of my favorite albums released this year. The songs that appear on Empty Into White carry a lot of power and at times seem deliberately designed in how they were written and performed to strike an unconscious chord in the listener. The power behind these songs only added to the band’s live performance for this night.

Here are photos of both bandsâ performances for this night. More information on Unto Ashes can be found at their official website and more information on Zia can be found at their website.