Lanusa

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Lanusa at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Friday, August 1st
7PM
FREE
all ages
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Soulful, jazz-leaning folk with unusual rhythms and lyrical depth. Her sound has been compared to Ani DiFranco, Lianne La Havas and Joni Mitchell.

Lanusa is a Nashville-born artist with roots in folk, influenced by jazz and soul. Her songs are spacious, with shifting grooves and lyrics that reward close listening. Formerly based in New York and new to the Valley, she’s toured nationally, and is currently completing a new album, set to release in 2025.

Lanusa is the music project of Kathryn Nusa Logan. The name was created and gifted by Jessica Logan in 2003. Raised in a musical family in Nashville, Logan’s father was a folk musician and sound engineer, and her grandmother wrote musicals and played jazz standards. She grew up singing with the Nashville Children’s Choir and studied guitar through Nashville Metro Parks with blues guitarist James “Nick” Nixon. Foundational influences range from Ani DiFranco, D’Angelo, Jonatha Brooke, Amel Larrieux, Bill Evans, Patty Griffin, and Paul Simon to her father’s work in bluegrass, folk, and rock, her grandparents’ love for big band and jazz, and her mother’s love for Joni Mitchell, Indigo Girls, and Tracy Chapman. Lanusa’s songwriting draws from these diverse sounds.

In 2010, Lanusa released her Skies | Floor EP, followed by Noah Feels August Like I Feel August (2013). In 2015, she released Skeletons as Leavers, co-produced with Myles Rodenhouse at Douglass Street Records. Praised for emotionally charged compositions, Skeletons as Leavers was described by Skull and Bones Blog as “haunting, musically sophisticated, and beautiful.” The single “Sea to Seek” blends folk and jazz tones, with rhythmic guitar, percussion, and harmonies supporting sweeping, raw melodies. Lanusa’s songs feature distinctive rhythms, emotional power, and lyrics that reward close listening. Performing live since 2003, she has played notable NYC venues like Rockwood Music Hall and Arlene’s Grocery and toured across the US.