The Celestials play Best Video Film & Cultural Center on Sat., July 20. The show starts at 7 PM and the cover is $10. Singer-songwriters Dan Strauss and Alex Radus open, performing in a songwriters-round style, their music seamlessly blending and moving across genres.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Clare Byrne is a songwriter and dancer. With a career in NYC and Vermont as a choreographer, she began exploring songwriting and music performance in Vermont in 2013. Collaborating with a group of musicians and dancers from Vermont and New York, she produced an EP "Seed" in 2016 and a double vinyl album "Celestials" in 2019, and "Artemis" from 2023. The Celestials has evolved from an album name to a band whose members stretch across New England; a collective of dancers, musicians, and deeply arty folk mix music, dance, and theater in performance.

Brooklyn, NY-based singer-songwriter Dan Strauss has been a touring musician for the past twenty-five years and has just released his 7th album, The Haze Of Winter Flowers. Dan has won over audiences with his melodic storytelling, rich vocals and intricate arrangements. Dan’s songs shift moods and styles, from alt country to indie folk. He has appeared on NPR, WFUV, WDST-Radio Woodstock, and WBKM. He has shared the stage with artists such as Jenifer Jackson, Julian Verlard, Pascal Lajoye, Franklin Rankin, Clare Byrne and many others.

Alex Radus is known as a “sultry crooner” (City Paper) and “master guitarist” (Courier News), but his songwriting takes center stage. Known affectionately for his unique brand of “genre whiplash”, Alex pairs whimsical and poignant storytelling with an eclectic mix of Americana, swing, blues, folk and more. Legendary singer/songwriter John Gorka calls Alex a “remarkable artist…an excellent guitarist, songwriter and singer…worth going out of your way to hear”. Radus hails from Pennsylvania’s artistically rich Lehigh and Delaware River valley region, where he has established himself as one of the area’s premiere singer/songwriters.