LAURIE MacALLISTER OF RED MOLLY

In late 2024, Laurie MacAllister embarked on an exciting new chapter, launching a solo career with a sold-out performance at the legendary Club Passim.

Two decades earlier, she co-founded the beloved Americana trio Red Molly, which released seven acclaimed albums and toured both the U.S. and internationally, including appearances at MerleFest, Cayamo, and Boston Symphony Hall.

Along the way, ad executives heard Laurie’s voice on the Red Molly album “Never Been to Vegas” and invited her to sing the iconic Folgers Coffee jingle for a national TV commercial.

Her 2018 self-produced solo album "The Lies the Poets Tell" is a heartfelt tribute to the contemporary folk music scene, celebrating a handful of its best songs and songwriters. It features duets with six male artists, including the late Americana master Jimmy LaFave. SiriusXM praised the album as “Defining. A curated collection packed with emotional vibrancy.”

Laurie’s earlier solo album "The Things I Choose To Do” was produced by folk luminary Cliff Eberhardt and was first released independently. Hearing it, Barnes & Noble re-released it as an exclusive on their label, saying, "MacAllister wholly inhabits these songs as subtly as a chameleon, convincingly taking on the persona's skin, quite simply singing her heart out.”

From a young girl with a quiet dream of becoming a singer, Laurie’s journey has unfolded one song at a time. Over more than two decades, she’s made her dream into a reality.

Laurie is currently on her Solo Debut Tour, headlining shows in 2025 across the Northeast, bringing her soulful, loving voice and presence to fans old and new.

Queen Bonobo

Idaho-born Maya Goldblum—better known as Queen Bonobo—is a queer, androgynous songstress and starchild making waves in the New Orleans alternative music scene. Her genre-blurring sound fuses jazz, folk, and soul into a powerful musical invitation to listeners to feel, cry, and dance. Since arriving in New Orleans in 2022, Queen Bonobo has drawn inspiration from the city’s vibrant Latin and alternative influences, injecting her music with new energy and fresh flavor. With her highly anticipated single “Waiting Tables” on the way and a U.S. tour slated for summer 2025, Queen Bonobo is poised to ignite stages and captivate hearts nationwide.

“We’ve said it before, but Maya’s vocal has the uncanny ability to take the quality of a sine wave, and is reminiscent of the spiritually-charged, deeply human emotional channeling of free-expressive legends Patty Waters or Mary Margaret O’Hara.” - Stevie Lennox, The Thin Air

The Fallout Shelter is an all ages performance venue welcoming worldwide, world class music in an intimate setting. Our studio audience attends to watch the creation and production of the music television series The Extended Play Sessions. The Fallout Shelter events are immersive experiences for both audience and performers alike...a live music experience like no other. We are fully ADA compliant and have wheelchair access. We have a wide selection of beer and wine for your adult beverage pleasures and each show comes with a free commemorative event poster. Our doors open at 6PM. Seating is General Admission. We recommend you arrive at the time the doors open.