Caitlin Rushing

Caitlin Rushing plays Tiki Taco on Friday, October 16, bringing her Americana and country songwriting to Kansas City. She's a Florida-born, Orlando-based singer-songwriter, and this is a headline date with her as the sole bill.

If you're not familiar with her, the song "Hold On You" took second place in the International Songwriting Competition, and her latest album is The Other Side of Heartbreak. She's been described as one of the best new independent country singer-songwriters, with songs that run across a wide range of emotions rather than sticking to one mood. That's a good way to think about her work: it's country and Americana at its core, but it doesn't stay in one lane.

Coming from Orlando, she's a singer-songwriter who writes her own material, and the set will be built around her own songs. The International Songwriting Competition is a big deal for writers, and taking second place there puts her in a specific conversation with other songwriters who prioritize the craft of the song itself. The Other Side of Heartbreak is her most recent record, so you can expect to hear a good chunk of that alongside her older material.

The show is at Tiki Taco in Kansas City, MO, on Friday, October 16, starting at 7 AM.