New Dawn Starkestra

We will be raising money for LEAF educational programs while enjoying great music and community at Oak & Grist. We will have special LEAF drinks, Jamaican food, and Van Go art projects, and lots of Joy! It’s a great opportunity to get a taste of LEaF before our 30th anniversary festival October 16th-19th.

New Dawn Starkestra is a new collaboration between four heavyweights of the Western North Carolina music scene: vocalist and songwriter Rebekah Todd, guitarist Isaac Hadden, bassist Quinn Sternberg, and drummer Jeff Sipe, a veteran of the jam and jazz worlds known for his work with Aquarium Rescue Unit and beyond. Together, they’ve formed something that feels less like a supergroup and more like a conversation — one that’s unfolding live, night after night.