Celebrate the debut of Role Model, the remarkable new album by Northampton-born artist Indë, through this immersive hometown release concert. Role Model is a “künstlerroman,” an artist’s coming-of-age story, and soundtracks Indë's mission to become the Black queer role model that their community lacked during their childhood. This evening-length concert will present the album in its entirety, along with a live community choir, which we hope you'll join in song.

The 25 year-old artist, mentee of the late gospel/blues/roots singer Evelyn Harris, amplifies the representation of queer Black people in the River Valley, manifesting the figures who were absent from their upbringing in the boonies. Indë's sentiments echo a quote of filmmaker Marlon Riggs’s, “It is necessary to constantly remind ourselves we are not an abomination.” Safe spaces for queer & trans BIPoC are few and far between, especially as fascism sinks its teeth deeper into Turtle Island; Indë's work creates a transformative environment for vulnerability, solidarity, and the centering of QTBIPoC voices.