Jessica Lea Mayfield / Horsepower
About
Sunday, December 6th, 2026
$20 Advance // $25 Day of
5pm Doors / 6pm Show
All Ages
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
Jessica Lea Mayfield is a singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio, who began performing at a young age with her family's bluegrass band before developing her own material.
Her critically acclaimed albums include "With Blasphemy So Heartfelt" (2008), "Tell Me" (2011), "Make My Head Sing..." (2014), and "Sorry Is Gone" (2017), and her music blends elements of folk, country, and indie rock, often described for its dark, deeply personal lyrics and haunting, minimalist sound.
Over the years she has toured extensively across North America and Europe, at times opening for artists such as The Black Keys, The Avett Brothers, Cake, Band of Horses, Ryan Adams, Ray LaMontagne, Jay Farrar, and Tony Joe White, and has also headlined her own shows.
Her work has drawn praise from outlets including NPR, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and other music publications, highlighting both her songwriting and her distinctive vocal style.
On screen, she made her network television debut performing “Our Hearts Are Wrong” on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2011, and more recently appeared in costume singing with Mannequin Pussy on a John Mulaney–hosted television special, further showcasing her range and sense of performance.
In addition to her full-length albums, she has continued to write and record new music into the '20s, appearing as a featured vocalist on Alex G’s song "After All" from his 2022 album "God Save the Animals," and releasing the EP "Choose Myself" (2025).
When I was recording what would become “Miss Obliteration” with Day Wave I started to get the eerie sense that I was writing more than lyrics, but predictive themes. I was married to my second husband but could see the writing on the wall, a metaphorical tornado was about to tear through my life I denied it. The record kept getting pushed back for various reasons, and I kept thinking it was getting pushed back by a greater force, now 3 years later my life is entirely different and I am radically changed as a person. From my spiritual beliefs, to my person goals and dreams and just in general, nearly everything. I had a feeling this album wouldn’t see light until that chapter of my life complete.
HORSEPOWER
I’m never not earnest.” Charlotte Weinman is a lot of things — a playwright, a sister, a self-proclaimed former horse girl. She’s also the artist behind Horsepower, a New York-based project that combines the fervent energy of indie rock with the thespian flair of a born performer.
As evinced by Horsepower’s eponymous debut EP, the project is a study in earnestness through and through. Musically, it feels like a sonic coalescence of Weinman’s most formative experiences. Her powerful vocals bespeak her background in performance, oscillating between girlish charm and nearly operatic intensity. On the production side, the EP owes much of its lush, crisp sound to the deft work of Charlotte’s brother Noah Weinman (Gigi Perez, Skullcrusher, Odie Leigh), and many production details and lead guitar lines came from her other brother Ben. The collaborative genesis of the EP is a testament to the siblings’ California upbringing in a house full of artists — both of her brothers are working musicians, and Charlotte’s older sister Emma painted the EP’s cover artwork.
“We were put in soccer and a music class as kids, and none of us are athletic,” Charlotte laughs. “So one thing had to stick.”
Up until recently, Charlotte’s creative outlets mostly revolved around other people’s visions. She studied playwriting in college, crafting stories for other people to bring to life, and she sang in a revolving door of bands for friends and siblings alike. Shortly after moving to New York, she even started a monthly “works in progress” show where musicians could perform early drafts of the songs they were writing for an audience of their peers.
When Weinman decided to build a project she could hang her own flag on, Horsepower materialized swiftly and organically. Music offered the perfect opportunity to translate the things she loved about playwriting to a brand new medium — pair this with a flair for theatrics and an eclectic scattering of influences ranging from Hole and Sleater Kinney to Mitski and Lomelda, and Horsepower was born.
“I love a heavy guitar, loud, a kind of armed feeling, musically. That gets paired with very sensitive lyricism,” she says. “I think one thing we learned in playwriting and acting is that the most specific things are often the most universal, so I’ve taken that as a token for my songwriting.”
Indeed, Weinman’s lyrics tell multi-layered stories that are equal parts vulnerable and erudite. In “Coins,” she sets a Shakespeare quote directly against a morsel of modern slang, singing “I should’ve been more strange / I’m always so unchill.” Meanwhile, “Excalibur” references the mythical sword of King Arthur to describe the slow disintegration of a romantic relationship.
The culmination of years of practice, months of writing, and a lifetime of music, Horsepower’s EP marks the arrival of a bold new voice steeped in artistic autonomy. Earnest, electric, and ready to be heard.
“In my playwriting and producing other people’s work, you learn how to not make it about you as much as possible,” explains Weinman. “But now I feel like I can take all those crusts I’ve cut off that were about me in those projects, and I can put them into Horsepower. This one’s me.”
$20 Advance // $25 Day of
5pm Doors / 6pm Show
All Ages
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
Jessica Lea Mayfield is a singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio, who began performing at a young age with her family's bluegrass band before developing her own material.
Her critically acclaimed albums include "With Blasphemy So Heartfelt" (2008), "Tell Me" (2011), "Make My Head Sing..." (2014), and "Sorry Is Gone" (2017), and her music blends elements of folk, country, and indie rock, often described for its dark, deeply personal lyrics and haunting, minimalist sound.
Over the years she has toured extensively across North America and Europe, at times opening for artists such as The Black Keys, The Avett Brothers, Cake, Band of Horses, Ryan Adams, Ray LaMontagne, Jay Farrar, and Tony Joe White, and has also headlined her own shows.
Her work has drawn praise from outlets including NPR, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and other music publications, highlighting both her songwriting and her distinctive vocal style.
On screen, she made her network television debut performing “Our Hearts Are Wrong” on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2011, and more recently appeared in costume singing with Mannequin Pussy on a John Mulaney–hosted television special, further showcasing her range and sense of performance.
In addition to her full-length albums, she has continued to write and record new music into the '20s, appearing as a featured vocalist on Alex G’s song "After All" from his 2022 album "God Save the Animals," and releasing the EP "Choose Myself" (2025).
When I was recording what would become “Miss Obliteration” with Day Wave I started to get the eerie sense that I was writing more than lyrics, but predictive themes. I was married to my second husband but could see the writing on the wall, a metaphorical tornado was about to tear through my life I denied it. The record kept getting pushed back for various reasons, and I kept thinking it was getting pushed back by a greater force, now 3 years later my life is entirely different and I am radically changed as a person. From my spiritual beliefs, to my person goals and dreams and just in general, nearly everything. I had a feeling this album wouldn’t see light until that chapter of my life complete.
HORSEPOWER
I’m never not earnest.” Charlotte Weinman is a lot of things — a playwright, a sister, a self-proclaimed former horse girl. She’s also the artist behind Horsepower, a New York-based project that combines the fervent energy of indie rock with the thespian flair of a born performer.
As evinced by Horsepower’s eponymous debut EP, the project is a study in earnestness through and through. Musically, it feels like a sonic coalescence of Weinman’s most formative experiences. Her powerful vocals bespeak her background in performance, oscillating between girlish charm and nearly operatic intensity. On the production side, the EP owes much of its lush, crisp sound to the deft work of Charlotte’s brother Noah Weinman (Gigi Perez, Skullcrusher, Odie Leigh), and many production details and lead guitar lines came from her other brother Ben. The collaborative genesis of the EP is a testament to the siblings’ California upbringing in a house full of artists — both of her brothers are working musicians, and Charlotte’s older sister Emma painted the EP’s cover artwork.
“We were put in soccer and a music class as kids, and none of us are athletic,” Charlotte laughs. “So one thing had to stick.”
Up until recently, Charlotte’s creative outlets mostly revolved around other people’s visions. She studied playwriting in college, crafting stories for other people to bring to life, and she sang in a revolving door of bands for friends and siblings alike. Shortly after moving to New York, she even started a monthly “works in progress” show where musicians could perform early drafts of the songs they were writing for an audience of their peers.
When Weinman decided to build a project she could hang her own flag on, Horsepower materialized swiftly and organically. Music offered the perfect opportunity to translate the things she loved about playwriting to a brand new medium — pair this with a flair for theatrics and an eclectic scattering of influences ranging from Hole and Sleater Kinney to Mitski and Lomelda, and Horsepower was born.
“I love a heavy guitar, loud, a kind of armed feeling, musically. That gets paired with very sensitive lyricism,” she says. “I think one thing we learned in playwriting and acting is that the most specific things are often the most universal, so I’ve taken that as a token for my songwriting.”
Indeed, Weinman’s lyrics tell multi-layered stories that are equal parts vulnerable and erudite. In “Coins,” she sets a Shakespeare quote directly against a morsel of modern slang, singing “I should’ve been more strange / I’m always so unchill.” Meanwhile, “Excalibur” references the mythical sword of King Arthur to describe the slow disintegration of a romantic relationship.
The culmination of years of practice, months of writing, and a lifetime of music, Horsepower’s EP marks the arrival of a bold new voice steeped in artistic autonomy. Earnest, electric, and ready to be heard.
“In my playwriting and producing other people’s work, you learn how to not make it about you as much as possible,” explains Weinman. “But now I feel like I can take all those crusts I’ve cut off that were about me in those projects, and I can put them into Horsepower. This one’s me.”
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