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Zaq Baker
Olivia Dolphin / Zaq Baker / Space Cowboy Newt at Myrtle
Myrtle
134 Waterman Ave
East Providence, RI 02914
Free admission
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Providence, Rhode Island’s Olivia Dolphin brings a deep and gritty honesty to her lyrics that captures an audience. Whether it’s a song about embracing your imperfections, being ghosted, or challenging yourself, Dolphin’s vulnerability pulls you in.
Zaq Baker is a Minneapolis-based songwriter, performer, and pianist whose music spans synthpop, emo, and musical theatre. Known for his blend of humor and heart, he explores themes of love, mental illness, and growing up. His original songs have appeared in the film How to Break a World Record and on 89.3 The Current, while his band has headlined major events like Art-a-Whirl’s Liquid Zoo stage. Zaq’s discography includes multiple albums, standout singles, and concept music videos. He’s also a published author and an active member of several bands, including Maria and the Coins, Toilet Rats, and Corzine.
Space Cowboy Newt is a tea shop jukebox of dreamy vocals, charming synths, shimmering harp, and quirky bedroom pop production. Emma writes, produces, arranges, performs, engineers, mixes, and masters every aspect of their music. Since the release of their debut EP, “The Mild West,” Space Cowboy Newt quickly gained thousands of listens and new fans on streaming services, as well as several glowing reviews from music blogs all over the world. Their most popular song to date, “Goodnight Dandelion,” has been featured on the weirdo-friendly podcast Welcome to Night Vale.
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Zaq Baker Biography
Ranging from the quirky to the desperately earnest, Zaq Baker’s original music is featured in new film How to Break a World Record (Apple TV, Amazon Prime). Zaq also shared the keynote speaking and performing role at Youth Mental Health Days, sharing songwriting guidance as a form of coping tools for tough times.
Churning out synthpop with sparkling vocal features — brand-new singles “bri,” “jetlag,” and “treadmill” — Zaq Baker’s style brings together piano pop, musical theatre, pop-punk, emo and more. His catalogue shares relatable stories on love, mental illness, and growing up.
Zaq’s brand-new debut novel, Unspectacular — a music story — has garnered praise from Louder Than War magazine (UK) as “a must-read for those seeking a relatable, heartfelt take on modern life and the pursuit of purpose.” Press lauds Unspectacular as "thought-provoking and emotionally resonant… unique and authentic [with] sharp prose and biting humour… an inspiring exploration of resilience and growth.” A family dramedy and immigration story, Unspectacular deals in daydreams and ambition and is available at sixteen bookstores and three bakeries.
Zaq's YouTube material includes four music videos (83K views, 74K views), concert rockumentary If It’s Not Zaq Baker Live at the Green Room, I’m Not Going, and two more live sessions.
June's installment of A Very Unspectacular Book Tour brings full sets of original Zaq Baker songs to Chicago, IL / Akron, OH / Newport, KY / Providence, RI / Philadelphia, PA / Cambridge, MA / Hartford, CT / and Pittsburgh, PA.
Read MoreChurning out synthpop with sparkling vocal features — brand-new singles “bri,” “jetlag,” and “treadmill” — Zaq Baker’s style brings together piano pop, musical theatre, pop-punk, emo and more. His catalogue shares relatable stories on love, mental illness, and growing up.
Zaq’s brand-new debut novel, Unspectacular — a music story — has garnered praise from Louder Than War magazine (UK) as “a must-read for those seeking a relatable, heartfelt take on modern life and the pursuit of purpose.” Press lauds Unspectacular as "thought-provoking and emotionally resonant… unique and authentic [with] sharp prose and biting humour… an inspiring exploration of resilience and growth.” A family dramedy and immigration story, Unspectacular deals in daydreams and ambition and is available at sixteen bookstores and three bakeries.
Zaq's YouTube material includes four music videos (83K views, 74K views), concert rockumentary If It’s Not Zaq Baker Live at the Green Room, I’m Not Going, and two more live sessions.
June's installment of A Very Unspectacular Book Tour brings full sets of original Zaq Baker songs to Chicago, IL / Akron, OH / Newport, KY / Providence, RI / Philadelphia, PA / Cambridge, MA / Hartford, CT / and Pittsburgh, PA.
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