Andie Wyne uses she/they pronouns, but for clarification purposes, she/her pronouns will be featured.

On Saturday, April 2, Andie Wyne played at The Plus from 8-10 p.m. Tim Case, otherwise known as Great Big Moon, opened up for Wyne.

Case said he met Wyne at an open mic at the Pablo Center. He said after the event she came up and asked to give him a hug, and more recently invited him to open for her at this event. 

According to Case, he was very excited to play this show because it was one of his goals for the year. 

“I made a resolution to play, 10 open mics and I thought it would take me all year but I ended up doing it by the end of February,” Case said. “One of my goals was to play a real gig, so also crossed that off the list.” 

The event was hosted by Aviary Studios, the studio that Wyne records through, to celebrate the release of her first EP. According to Wyne, this EP consists of three songs. 

“It feels like a first step. This was my first step into recording and producing, even just a year ago was my first open mic ever,” Wyne said. “I hope this is a really beautiful stepping stone for my future.” 

Wyne said that this EP consists of one very dark and melancholy song that taps into the sadder part of the self, as well as songs about releasing those dark emotions and rising above. 

“How the good and the bad within you and the pain and the joy within you can exist together and that is sort of what this EP is about,” Wyne said. 

According to Wyne, her main goal for the event was to bring a level of realness to the performance. She said that live music is about messing up and making mistakes and embracing them makes her performance that much more real. 

Wyne said her biggest musical inspirations are Billie Marten and Adrianne Lenker among many other female artists across several genres. Wyne played a couple of Lenker covers during her set to pay tribute to her inspiration.

“I have found that a lot of her music really resonates with me, I have lived experiences that allow me to live through the songs, I connect so much to her music that it feels like my own,” Wyne said.

According to Wyne, she writes all of her music and the writing process is a very emotional experience. She describes it as a wave of emotion and the song just pouring out of her. 

“I have to go out and I have to live and feel my feelings and feel the pains and joys,” Wyne said. “The words just kind of flow themselves, sometimes I will be struck with a very intense feeling and I just know what the song’s core is.” 

Audience member and roommate of Wyne, Thomas Raatz said he was very proud of Wyne for her performance. 

“Seeing her journey to become so comfortable on stage has been so incredible,” Raatz said. 

According to Raatz, Wyne was struggling with pre-show anxiety but handled it very well. 

“Before the event, I had some extra energy in my body,” Wyne said. “Instead of letting that fall into anxiety and ruminating thoughts I allowed it to exist within me as a creative energy and tried to use that and harness that to play music.”  

Wyne can be found on Instagram under andiewynemusic. Wyne said she also has an upcoming show at The Shift on April 14th. 

Freeman can be reached at [email protected].