A Northern Virginia native, Lauren Calve considers herself “a true DMV-er as I’ve lived in the three major DC Metro areas: DC, Maryland, and Virginia.” Starting with her days attending the open mic nights at the well-loved, but now defunct Arlington, VA live music haven Iota Club and Cafe, Calve quickly established a reputation for outstanding song writing with strong, soulful vocals and skillful playing. She released her debut EP, Between the Creek and the Tracks in 2014, for which she earned a Washington Area Music Association nomination for Best Roots Rock Vocalist followed by Light Dark in 2018 and Wildfire in 2020 that charted on both BDs and Media Base.