LIVE PERFORMANCE • THE LITTLE CAFE

Oropendola is the project of Brooklyn-based singer, composer, and keyboardist Joanna Schubert, whose music blends theatrical chamber pop, playful dissonance, and lyrical storytelling. Her songs move between the whimsical and the intimate, drawing from keys-based art-pop and indie-folk traditions. 

Waiting for the Sky to Speak – Oropendola’s 2023 kaleidoscopic chamber pop debut – was described as “at the meeting point between arms in the air pop perfection and something altogether more jarring and intriguing.” Swimming, her sophomore record out June 27th via Spirit House Records, is an intimate piano-vocal collection adorned in minimal, idiosyncratic arrangements. Harkening to inspirations such as Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, and The Roches, the album captures Schubert’s penchant and reverence for unfettered live performance 

As a vocalist-keyboardist, Schubert has toured with Half Waif, Barrie, and Beccs and sung with Samir Langus, Elizabeth & the Catapult, among others. Currently, she is a member of Brooklyn-based bands Nicomo, Stephen Becker, and Talulah Paisley. 

When Joanna isn’t making music, she is helping other humans make music. She teaches lessons in piano and songwriting, music directs eccentric musicals with kids, and sings with babies at the Brooklyn Public Library. She lives in a 5th floor walk-up with her 10-year-old cat Moose.