Maya Elise Abramson

Songwriter Maya Elise leads an endearing band whose music is a warm expression of acoustic solace with stories that speak to the vulnerable curiosity of our lives. The sweeping honesty inherent in this group’s music can move a crowd to both silence and jubilation. The band’s new self-released album Songs For The Breakdown is the pinnacle of Maya Elise & The Good Dream’s welcoming and genuine folk music to date. For those in need of the soft, optimistic spark of a new friendship, journey or community, Maya Elise & The Good Dream’s Songs For The Breakdown will give you that enriching charge. It’s a musical companion during a time where human connection, collective empathy and artful expression feels paramount.

Throughout her time as a solo artist, Maya released her debut album, “The Way I Say Your Name” in December 2018, taking the listener back in time with a true classic folk feel, each song gently lifting a weight off of your shoulders. With the addition of her band, “The Good Dream,” Maya’s sound has evolved and expanded into an amplified folk-pop world, with clever and imaginative lyrics, crystal clear production, and harmonies to last you your lifetime. The band’s album, “Songs for the Breakdown” comes out August 20th, 2020. The much anticipated album was recorded in a week in a pandemic-style bubble, featuring M’Gilvry Allen, Jordan Lowe, Josiah Johnson & David Lipps.

Maya Elise & The Good Dream have played at many iconic Bay Area venues, including Great American Music Hall, Swedish American Music Hall, & Cafe Du Nord, and have shared the stage with More Fatter, Josiah Johnson, Rainbow Girls, & Prateek Kuhad.