Huan-Hua Chye, Raquel Aleman, Anapaula Venacio Strader, Claire Kannapell

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courtesy Shecase Showdown

A collage of musicians.

Clockwise from top left: Anapaula Venacio Strader, Huan-Hua Chye, Claire Kannapell, Raquel Aleman.

The Harmony Bar continues to up its game with music bookings since new owners took over this summer. The recurring Shecase Showdown is a great example. Kelly Maxwell (Little Red Wolf, Gold Dust Women) curated and hosts this in-the-round gathering of woman songwriters, featuring a fun mash-up of genres in December. Anapaula Venacio Strader is known for her Brazilian vocal stylings with Samba Novistas. Raquel Aleman’s music goes the way of '90s power pop and R&B. Bassist Claire Kannapell leans traditional jazz but also knows how to create quirky rock songs from her days in Woodrow. Huan-Hua Chye is a member of Madison’s rock mystics Gentle Brontosaurus.