DENVER, CO — On Tuesday, March 13th, Summit Music Hall was buzzing with energy as a crowd gathered for mehro’s 2024 “Reason To Live” tour, featuring special guest King Isis. mehro (pronounced “marrow”) is a Los Angeles native who began writing their own music as a young adult. The singer has gone on to release several albums and EPs with a distinct sound and penchant for writing lyrics that cut to the core of matters.

Their Denver set featured music from mehro’s latest album, “Dark Corners and Alchemy”, an indie album that’s equally playful as it is vulnerable. The artist also played a range of songs from their catalog including their latest release, “Ketamine”, a soft indie track that bleeds true to mehro’s track record of producing songs that lyrically and sonically condense emotional experiences in a captivating manner.

The show was held at an intimate venue, and mehro’s capacity to engage in an intentional way with the audience struck fans. From the start of the show, they brought an energy of care and chose to start the show with a breathing exercise, and periodically checked in with the audience by sharing the vulnerabilities behind their music and pulling the crowd in with fun quips.

The set was enigmatic with fun twists and turns, from sweet moments shared between audience and band members to explosive performances with special sneak-peeks of unreleased songs.

Even after stepping off the stage, mehro maintained their thoughtful composure and took time to engage with each fan, showing genuine interest. And from the interactions between the show and after, it’s evident that mehro’s fans feel a strong affinity to their conscientiousness as an artist and individual.

mehro is definitely an artist to watch in 2024, and we look forward to seeing them continue to evolve as an artist and person.

-Words and Images: Juli Yanai