Bo Staloch

Bo Staloch at The Record Bar

Discovery feels different when you're early. Bo Staloch signed to Capitol after his debut song caught the right ears, and March 9 brings his indie singer-songwriter music to The Record Bar in Kansas City. It's a chance to discover a newer artist whose first EP gives listeners an inviting place to begin.

The Garden arrived in 2025—six songs that don't pretend to be anything but honest folk-pop. Austin-born, Nashville-based, Staloch writes with the ruminative patience of Gregory Alan Isakov and the melodic pull of Bon Iver, two influences he wears without copying. His ruminative, direct approach gives candid writing and warm melodies room to connect without dressing up the feeling.

The Garden is a useful entry point: six songs are enough to hear Staloch's ruminative side without making discovery feel like homework. His blend of folk and indie-pop favors melody and directness, so the appeal isn't tied to knowing a long back catalog. If you like finding a songwriter while his recorded work is still taking shape, this show has that particular pull.

For Kansas City listeners, the draw is the meeting of a developing catalog and a clear songwriting voice. The Garden offers one chapter; his concert at The Record Bar is another way to spend time with the melodies and emotional directness behind it. If folk that trusts melody over spectacle sounds like your kind of night, this one delivers it simply and well.

Hear Bo Staloch's warm melodies and candid songwriting; get tickets for March 9.