Singer, guitarist, and composer Hannah Frances recorded her breakout 2024 album, Keeper of the Shepherd , in Vermont, and now lives there full-time. But she still has one foot planted here. “I come to Chicago a lot, just because I have a good amount of collaborators here,” she says. “My whole band is here.” Frances will return to Chicago to celebrate the release of her lush new album, Nested in Tangles , whose expansive arrangements pair her taut, delicate guitar playing with woodwinds and strings. On Friday, October 17, she’ll headline Constellation backed by an eight-piece ensemble.

Frances is in her late 20s, and she got a rigorous arts education. “My mom is a musician,” she says. “She’s a wickedly talented pianist and educator. So growing up, I was heavily involved in all are

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