04/27/2026
Saturday at the 2nd Annual Paws & Listen Festival was an absolute joy as 12 songwriters performed for a packed house in Rhode Island and raised over $10k for Vintage Pet Rescue!
So when’s the next Bigger Beast event you ask?
Well next on our list is the Inaugural 21 Songwriters Festival (Maryland Edition) on May 16th in partnership with Focus Music at Monocacy Brewing!
Free admission artist workshops start at 12 noon!
The main stage starts at 430pm!
And this evening I have the honor to introduce you to the 1st 2 artists that will make up this incredible lineup! Gabrielle Zwi & Shawn Taylor!
Gabrielle Zwi:
Carrying a vocal that harnesses the richness and definition of Lucinda Williams with the hopeful, introspective fervor of Molly Tuttle, Gabrielle Zwi writes with the kind of perspective that stops you in your tracks. The kind of artist who can drop a line like:
“Fall in love with yourself at your deepest roots, water the trees that grow inside of you”
…and make it feel less like a lyric and more like a life lesson you didn’t know you needed.
With a rich musical background rooted in jazz and bossa nova, Gabrielle weaves those textures into brilliantly composed, instantly ear grabbing songs that explore love, identity, and the rollercoaster of simply being human. Their music is soulful without being heavy, poetic without being pretentious, and emotionally honest in a way that feels rare.
Armed with a ukulele, an informed sense of humanity and community, and a protest driven fire in their heart, this Jewish Brazilian American songwriter makes music that is eclectic yet precise, bold yet welcoming. It’s the kind of sound that feels deeply personal, but somehow ends up belonging to everyone in the room.
Gabrielle Zwi doesn’t just perform songs. They build bridges.
The Bigger Beast Records and All Boats Rise Entertainment team is absolutely honored to welcome Gabrielle Zwi to the 1st Annual 21 Songwriters Music Festival (Maryland Edition) on May 16th, in partnership with Focus Music, at Monocacy Brewing in Frederick, MD.
This is a free admission event, but you can reserve your passes now at BiggerBeastRecords.com. We will be collecting donations throughout the day to support Warrior Canine Connection.
Come early, bring a friend, and don’t miss Gabrielle Zwi.
Shawn Taylor:
Shawn Taylor sings with a J.J. Grey esque growl and a Jack Johnson level heart, the kind of voice that makes you want to kick off your Birkenstocks, lean back, and brace yourself for a harmonica solo that feels both celebratory and necessary. A southern Connecticut powerhouse, Taylor has a way of turning any room he walks into a pop up church in the middle of the mountains, one where you swear you’re lost, only to realize you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.
A true one man band, Shawn often feels like he showed up straight out of your darkest days just to remind you that yes, it might be raining, but there’s still joy to be found dancing in the puddles. His songs do not deny hardship. They stand right in it, smiling, sleeves rolled up.
Taylor writes and performs the way he lives, leading with his heart, refusing to quit, and filling everyone else’s cup long before he considers his own. A husband, father, and nature loving journeyman, he carries the kind of empathy that can only be earned through hard fought life battles balanced by quiet contemplative hours staring at a river and untangling life’s mysteries. He is a man who leaves nothing in the tank.
And now, Shawn is bringing that road worn magic to Maryland.
We are honored to welcome Shawn Taylor to the 1st Annual 21 Songwriters Music Festival (Maryland Edition) on May 16th at Monocacy Brewing in Frederick, MD, in partnership with Focus Music.
We are also thrilled to announce that Shawn’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “Gotta Serve Somebody” will be released on Bigger Beast Records on May 1st, a perfect match for an artist whose music has always felt like equal parts grit, soul, and redemption.
This is a free admission event, and we will be collecting donations throughout the day to support Warrior Canine Connection.
Come early, clear your day, and do not miss Shawn Taylor.
