Lucy Dacus

Lucy Dacus w/Smidley on Thursday, July 23 at MASS MoCA - Courtyard D Lucy Dacus is a musician from Virginia, regarded as “one of the best songwriters of her generation” (Rolling Stone). She has released four full-length albums under her name: 2016’s No Burden, 2018’s Historian, 2021’s Home Video, and 2025’s Forever Is A Feeling. In 2023, Dacus spent a career-defining year with boygenius, her band with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. boygenius’ album, the record, garnered widespread acclaim and saw the trio take home three GRAMMY Awards. Her most recent record, Forever Is A Feeling, was lauded by Variety as “the most romantic record you might hear” and reached #1 spots on both the Billboard Rock Album Chart and the Billboard Folk/Americana Album Chart. Dacus also cemented her reputation as a powerful live act following the release of Forever Is A Feeling, performing around the globe on her most expansive tour to date and selling out legendary venues like Radio City, Red Rocks and the O2 Academy Brixton in London.