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Emma Jo is a Kansas City–based Americana artist blending glossy country shimmer with heartland grit. Her breakout LP Girl Bandit earned Best New Album Finalist honors from The Pitch and led to a seven-date Light the Way Tour through western Massachusetts and New York, including stops in Brooklyn and Harlem. With standout singles like “Trains Always Remind Me” and “Say Can You See,” and praise from The Pitch KC calling her “a love child between Bruce Springsteen and Shania Twain,” Emma Jo brings a dynamic, audience-connecting live show that pairs grit, glamour, and powerful storytelling.


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“A love child between Bruce Springsteen and Shania Twain… centered around moving on from tragedy and toxicity.”
-Hayden Kalp, The Pitch KC (Read the full article)
“Polished, but not overproduced, she sings about romance, regret, and redemption. . . Free of cliché’s and full of insight, Emma Jo seems poised to take her place among the luminous ladies of country who came before.”
-Brian Rock, Turnstyled, Junkpiled (Read the article)
“Emma Jo is one of the most eclectic and exciting Americana/country performers to be creating and releasing music at the moment.”
-Music + Tour News
“It’s Emma’s soulful and well-controlled vocals that are always to the fore. Her delivery is full of attitude and leaves you in no doubt that she’s a force to be reckoned with.”
-Belles and Gals
“One of the most impressive country-inspired songs of the year.”
-Music + Tour News
Kansas City’s NPR station did a story on the Great Balloon Glow 2021. Emma Jo is featured and quoted in the story, which you can read here.


Here’s the basic stage plot for full-band shows:

And for the biggest shows, including horn section:







Naomi Read Photography


Nicole Bissey Photography


Jeff Evrard Photography