In Performance: Kam Franklin

Performance by Kam Franklin (The Suffers) with a preceding set from Ice House Radio.

This event is All Access Passholder and Guest Artist Exclusive. Guests will need an All Access Pass or ticket to one of two of the night's films (RATS! or It Was All a Dream). Links to all below.

Rats!: https://hcaf2024.eventive.org/schedule/67042a0afb2e07004fb95e79 ‍

It Was All a Dream: https://hcaf2024.eventive.org/schedule/67042b4f69335600566b99ad‍

Event generously underwritten by HCAS Board Member Justice Tirapelli-Jamail and Co-Presented by Wonky Power.

Kam Franklin is a singer-songwriter, music producer, activist, writer, orator, model, visual artist, and actress from Houston, TX. She is best known for her work with the gulf coast soul band, The Suffers, but Kam began performing gospel music at the age of five. A three-time recipient of the Houston Press Music Award for Best Female Vocalist, Kam has performed on five continents and has performed with the Suffers backed by The Houston Symphony in addition to being featured solo. Kam is also known for her unique collaborations, some of which include: her 2018 collaboration with Grammy Award winning Tejano legends, La Mafia, filling in for H.R. (of Bad Brains) during the 2016 Afropunk Festival Superjam alongside members of Bad Brains, Fishbone, and Living Colour, performing in the 2016 March For Science band alongside Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Questlove, Judith Hill, and Fred Wesley (longtime James Brown and Parliament collaborator), and repeated appearances at Newport Folk Festival where she has participated in numerous tributes and collaborations, most notably with Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, Lucius, and Deer Tick. In 2022, she released the Bayou City Comeback Chorus EP, a social justice album funded with a grant by The Houston Arts Alliance that features the voices and musicianship of over 20 artists from around the Houston area.

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