A Songbird’s Soul

Singer and songwriter Arleigh Kinchelo’s hard soul collective, Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds, ​plays guitar, bass, trumpet, saxophone, and drums — plus harmonica, thanks to her brother Jackson. They’ve released three full-length studio albums, plus a new live LP called Fowl Play that captures the band’s unbridled energy. “They may be from Brooklyn,” writes the LA Times, “but the fiery brass-and gospel-infused funk emanating from Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds is rooted in Memphis soul … Their rhythmic wheelhouse combines big-city grit and down-home sweetness with a little bit of Americana twang.” On Friday night, they play Holyoke. Western Mass indie rock band The Sun Parade opens.

Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds: Friday at 9 p.m. $15-$18. Ages 18-plus. Gateway City Arts, 92 Race St., Holyoke. (413) 650-2670, gatewaycityarts.com.

— Hunter Styles