Carrie Rodriguez, a composer, violinist, and singer from Austin, Texas, finds beauty in the cross-pollination of diverse musical traditions. As a singer-songwriter, she has released five solo studio albums, including Lola, which was hailed as “the perfect bicultural album” and was included in NPR’s Best Albums of 2016, as well as Rolling Stone’s Best Country Albums of the Year. Carrie has performed on stages across North America and Europe and has appeared on programs such as PBS's Austin City Limits, The Tonight Show, and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. In 2017, she founded Laboratorio, a highly acclaimed concert series at Austin's State Theatre that celebrates Latine culture through music, visual art, and storytelling.Her most recent work as a composer/lyricist was for the original musical ¡Americano!, which had a six-week run off broadway at New York City’s New World Stages in 2022 and earned her a nomination for a 2022 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music. This year, Rodriguez is enjoying her time as the official Songwriter in Residence at the University of Texas at Austin. Carrie lives in Austin with her husband and frequent artistic collaborator, Luke Jacobs, and their 9-year-old son, Cruz.