Alyssandra Nighswonger is a local singer-songwriter and 2024 Professional Artist Fellow with the Arts Council for Long Beach. With her warbly voice and musical collaborations, she invites her audience into a lush and comforting universe. She leads the listener through both the whimsical and the familiar in both her original songs and her interpretations of the works of other artists. Her new EP, Live at Hotel Cafe, will be coming out in Fall 2024, and her upcoming studio album, Travel + Movement, will be coming out in Spring 2025. Other works by Nighswonger include Harry Nilsson tribute album, Nighswonger Sings Nilsson and 2022 psychedelic heartbreak album, Will You Stay. She performs often in many Long Beach and So Cal venues and community events.