Watch: Nikki Lane and Friends Perform “Look Away”

Grab yourself a cold beverage and spend a little time on Carl’s Country Club’s front porch. That’s where you’ll find songstress Nikki Lane jamming with Luke Winslow-King, singer-songwriter Carey Kotsionis and Calexico’s Paul Niehaus. The ad hoc band perform “Look Away,” from her upcoming full-ength album.

They’re all stories,” says Lane of her country-inflected tunes, which are inspired in part by Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, John Prine and Merle Haggard. “That’s the only way I know how to write. All my songs have a beginning middle and an end. I want to tell you what happened to this person and what the result was.”

Visit Carl’s Country Club for live performances from Sam Quinn, Andrew Combs and Caitlin Rose, and check out Nikki Lane’s music here.