VAGABON & FRIENDS: Ziwe, Amindi, and more!

VAGABON & FRIENDS is a rock/pop project presented in New York City, including appearances at National Sawdust. The group’s work sits comfortably in mixed-bill settings, sharing stages with artists and programs ranging from Britton & The Sting and Lola Kirke with Odetta to Huang Ruo’s *A DUST IN TIME* (NY premiere) and Kaoru Watanabe’s *Bloodlines Interwoven*.

Vagabon is an art-pop songwriter and performer whose work moves between rock/pop structures and a dry, observational wit that sometimes edges into comedy. In New York City, she has appeared at National Sawdust, including the collaborative set “VAGABON & FRIENDS,” placing her in a program history that also includes artists like Lola Kirke with Odetta and Kaoru Watanabe’s Bloodlines Interwoven.

Ziwe is an American comedian, writer, and actress whose work uses satire to probe politics, race, and the contradictions of young adulthood. Onstage and on camera, she builds comedy from pointed questions and controlled escalation, often letting discomfort do part of the work.