Alejandro Aranda

City Winery Boston presents Alejandro Aranda live on June 8th at 7:30pm.

Hailing from Pomona, California, Alejandro Aranda is a genre-fluid artist whose sound seamlessly weaves together folk, pop, experimental rock, and lush melodic textures. Known for his intricate fingerstyle guitar work and haunting vocal harmonies, Aranda builds immersive sonic landscapes that feel both deeply personal and expansively modern. Never confined to one lane, his music is a constant evolution — each project revealing a new chapter, a new direction, a new leaf being unturned.

Aranda competed in the seventeenth season of American Idol after wowing judges during his audition with two original songs. He went on to perform seven original tracks throughout the competition, the only contestant in the show’s history to do so. Aranda’s unique guitar playing style and stirring vocals garnered support as a fan favorite, and carried him to the season finale where he ultimately came in second.

Since competing on American Idol, Aranda has performed on stages around the world. He has also released several full-length records and EPs, including his most recent album, Farewell Superstar (2025). Aranda also writes and performs with metal band Seven Hours After Violet, a supergroup featuring System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, Left To Suffer’s Taylor Barber, and Winds of Plague’s Michael "Morgoth" Montoya and Josh Johnson.

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2 Item Per Person Encouraged

🎶 While we do not require a two-item food or beverage minimum, we strongly encourage it. Most ticket revenue goes directly to the artist and production costs, so food and drink purchases help support the staff, service, and atmosphere that make these intimate shows possible.

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