As the summer sun dipped behind the bright lights of Citi Field, Julia King stepped up to the microphone behind home plate, heart racing with excitement in her eyes and a lifelong dream on her lips. As she sang the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the New York Mets beside her and thousands of fans before her, the moment she had imagined since childhood became powerfully — and perfectly — real. Read Article…
On Thursday night, Julia King, the popular Greenport-based musician and singer, took to Citi Field to sing the National Anthem before the first ball was thrown out of the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves game. Read Article…
Greenport’s Julia King is an OG soul sister. Whether she’s effortlessly belting killer renditions of classics, like Leonard Cohen’s anthem “Hallelujah” or Amy Winehouse’s beloved “Valerie” or singing one of her own originals, King’s music is a generous offering for faithful fans, taking listeners on a wickedly delicious auditory journey that evokes both the contemplative, and quite possibly, the spiritual. Read Article…
After many years of sharing her talents with East Enders, Julia King is ready to share even more of herself. On Friday, the Greenport-based singer-songwriter released “Rebel on the Inside,” the first single off her upcoming “Inside Out” extended play, which she will release on June 21. In a message to fans over social media, King said the track unpacks “the struggle between outward conformity and inner rebellion.” Read Article…
Greenport, New York-based (by way of Southampton) singer-songwriter, Julia King, like many indie artists, came to her calling a bit later in life. Unable to ignore the pull to music any longer, after college she began writing songs, and eventually walked away from a career in exercise science. Read Article…