Pi Jacobs draws inspiration from her unconventional upbringing in Northern California, where she was raised by “radical hippies, bohemians and nerds”. She is signed to LA’s Blackbird Record Label, and her new album, “Soldier On” is out now. The album hit the Americana Music Association Chart top 50 upon release in 2024, and stayed there for over 16 weeks.
Live, Pi’s style blends roots-rock swagger and storytelling soul, that has drawn comparisons to Tom Waits, Dolly Parton, and Lucinda Williams. Armed with an old Gibson guitar, her “sultry” (Claremont Courier) and “explosive” (Glide) voice, and a homemade stomp box, she creates a show that is a “mesmerizing” (Americana Highways). In the words of San Luis Obispo’s New Times: “Jacobs' can be funny, poignant, and irreverent, but always personal. She might not heal you, but you'll forget your problems for a few hours”.
Pi’s music has been heard on NPR, DittyTV, Austin Music TV, Americana Highways, American Songwriter Magazine, and regularly on radio tastemakers KCSN (LA) WMOT (Nashville) and WFUV (NYC), and stations across the globe. She has performed at numerous festivals, toured internationally, and was a 2024 Americana Music Festival “official showcasing artist” in Nashville.