Midwife

Madeline Johnston is a self taught multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, currently based in Southern Colorado by way of Denver, where she spent the last decade+ developing her sound and focusing on her artistic community. Midwife began while Madeline was a resident of the beloved DIY space Rhinoceropolis in 2014. She has released four albums with The Flenser, most recently, No Depression In Heaven (2024), which received national and international acclaim. On stage, Johnston is known for her sparse, emotionally charged experimental pop music that can silence a room. On record, she produces intricate and lush sonic environments in her own little corner of the heavy music scene. She describes her sound as "Heaven Metal," AKA emotional music about devastation: catharsis. Johnston writes primarily about grief, and the many faces it can inhabit.

Upcoming Shows


Dec
4
th
Fine Line
Dec
4
th
Fine Line

Blood Incantation

ABSOLUTE ELSETOUR
with Midwife

Past Shows


May
29
th
2022
Turf Club
May
29
th
2022
Turf Club

The Body

with Midwife and IOSIS
Mar
15
th
2022
Fine Line
Mar
15
th
2022
Fine Line

Deafheaven

with Holy Fawn and Midwife

More Shows

Feb
8
th
The Fitzgerald Theater

A Black History Month Celebration
The Sound of Gospel

Feb
3
rd
Fine Line

Lauren Mayberry

Jan
18
th
7th St Entry

Lutalo

Dec
3
rd
7th St Entry

The Thing