Both performers have had brushes with mainstream success. On Straw’s first visit to the Adirondacks from southern Vermont, she will be accompanied by guitarist Don Piper, her accompanist for more than two decades.

Straw began singing backup for Pat Benatar, then took her distinctive and powerful voice to the indie/alternative scene. She joined the ever-evolving line-up of the Golden Palominos in the mid 1980s, appearing on their second and third albums, alongside Jack Bruce (Cream), Bernie Worrell (Parliament Funkadelic), Michael Stipe (REM), Richard Thompson and T-Bone Burnett.

She debuted her solo album, “Surprise,” in 1987, landing her appearances on MTV’s “Unplugged,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and “Late Night with David Letterman.” Her wildly diverse collaborations and cameos include performing with Ricky Lee Jones, Rosanne Cash, Wilco, Los Lobos, Loudon Wainwright, Linda Thompson, Dave Alvin, Marc Ribot, Al Green, Sun Ra, Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Straw also acted in TV shows “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” and the original “Tales of the City.”

Kowanko’s second album, “Spell,” was produced by Steve Fisk, who produced many prominent Northwest bands, like Nirvana and Soundgarden. “Spell” features pop songs that balance heart, humor and delicious stick-in-the-ear melodies.

Chris Kowanko (Enterprise photo — Delainey Muscato)

Kowanko moved to Upper Jay in the early 2000s and formed Monsterbuck, an electric trio with the Renderer brothers, Scott and Byron. Monsterbuck put forward a relaxed vibe as the de facto house-band for the Recovery Lounge, now known as Upper Jay Arts Center. Back in the day, Esquire magazine identified Monsterbuck as “one of the top five unsigned bands on MySpace.” Their song “Arto Monaco: The Land of Make Believers” immortalizes the local landmark across the river from UJAC which was swept away by floods.

Monsterbuck disbanded when Byron left the region. Scott stayed and earned a devoted cult-like following as artistic director of Recovery Lounge/UJAC, an esteemed performance space in the North Country. Scott will join Chris at Lake Flower Landing on drums.

Straw will be performing a catalog of original songs and covers, and there’s real potential for collaboration with these charismatic performers.

Admission is $15 advance or $20 at the door. For tickets, email seward.peter@gmail.com.