Mandi Strachota is a multi-instrumentalist based out of Atlanta, GA, known for her soulful vocals and captivating songwriting. She has released three studio albums and is on track to release multiple additional projects in 2025. She was voted Best Acoustic Artist by Creative Loafing readers in 2019 and was a semi-finalist in the 2020 IBC. Mandi has opened for Delbert McClinton, Robert Earl Keen, and John Primer, collaborates with Mudcat, and is a former member of the Wasted Potential Brass Band. She has also worked on projects with Andrea & Mud as well as Alex Guthrie, Eddie 9V, and Se’Von, as well as sharing the stage with Sean Costello, Donnie McCormick of Eric Quincy Tate, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Otis Redding III, and Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. Mandi brings a unique blend of blues, R&B, gospel, and country to the stage. Her vocals will vibrate your insides and her lyrics will tug on your heartstrings, combining an old school, organic vibe with a modern diverse message.

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‘Atlanta has plenty of talented roots and blues singers. Mandi Strachota might be the best.’

~ Hal Horowitz, Creative Loafing

‘I have to go back to the likes of Carly Simon, Carole King or others to find a woman who tells you so much about herself through her music.’

~ WJ, Amazon Reviewer

‘You will love her beautiful voice and appreciate the chance to share a little of both the darkness and the light Mandi chronicles for us’

~ Rhetta Akamatsu, Making a Scene

‘[Mandi] brings outstanding vocals and a keen set of rhythms to Unleashed, sending a message extolling individualism in the midst of altruism, and an ever-present spirit of celebration in musical form’

~ Gwendolyn Lewis, Libro Musica

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Dolly Days, Ringold, GA      5.10.25

Historic Zion Church Blues Festival, Talbotton, GA      5.3.25

Alley Stage Writers In the Round, Marietta, GA      8.1.24

Inman Park Festival, Atlanta, GA      4.28.24

Host of Kettle Moraine Bluesfest (performers included John Primer), The Bend, West Bend, WI      4.19-20.24

Oakhurst Porchfest, Decatur, GA      October 2018-2024

Barn Jam, Awendaw, SC      11.15.23

WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, TN      8.24.23

Chomp & Stomp, Decatur, GA      11.5.22

Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival, Alpharetta, GA      10.8.22

Opener for Robert Earl Keen, The Eastern, Atlanta, GA      12.5.21

Sneakin’ Creek Fest, Hiawassee, GA      6.12.21

Atlanta & Company, Atlanta, GA      2.28.20

Opener for Delbert McClinton, Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA      2.22.20

International Blues Challenge (Semi-Finalist), Memphis, TN      1.31.20

Chicken Raid, Northside Tavern, Atlanta, GA      Spring 2015-2018