Kyle Harvey was described by 
Spin Magazine as, “One of the city’s [Omaha, NE] best troubadours.”

As a solo singer-songwriter, and in various bands, he has been fortunate to open up and share the stage with Gregory Alan Isakov, Deerhunter, Daniel Johnston, The Mountain Goats, David Bazan, The Old 97’s, Spoon, Bright Eyes, The Good Life, Criteria, Frank Black (of The Pixies), The Stills, Jeffery Lewis, The Faint, Superchunk, Ben Kweller, William Elliott Whitmore, Eric Bachmann (of Crooked Fingers and Archers of Loaf), Jeremy Messersmith, Jay Farrar, David Rawlings, Darrel Scott, Jackson Emmer, Mike Ireland & Holler, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, The Great Lake Swimmers, Will Hoge, Mason Jennings, Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver), Cursive, Charlie Parr, Art Alexakis, Jonatha Brooke, Steve Poltz, The River Arkansas, Willy Tea Taylor & The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Jackson Emmer, Mates of State, Dave Dondero, Milagres and many more. While living in Omaha, NE, Harvey, as well as his bands, were nominated for multiple Arts & Entertainment Awards.

In addition to performing as a singer-songwriter, Harvey performs under the moniker When Light to improvise ambient and electronic compositions. In the fall of 2022, When Light used synthesizers, analog tape machine, field recording, electric guitars and sampling to compose a 24 hour live installation at Orbit ArtSpace in Fruita, CO. Ink19 writes of When Light, “Harvey uses a variety of sound sources, like recordings and tabletop synthesizers, and sends them through effects that take these signals and scatter them into the time realm. This produces an ever-shifting drone that reveals hidden cadences and fleeting melodies, sometimes blurred to the point that it’s impossible to tell whether what you’re hearing is the signal Harvey is creating or your mind imposing musical order on what is essentially a fractalized overlay of sound.” Most recently, When Light performed The Lithophonic Suites, which are a series of compositions originating from the sounds of stones. The Lithophonic Suites were inspired by, and composed in celebration of, Danny Rosen’s sculpture installation, Suspended Erosion, which opened at Orbit Artspace in March of 2024.