Wrangell will get an early listen to new music from Diyet & The Love Soldiers when the Indigenous Canadian trio plays the Nolan Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 — one day before the official release of the band’s new album, “Seeds of Dreaming.”

The 90-minute performance caps the group’s first tour of Alaska, with stops across Southeast before the Wrangell date.

Fronted by singer-songwriter Diyet van Lieshout, who draws on Southern Tutchone (Indigenous people of the Yukon Territory), Tlingit, Japanese and Scottish roots, the trio blends bluegrass, country and rock with traditional Indigenous music and three-part harmonies — a sound van Lieshout calls “the music of the North.”

She lives in a small community on Kluane Lake in the Yukon Territory.

Tickets for the concert are $35 and include two drinks. Anyone uner 21 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Tickets are available online at http://bit.ly/4mZRkYY.

For Nolan Center Director Jeanie Arnold, the show is both a booking win and a hopeful sign of more live music to come in a town where touring acts are rare.

“Live music is something that is seriously lacking in this area,” Arnold said. “Obviously, the logistics of playing this location can be challenging. But I think this area is primed to support live music.”

Arnold first connected with the band through an online group that links venues and various sponsors. The Nolan Center initially tried to schedule a date last fall, but visa delays pushed the plan into this year. When the tour came together, she said, “they contacted me and we were able to get this set up.”

The Wrangell stop offers a timely draw: audiences will be among the first to hear songs from “Seeds of Dreaming,” with the band carrying the new album on tour ahead of its official Sept. 19 release.

Arnold said she hopes to sell as many as 200 tickets and acknowledged that weeknight shows can be a tough ask. Still, she’s betting that the combination of new music and live performance will bring people out.

“Getting people to come out on a weeknight can present some difficulty, but the allure of live music is strong,” she said.

Arnold said the community’s response to the Milk Run Music Festival in May is an encouraging sign that Wrangell will support more events. “We already have four bands lined up for the next Milk Run Music Festival, and possibly some more,” she said. “And we would like to be able to feature some local talent at the festival, too.”

She also believes Wrangell itself is an asset when courting touring artists. “I think this area has a lot to offer bands who are visiting the island.”

Arnold describes herself as a fan of Diyet & The Love Soldiers and sees a natural match between the band’s storytelling and the community. “Their Indigenous roots and the stories she tells have a strong folk feel to it,” she said. “I thought their music would be a really good fit for Wrangell.”