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Mar30 Sat
SOLD OUT: Bendigo Fletcher / Free Range
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore Information
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Shapeshifting on an axis between folk, alternative, country, and soul, Bendigo Fletcher’s lofty melodies soar above earthy instrumentation on their 2022 Wingding EP [Elektra Records]. Charmed with psychedelic flourishes, yet tightly rooted in tried-and-true songcraft, the Louisville quintet—Ryan Anderson [lead vocals, guitar, banjo], Andrew Shupert [backing vocals, lead guitar], Evan Wagner [backing vocals, keys, guitar, percussion], Conner Powell [bass], and Chris Weis [drums]—continues to instantly transfix across the EP’s four tracks.
“More than a few times, I’ve explored the Wingding font universe as an entertaining break from more pressing tasks. I like the name ‘Wingding’ for a fictional creature, like the Mothman of West Virginia folklore. It’s also another word for party,” Anderson says. “This EP is a collection of distractions we built over the last few years when gatherings and adventures felt pretty unattainable.”
After crisscrossing paths in the Louisville scene and life in general (“Chris is my brother-in-law’s childhood best friend,” notes Anderson), Bendigo Fletcher initially formed in 2016. The group organically built an audience across their native Kentucky one gig at a time. During 2018, they made waves with the independent Consensual Wisdom EP highlighted by fan favorites “Wonderfully Bizarre” and “Soul Factory.”
Following a tireless grind, the band signed to Elektra Records and unveiled their debut album, Fits of Laughter in 2021. Beyond amassing millions of streams, the album earned widespread critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, FLOOD Magazine, and more. Music Connection dubbed it, “Alt-rock, country-flecked folk-rock soaked in LSD,” while Atwood Magazine praised the collection as “a record of reverie, celebration, and true to its name, laughter: music made for good times and bad, that promises to leave us all a little more elated.” Along the way, Bendigo Fletcher captivated crowds on tour with the likes of Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Hiss Golden Messenger, Mt. Joy, Nathaniel Rateliff, Anderson East, Rayland Baxter, and Shakey Graves.
In 2022, Bendigo Fletcher returned to Nashville, TN’s Cartoon Moon Recording Studio to track their Wingding EP. Once again, the band teamed with Fits of Laughter producer and original Wilco/Uncle Tupelo drummer Ken Coomer in the studio. For the first time, the band enlisted Grizzly Bear bassist and producer, Chris Taylor, as a mixer.
“In addition to the brilliance of Ken’s ear as a song maker, I appreciate the environment he maintains,” notes Ryan. “All ideas are considered, and we try to just have fun trying new sounds. I think that mentality lends to a unique blend, keeping the band outside of any one box. And I’ve found constant inspiration in Chris’ work as a soundscaper since a friend introduced me to Veckatimest in high school. Having him on the project was really exciting, and I think his mixes present the band’s ethos in a beautifully natural way.”
The act of making the record opened a portal outside of the madness and mundanity of the last two years. Between holding down a job at a grocery store, Ryan picked up a pen and a guitar in his apartment and creatively departed this mortal coil.
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Apr2 Tue
Haley Blais / Charlie Houston
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $17.00
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: January 19, 2024 10:00 AM to April 1, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Haley Blais started developing a community and fanbase as a teenager almost a decade ago with her diaristic YouTube videos and tender ukulele covers. Since then, Blais, who sang classical opera for ten years, traded in the solo ukulele for a guitar and a five-piece band. In 2020, Blais released a debut full-length album of jangly pop anthems, Below the Salt, produced with indie staples Tennis and Louise Burns, featuring the vocally powerful, complex slow-burn favourite "Be Your Own Muse." The self-released Below the Salt amassed millions of streams and avid support from publications like NPR, NYLON, and i-D and led to a North American tour with Peach Pit and headline tours throughout North America, Europe and the UK.
Now signed to iconic indie label Arts & Crafts, Blais released her sophomore record Wisecrack in the fall of 2023. Conceived as a conceptual piece about the formation of new families amidst the dissolution of her parents' relationship, Wisecrack is more mature, confessional, focused, and darker, than anything Blais has yet produced.
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Apr3 Wed
TEKE::TEKE / Trophy Husband MA
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
STUDENT: $10.00
ADVANCED: $16.00
TICKET SALE DATES
STUDENT / ADVANCED Public Onsale: January 29, 2024 10:00 AM to April 2, 2024 11:59 PM
STUDENT Public Onsale: April 3, 2024 12:00 AM to April 3, 2024 7:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Psychedelic rock group TEKE::TEKE are intimately familiar with duality, of splitting reality between past and present, complex melodies and hushed interludes, intense action and lingering response. After building their sound through careful assembly of countless splinters of Japanese folk, psychedelia, Brazilian surf rock, and other far-flung touchstones, the Montreal-based seven-piece indulged in and learned from stretching out in free-floating experimentation on the road. Now releasing their sophomore album, Hagata (due June 9th via Kill Rock Stars), TEKE::TEKE move fully in the space between, embracing the power of mythic pairings and identities lived at once. Matching muscly intensity with moments of cloudy meditation—like a world-class high jumper finding bliss at the apex of their leap—the group frame expressive compositions with regal flute, rich horns, ecstatic guitar, and a thumping rhythm section.
Forming in the depths of the Berklee College of Music practice rooms, Trophy Husband MA’s goal was simple: make ‘f$#!ed up’ music fun. Their original formation came about from a happenstance jam, where THMA’s guitarist, Donny DeFala, called a song by Animals As Leaders, with only Ben Heck (drummer) able to keep up. From there, Max Kozol was asked to fill out the low end, creating the core members of the ensemble. Trophy Husband MA has since gone through many iterations, including a large horn ensemble and comfortable dorm-room shows, to finally settle on its current iteration: Progressive Funk. This style is a combination of modern Progressive Metal with Chicago-esque funk vibes to make the music more accessible to the modern listener. However, the sound needed an extra piece, prompting the band to bring in Dan “Chef” Zahal on Chapman Stick who added extra synth sounds for a ‘video-game’ aesthetic. At the Beginning of 2024, Tyler Cantrell also joined the group, adding an additional layer by utilizing a Kemper to create synth-guitar effects. Trophy Husband MA is now solidifying their position as a mainstay within the Northeast DIY scene. Notable shows for the group have spanned venues such as Landmark Americana (Glassboro, NJ, with Kiaura Rose), Rockwood Music Hall (Boston, MA, with Mingko), The Bug Jar (Rochester, NY, with KINDOFKIND), and The Fuze Box (Albany, NY, with Glare) at the venue level. However, this has not stopped the band from attacking within the underground scene, leading them to play in many notable DIY venues with 100–200-person crowds moshing to funky prog. Notable locations include: Beatroot (Boston, MA, 225-capped show with Bonginator), The Furnace (Burlington, VT, 250-capped show), and Ceaser’s Palace (125-capped show). At the beginning of 2024, Trophy Husband MA released ‘Scenes From A Waffle House’ as the first single of their upcoming album “Trophy Husband Hates You.” The album will contain seven genre-bending tracks that show the evolution of the bands style, musicality and humor. Additionally, the album will feature several guest soloists. This includes Israel Strom (who performs as Louis Cole’s live keyboardist and has 46.2k followers on Instagram as of February 2024) on ‘Scenes From A Waffle House’. Their second single is set to release in March 2024, with the full album announcement date to be announced later in the year.
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Apr6 Sat
SOLD OUT: Matt Hansen: Something to Remember Tour / zachy
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore Information
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This show is sold out.
Matt Hansen is 22 and based in Los Angeles, CA. He grew his platform to 2.8 million followers on TikTok by casting a soulful light on familiar songs, growth that has continued with his original music. He has a combined 100 million streams over his first eight singles, all released independently. His biggest song to date “LET EM GO” captured the hearts of listeners with Matt’s powerful vocals and lyrical message of emotional healing.
zachy, an up-and-coming artist from Richmond, Virginia, is carving out his place in the indie-folk scene with his genuine and unfiltered music. As a multi-talented creator handling production, performance, mixing, and mastering, zachy’s unique sound has an innate ability to resonate with a diverse audience. His songwriting delves into the complexities of relationships, faith, and a myriad of emotions, positioning him as one of the most raw lyricists in the indie-folk landscape.
The release of his first track, “untitled,” garnered remarkable support, propelling the Virginia-based artist into the spotlight. With over 10 millions streams across streaming
services, zachy has a foundation of fans who eagerly await upcoming releases. zachy has been touted as one of the leading voices in the new era of indie folk artists, as time goes on, he continues to prove the notion correct.
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Apr9 Tue
Coco / Youbet
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
STUDENT: $10.00
ADVANCED: $17.00
TICKET SALE DATES
STUDENT / ADVANCED Public Onsale: October 27, 2023 10:00 AM to April 8, 2024 11:59 PM
STUDENT Public Onsale: April 9, 2024 12:00 AM to April 9, 2024 7:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Coco—the project of Maia Friedman, Oliver Hill, and Dan Molad—began as an experiment of sorts; three friends writing songs for nothing other than the ritual of doing so. “There’s a mutual admiration and trust among us,” the band shares. “It allows a ‘first thought best thought’ mentality.” Their vast and varied individual creative histories—notably with Dirty Projectors, Lucius, and Pavo Pavo—inform an illustrious, collective sensibility for songcraft. Coco’s self-titled debut gathered fervent acclaim from tastemakers at NPR, BBC, SiriusXM, and Spotify among others. The trio headlined packed rooms in New York City, Los Angeles, and London, made their festival debut at End of the Road, and supported Kevin Morby on a national tour.
Since, life has flown wildly forward for the members of Coco—Oliver getting married, Dan getting engaged, Maia giving birth to her first child. Their highly anticipated sophomore release—starkly titled ‘2’—honors these transformations. On opener “Any Other Way” Coco meditates on change from a widescreen perspective: The leaf and the body, each in their time, turns on a schedule, turns on a dime. Maia lays a lush bed of shoegaze guitars; Dan's builds ecstasy from downtempo drums; Oliver stirs a current of hypnotically looping basslines. The song is a stunning microcosm of this band's specific genius: carving space for each musical personality to shine, without the shadows of excess or distraction.
“Though it's only been a few years, the band has seen us through fundamental transformations in each of our lives, which we are fortunate enough to process together.” Self-produced, with collaboration from Adrian Olsen (Lucy Dacus, Fruit Bats, Bedouine), the album is sensuous and spellike, its sonics varying from lush, shoegaze guitars, to dusky electronica, to jangly 60’s pop. Maia, Oliver, and Dan continue their sacred practice—arriving to each other empty-handed and open-hearted, finding power in three equal parts.
“gorgeous, warmly wistful… a balmy, liberating groove” (Gorilla Vs. Bear)
“bold, striking, but emphatically subdued, the dreamy pop aspect seem to be filtered in from another dimension,” (CLASH)
"unerringly intimate” (The Line of Best Fit)
“just heaven” (BBC).
Youbet is a Brooklyn band led by songwriter Nick Llobet (they/them).The music Youbet makes is filled with relentless bursts of color, commanding attention through lyrical intimacy and stunning instrumental arrangements. Driven by equal parts humor and melancholy, Youbet finds delight in disorder, leaning into the completely unexpected with the aim of pure freedom. Their debut record, Compare and Despair, landed on Ba Da Bing Records in 2020. In the almost four years since, fueled by restless energy and a revitalized collaborative spirit, they have written, demoed, and recorded a catalog of treasures, ready to see the world.
Their new single, “Carsick,” confesses a tendency to overdo things, all with a charming frankness. Yearning for the sweetness of self-control yet unable to stop the car, Llobet pushes forward into the ills of excess. Their clever self-deprecation takes the edge off as they admit to indulgent and, at times, self-destructive patterns. Not without nuance, they wonder if there’s ever an end in sight while acknowledging how immoderation feeds their own self-assurance.
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Apr11 Thu
Bowery Presents: Small Crush / Strawberry Launch
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $18.00
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: January 12, 2024 10:00 AM to April 10, 2024 11:59 PM
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Small crush began in Logan Hammon's bedroom when she was 13 years old writing songs on her dad's old guitar and recording covers on garage band. In her sophomore year of high school, she found some friends in jazz band class to help fulfill her dream of playing her songs in a full band. Together the band began playing little shows at 924 gilman and other DIY spaces. In 2018 the band released an EP that caught the attention of a local Bay Area label Asian Man Records and recorded a full length the year after. Since then the band has grown to touring and playing venues she has always admired. Through it all the band has made the joy of playing music and having fun the most important thing.
Strawberry Launch is a pop rock band, est. November of 2018 after lead singer, Riiza, cold-called guitarist, Matrianna Gahol, hoping she would want to start a band with a complete stranger. Together, they added Abby Flicker on bass, Taylor Hurt on keyboard and Benjy Berkowitz on drums. Their debut EP (released in August 2021) quickly gained praise from Under the Radar, Rolling Stone India and Atwood Magazine, saying of the bands EP, “Strawberry Launch cast a wide net, embracing astral synths and guitar tones, big pop harmonies and melodies, and cathartic chorus crescendos that amount to massive simultaneous releases of emotion and music”. The group has built a devoted following in New York City, sharing the stage with heavy hitters Beach Bunny, Hot Flash Heat Wave, Post Sex Nachos and The Toxhards. The group will be presenting their sophomore EP under Trash Casual Records in early 2024.
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Apr12 Fri
SOLD OUT: CrossRoads Presents: TopHouse / Elias Hix
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore Information
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
This show is sold out.
Fast-paced, high-energy foot stompers. Ballads that'll make you cry. It's kind of like a rock band married old-fashioned bluegrass and had a little baby. And named it TopHouse.
Elias Hix is a star in the making. At just 18 years old, the multi-talented musician has already made strides in the industry — all while producing, performing, mixing, and mastering his entire discography. Growing up on a cattle farm in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Elias Hix fell in love with music early on in life. Trained in classical music and stand-up bass, and shaped by his rural upbringing, Hix creates music that effortlessly captures these influences. His unique mix of classical skills and small-town roots gives his music an irreplicable, genuine sound. Hix released his debut album, Thinner, one of the most sonically advanced albums of 2023. The 9-track album features a beautiful blend of country, indie, and folk, top-notch songwriting, and uniquely sculpted instrumentals.
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Apr19 Fri
Marielle Kraft / Harrison Goodell
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $18.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: January 12, 2024 11:00 AM to April 18, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
When you hear Marielle Kraft’s music or experience her candid live shows, you feel as though you already know her. The indie pop singer/songwriter, now based in Nashville, displays craftsmanship beyond her years, following suit to artists like Colbie Caillat, Maisie Peters, and Taylor Swift.
Self-taught, the Rhode Island native began playing guitar at 16 and soon writing songs that strike chords with listeners everywhere. Her gift for storytelling is evident through her use of salient detail, raw emotion, and poignant word choice to describe moments “exactly as they feel.” Over the past few years, Marielle Kraft has self-released two original EPs, including eight singles, and four official music videos.
Kraft’s 2017 debut single, "How Far You Feel," has collected over 1 million streams across platforms. The indie pop breakout track seeks to understand the dichotomy of physical vs. emotional distance in relationships, brilliantly expressing “what many feel but cannot find the right words to say.” Marielle Kraft’s debut studio EP, “The Deep End” officially released on July 12th, 2019, featuring fan-favorite tracks like “Toothbrush” and “Better Without You”. Kraft’s first effort is notably strong both lyrically and sonically, described by The Music Mermaid as “song after song of mini pop addictions.” In February 2020, Marielle Kraft co-released an “anthemic” and “heart-filled” single with Joshua Howard entitled “In It Together”, which has quickly gained support across platforms.
Marielle Kraft regularly plays at venues across the United States, sharing stages with names as big as Mt. Joy, Ava Max, and Betty Who. She presents her live shows as a seamless narrative: evocative yet encouraging, deeply reflective yet refreshing. The raw authenticity with which Marielle invites listeners into her story cultivates a relationship with them beyond the song, as she is known to “bring together a room full of strangers.” Her “winning personality,” “genuine connection",” and “gift for story telling” on stage have fueled the ever-growing crowds at each of her shows, with no signs of slowing down.
Harrison Goodell, born and raised in Dover, New Hampshire, is a rising singer-songwriter known for his captivating storytelling and passionate delivery. Gaining inspiration from artists including Paul Simon, Noah Kahan, and The Lumineers, his music features emotive lyrics and soulful vocals that carry meaning. Harrison’s love of music began in musical theater but during the pandemic he turned to playing the guitar and writing songs to keep himself sane. This hobby quickly evolved into a newfound love for making music, which led him to Hollywood for the 21st season of ABC’s American Idol. Harrison’s debut EP, Like Home, hit streaming platforms early 2023 followed by his single, Frost, which disguises heartbreak in a catchy upbeat sound. With his passion for creating music that resonates with his audience, Goodell is establishing himself as an artist to watch in the industry.Please make sure to review your shopping cart prior to purchasing. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.
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Apr20 Sat
Slow Hollows: Dog Heaven Tour w/ Special Guest Computerwife
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $18.00
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: November 10, 2023 10:00 AM to April 19, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
After a three-year hiatus, Slow Hollows returns reinvented, sharing new single & video “Old Yeller.” The genre-defying Los Angeles band founded by songwriter Austin Feinstein is now his solo project. Though the group amicably disbanded in early 2020, the now 25-year-old artist never stopped writing songs. The more he fleshed out new material, the more Feinstein realized it made sense to continue on as Slow Hollows. “Ultimately making a cohesive record was the most important thing to me,” says Feinstein. “Having some time away from the band made me realize what ‘Slow Hollows’ stood for. It's hard to realize what you're getting at when you're doing it, so the time to myself helped me understand what made it work.” In sharp contrast to 2019’s Actors, which interpolated R&B and dance music and was influenced by collaborations with Frank Ocean (Feinstein sings the chorus on Blonde’s “Self Control”) and
Tyler, the Creator (who crafted the beat for Actors’ “Heart”), “Old Yeller” focuses purely on Feinstein’s songwriting, stripping things back to only an acoustic guitar, his voice, and gentle atmospherics. “Old Yeller was recorded in two or three takes one afternoon in September ‘22” shares Feinstein, “The lyrics take inspiration from the job of an old vacuum cleaner; feeling dusty and worn down, working over the same familiar spaces over and over again, until reaching the point of frustration and resignation. Taking production inspiration from John Cale, we decided to add a drone underneath the track.”
New York City-based Addie Warncke began Computerwife in 2018 at the beginning of her college career, using SoundCloud as a diary to chronicle her emotions. When the pandemic hit, Warncke released the five songs she was proudest of as her self-titled debut EP, and the strength of those tracks led to a signing with Danger Collective Records. Now, she’s poised to release her debut self-titled full-length: a raw and intimate portrait of her experiences processing the small but poignant moments that shape a life. Computerwife’s sound is captivating and nuanced, pushing the boundaries between analog and digital. “The main theme that ties this album together is an interest in the deep web and an attempt to combine existing media to make something new,” she explains. With her seamless blend of shoegaze, emo, and lo-fi noise pop, Computerwife speaks directly to the disquiet experienced by every 21st century digital girl with a tenuous grip on life and identity.
Without any prior production knowledge or a band to work with, expanding her songs beyond the writing stage was a challenge Warncke sought to overcome. A Song Exploder episode about Grimes inspired her to download a free trial of Ableton so she could flesh out tracks and learn more about electronic production. On her dorm room bed, she began to record with her dad’s guitar and bass, a Fender deluxe amp, and a focusrite to Ableton. Her first EP and forthcoming debut LP are pulled from these 3 years of exploring music production on her computer, made with limited, portable equipment. Computerwife ultimately reflects Warncke’s very core; it was inspired by internet rabbit holes, books, films, albums, and bands that have shaped her: from Coney Island to My Bloody Valentine, Alex G, The Flaming Lips and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Lyrically, Computerwife grapples with the psychological state Warncke was in when she, in her own words, “went crazy, deleted all my music, and ran back home.”
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Apr26 Fri
Ankur Tewari
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $30.00
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: February 16, 2024 1:00 PM to April 25, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Ankur Tewari is a renowned singer songwriter and a prominent name in the Indian film industry. He has contributions as a music director, songwriter and a music supervisor for critically acclaimed films such as Gully Boy, Gehraaiyaan, The Archies and Kho Gaye Hum Kahan. His songs Sabse Peeche Hum khade, Dil beparvah, Jeene Mein Aaye Maza and Gehraiyaan have won him multiple awards and featured in numerous playlists through the years. Ankur is also the creative architect for Coke Studio Bharat.
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May4 Sat
CANCELLED: Rebel Kicks / Ollie Gullick & The Lads
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore Information
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This show has been cancelled.
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May9 Thu
Jenny Owen Youngs / Emmy Kinney
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $20.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: February 2, 2024 10:00 AM to May 8, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
In the decade since Jenny Owen Youngs last released a full length album, she’s toured the world, co written a #1 hit single, launched a wildly popular podcast, landed a book deal, placed songs in a slew of films and television series, moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles to coastal Maine, and gotten married, divorced, and married again. She’s done everything, it seems, except release another album....until now. Avalanche, Youngs’ exception debut for Yep Roc records, offers up an achingly beautiful exploration of loss, resilience, and growth from an artist who’s experienced more than her fair share of each in recent years. Produced by Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman, The Hold Steady, Cassandra Jenkins, Josh Ritter) and written with a series of friends including S. Carey, Madi Diaz, The Antlers’ Peter Silberman, and Christian Lee Hutson, the songs are deceptively serene here, layering Youngs’ infectious pop sensibilities atop lush, dreamy arrangements that often belie the swift emotional currents lurking underneath. Her performances, meanwhile, are riveting and nuanced to match, gentle yet insistent as they reckon with the pain of regret and the joy of redemption, sometimes in the very same breath. The result is the most raw and arresting release of Youngs’ remarkable career, a brutally honest, deeply vulnerable work of self reflection that learns to make peace with the past as it transforms doubt and grief into hope and transcendence.
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter and actress Emily Kinney mines for inspiration on her new album, the aptly titled Swim Team. Produced by Kinney’s longtime collaborator Benjamin Greenspan, Swim Team follows 2021’s Supporting Character and 2018’s Oh Jonathan. The songs on the new LP, grapples with among other themes, the end of a relationship and Kinney’s conflicted feelings about surviving in the acting industry as well as her love for making music. Recalling early-career Rilo Kiley, Swim Team is an expert showcase for Kinney’s vocals, which are both vulnerable and wry. “It's a breakup album,” Kinney says of Swim Team. “Supporting Character was very much more about my artistic spiritual life, and some of those spiritual themes do show up in the lyrics on Swim Team. But I would say it's more of a breakup album, and also an album about shame and embarrassment.”
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May18 Sat
Crossroads presents: Haley Smalls
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $25.00
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 15, 2024 10:00 AM to May 17, 2024 11:59 PM
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Haley Smalls is an artist, songwriter, and sound engineer from Toronto, Canada with a deceptively sweet classically trained voice, distinctive mainstream sound, and noticeable R&B/Hip Hop influence. Cohesively diverse, nostalgic yet modern, Haley’s sound comes from the careful and strategic sound development that came from teaming up with her producer, Megaman (Drake, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Tyga, Bow Wow, Yo Gotti). This has resulted in a chemistry that has been often seen and heard in the music she releases. In 2014, Beyonce Knowles mentioned Haley's YouTube cover of Beyonce's song "Pretty Hurts" on her Facebook page saying she 'Loved it”. This brought international attention to Haley on social media and was covered by one of Toronto's major news outlets City News. Haley has released 4 albums (This Is Me, Heart of Gold, The Cure II, Summer Nights), an EP/Bundle (Off The Cuff), multiple singles, and her most recent album ‘The Cure III’. Haley's music is available in all online stores and major streaming platforms.
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May20 Mon
Pacific Avenue
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $22.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: February 16, 2024 10:00 AM to May 19, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Riding the wave of their recent triumphs, Pacific Avenue has emerged as a shining example of rock's resurgence in Australia's contemporary music scene. Their debut album 'Flowers' has achieved critical and commercial success, securing a top-three spot on the ARIA charts, behind notable artists such as Ed Sheeran and Morgan Wallen. With two ARIA nominations and multiple hit singles featured in Triple J’s Hottest 100, the band has resonated with fans across various genres and generations.
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May23 Thu
Willi Carlisle / Justin Golden
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $18.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: February 16, 2024 10:00 AM to May 22, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
For folk singer Willi Carlisle, singing is healing. And by singing together, he believes we can begin to reckon with the inevitability of human suffering and grow in love. On his latest album, Critterland, Carlisle invites audiences to join him: "If we allow ourselves to sing together, there's a release of sadness, maybe even a communal one. And so for me personally, singing, like the literal act of thinking through suffering, is really freeing," he says.
Rooted in the eclectic and collective world of his live shows, Carlisle's third album, Critterland takes up where his sophomore album, Peculiar, Missouri left off, transforming Peculiar's big tent into a Critterland menagerie and letting loose the weirdos he gathered together. The album is a wild romp through the backwaters of his mind and America, lingering in the odd corners of human nature to visit obscure oddballs, dark secrets, and complicated truths about the beauty and pain of life and love.
Produced by the GRAMMY Award-nominated Darrell Scott and to be released Jan. 26, 2024 by Signature Sounds, Critterland considers where we come from and where we are going. On the album, he takes on human suffering through stories about forbidden love, loss, generational trauma, addiction, and suicide, believing that by processing the traits and trauma we inherit, he can reach a deeper understanding of what it means to succeed and to exist.
"In many ways, the suffering that has gotten us here is going to control us. Our superstition and our prejudice is going to control us," Carlisle says. "But in another way, we're physiologically set up to be instantaneously expressive of all of those feelings. And what comes out in moments of collectivity, is not just singing, but what I'd hope is a national reckoning with these various different kinds of suffering."
Throughout Critterland runs Carlisle's unease with the tension between love and the reality of an often painful world. He's adamant that everyone should find and feel love, including queer love, love with no reproductive purpose, and love of ourselves; "I think at the heart of the record is the conflict between those two things, between doomed love and the possibility that that love creates," he says.
But for Carlisle, finding the possibilities that love creates is often tinged with profound sadness, and he describes Critterland as "more of a Sunday morning crier than a Saturday night banger." On "The Arrangements," he speaks as a son ruminating on the traits he's inherited from an imperfect father as he prepares for the man's funeral; in "Dry County Dust," he revels in the simple trappings of country life he loves intimately, like home-made jam and backyard chickens, all while considering the shackles of expectation; in "The Great Depression," a dust bowl ballad heavy with implications for our current era, Carlisle leans on the term's double meaning; with "I Want No Children," he unapologetically requests that his family name die with him; and in the album's final track, "The Money Grows on Trees," he crafts an outlaw tale into a seven-minute indictment of capitalism and greed.
Blues isn’t just twelve bars and a hard luck story. On his debut record, Hard Times and a Woman, guitarist and songwriter Justin Golden showcases the full breadth of the genre and its downstream influences, everything from country blues to Americana, soul, indie roots and beyond. Golden was raised on the Virginia coast and is steeped in the distinctive, fingerpicked Piedmont blues of the central part of the state.
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May29 Wed
Ghostly Kisses
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: February 2, 2024 10:00 AM to May 28, 2024 11:59 PM
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Music has always been around Margaux Sauvé, born in Quebec to a family of musicians; she picked up the violin at the tender age of five. Moving on to the Conservatoire in Quebec, she quit due to “missing the fun part of it” but still loved music so started to play violin in local bands. Singing came a bit later as she thought that “to be a singer you had to have a powerful voice and be loud”, something that doesn’t come naturally to her as a quiet, thoughtful person. Alongside this, the pop music on the radio whilst growing up in Quebec wasn’t connecting with her, so it wasn’t until she started to write music whilst studying psychology at University that the creativity and desire to express revealed itself: “it just opened a completely new path for me”.
Writing music as Ghostly Kisses arrived at a moment where Margaux was in “a living situation I was not able to get out of. A toxic relationship where I had a hard time understanding what was happening.” With this knowledge, it is understandable that most of her early music has a sorrowful but exploratory mood; knowing there were things she needed to express, but not understanding quite how instinctively she was writing until years later it became apparent what she was singing about.And now, with ‘Heaven, Wait’, her mesmeric debut album ready for release, her songwriting has developed to the point that this is the first time she has written and felt like she was part of the conversation. Able to view herself with an external eye, the album reflects transitions and rebirth - still talking about difficult situations, but with the ability to cast someone else in the lead role, giving the music a deeply personal yet starkly universal appeal. One which Margaux feels has come from “a more mature, adult way of looking at it.”
Identifying key themes of the album, Margaux frames the album artwork within the context of the songs as being “from water towards the air, there’s a lot of dark around me and I’m just going through to the light.” And that feels like the crux of the album, that nothing is perfect - there are always difficult situations, but it is about trusting the process and working hard towards something positive.All the songs on ‘Heaven, Wait’ talk at some point about a transition or a relationship she had to work on, not wanting to be stuck in a situation forever. Whilst the story of the album is an intensely personal journey, it’s the first time we find Margaux writing about excitement and desire. We also hear her develop as an artist with liberating songs that can be danced to amongst the darker, more melodramatic songs she has built her name on.
If title track ‘Heaven, Wait’ encapsulates the positive side of growth, then other songs, such as first single ‘Don’t Know Why’ is about how “at some point I had to let go and accept defeat, it was my own choice to leave and it was painful.” ‘Blackbirds’ is about depression; something she experienced first hand when she was eighteen going into an intensely dark place: “there was no grey area, there was only black or an idea of being free.”
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Jun10 Mon
SOLD OUT: Mon Rovîa
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore Information
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This show is sold out.
Mon Rovîa was born in Liberia. He was born into a civil war, escaping the life of a child soldier, and rescued by the hands of missionaries. Rovîa spent a lot of his developmental years living in a variety of places with a number of life experiences. His music is a culmination of these experiences blended with the empathy he feels for the experiences with others. The mission of Rovîa's music is to heal with others — with every nation and tongue, in due time.
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Jun12 Wed
Nourished By Time / urika’s bedroom
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $20.00
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 29, 2024 10:00 AM to June 11, 2024 11:59 PM
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Nourished By Time, the Baltimore based songwriter/producer with a unique blend of New Wave, R&B, and Dance, Nourished By Time's music explores themes of existentialism, love, consumerism and their relationship with labor. The project was initially created in Los Angeles (where the artist used to live in Koreatown) at the end of 2019. After two years of failure and artistic differences with a creative partner, the impulsive artist abruptly left LA and drove solo across the country, back to his hometown of Baltimore. Where they would work odd jobs, attempt to recover mentally, fall In love, get heartbroken and obsessively write songs under Nourished By Time. In 2022, the artist had their first label release with the 2 song Erotic Probiotic — EP under the London indie label Scenic Route. This year NBT joined 4AD's post punk band Dry Cleaning on a 20 stop tour of North America as well as a remix of their album track 'Gary Ashby.' Continuing to build his collaborative credentials, he also features on progressive electronic artist Yaeji's debut album, With A Hammer on XL Recordings. This all before dropping his critically acclaimed album Erotic Probiotic 2, picked up Pitchfork's 'Best New Music' and featured on 'Best Of 2024' lists on Gorilla vs Bear (#1), Pitchfork (#5), The Guardian, The Fader, Paste and more. 2024 has kicked off with the announcement of Nourished By Time signing to the iconic UK imprint XL Recordings, returning with his new EP, Catching Chickens released on 22 March digitally and on 12" vinyl. Written between 2022 — 2023 in his home studio in Baltimore, Catching Chickens takes inspiration from the iconic scene in Rocky II where his trainer makes him chase and catch chickens as a test of agility. With tracks like "Hell of a Ride," in which Nourished By Time contemplates the fall of the American empire and late-stage capitalism loneliness, and "Had Ya Called," which deals with the frustrations of growing distance in friendships, Nourished By Time chronicles his own test of agility as he weaves through the motions of his newfound notability. Support across The Face, Flaunt, Pitchfork, Hypebeast, Pigeons & Planes, Loud & Quiet, BBC 6 Music and more. "Arthur Russell meets Daft Punk but deep R&B…the only new music I absolutely swear is next level." – Oneohtrix Point Never "Nourished By Time can touch feelings that cannot be put into words" – Yaeji "a DIY pop star who turns every limitation into an asset." – Pitchfork "Marcus Brown's blend of '90s R&B and '80s freestyle is so impressive because it appears to have arrived fully formed" – Paste Magazine "an artist adept at extracting elements from music's past and creating something uniquely individual." – The FADER
urika’s bedroom hides in plain site; focused and alive. You hear the noise and hiss; cracking through the digital heat. “It’s not quiet here, but at least there is understanding” , urika adds. After years of touring as a multi - instrumentalist (2070, St. Panther, Youth Lagoon) and producing for artists like LA outfit untitled (halo), Los Angeles transplant urika’s bedroom returns to his personal practice with debut single “Junkie”. The self - produ ced track was mixed by Sonny DiPerri (DIIV, Animal Collective, Portugal. The Man), and sees distorted drums and static soaked guitars meet stung and whispered vocals. A birdsong or a siren speaking sweetly through a wall of chaos, urika offers a clear and welcome respite from the noise of a shifting reality.
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Jun13 Thu
From Indian Lakes / Dirt Buyer
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 15, 2024 1:00 PM to June 12, 2024 11:59 PM
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From Indian Lakes began as the solo project of California-based singer/songwriter Joey Vannucchi. Growing up on 40 acres of land near Yosemite National Park, the multi-instrumentalist first gravitated toward drums, playing in various bands throughout his youth before eventually focusing on guitar and songwriting.
Following his self-titled LP in 2019 and an album under his own name, Of Wisdom & Folly, in 2021, Joe Sutkowski has entered a new era of Dirt Buyer, one that of the vibrancy of his red-dyed hair. One that is more representative of Dirt Buyer’s invigorating live performances. 'Dirt Buyer II' is a reintroduction and an emotional and sonic blitz.
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Jun14 Fri
Laura Elliott
Boston, MAUnited StatesDoors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 29, 2024 10:00 AM to June 13, 2024 11:59 PM
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Laura Elliott is a rising indie singer-songwriter from New York’s Hudson Valley. She began her musical journey at an early age and her heartfelt songs have made a major impact on her fans across generations. Laura’s music and beautiful vocals explore the themes of love, loss, and melancholy; as well as the resulting strength of spirit that emerges from working through difficult times. Her debut album, People Pleaser has been described as “not just an album but a journey of relationships, the ones we have with others and the ones we have with ourselves.” Some of her collaborations include being featured on Lizzy McAlpine's LP, Give Me A Minute, as well as with Cisco Swank, and Scary Pockets. Laura has embraced new audiences and is well on her way to expanding her fanbase even further with her forthcoming EP, Car Sick.
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The Red Room at Cafe 939
The Red Room at Cafe 939 is Berklee’s state-of-the-art, all-ages venue. Embracing nearly all styles of music from rock, jazz, folk, and world music to bluegrass, hip-hop, avant-garde, and more, the Red Room at Cafe 939 is a 200-capacity club dedicated to showcasing, developing, and supporting music and performance.
The Red Room at Cafe 939 has hosted shows by Hozier, Snarky Puppy, Ryan Bingham, Betty Who, Antonio Sanchez, Ingrid Michaelson, Passenger with Ed Sheeran, JPRiZM, Owl City, Leon Bridges, Geri Allen, and Karmin, to name just a dozen.
Please note: Unless noted, all shows are standing room only.