It’s kind of hard to believe it’s the end of August. What kind of fun acts can you catch this week, so you can temporarily forget everything about the ruthless passage of time?
Thursday, 8/29: Vertical Horizon at City Winery. Tickets.
Boomtown Wreck at Trusty’s (Free!) More info.
Friday, 8/30: The Lionel Lyles Quintet at Mr. Henry’s. More info.
Saturday, 8/31: Asthma Castle, Black Dominia and At the Graves at the Pie Shop. Tickets.
An Evening With the Nighthawks at Pearl Street Warehouse. More info. (Free!)
Sunday, 9/1: Detroit 442, Capital Offender and Rodney Henry at the Pie Shop. Tickets. More info.
Wednesday, 9/4: Of Monsters and Men at The Anthem. Tickets
Upcoming:
Judah and the Lion at The Anthem, 9/12
White Ford Bronco at Rock & Roll Hotel, 9/13
Diplo at Echostage, 9/14
That String Thing with Capital City Orchestra at Atlas PADC, 9/28
Dirty Mae at Pearl Street Warehouse, 9/28 (listen)
Get tickets:
CupcaKke at Union Stage, 10/9
Julia Michaels at 9:30 Club, 10/27 (Listen)
BENEE at Songbyrd, 10/20 (Listen!!)
Juke Ross at Union Stage, 11/3
Slowthai at The Anthem, 11/25
Get excited:
Hillfest is coming next month, October 9-12! You can support this excellent local effort to celebrate jazz, happening at Garfield Park. More information here.
Parting ear worm:
Let’s pretend it’s still Two for Tuesday, which was always my favorite day to listen to the radio (O, passage of time, thou art cruel). I am leaving you with not just one but two very different but equally exciting female artists to listen to. Jasper Lotti‘s hypnotic track “Idea of Me” feels cobbled together from musical sounds and random things you might record for fun, and yet it creates this lush meditation.
You should also listen to BENEE, a 19-year old phenom from New Zealand. “Wishful Thinking” is a sunny uptempo song with a certain bit of darkness ringing it. It’s catchy but also edgy and I think you’ll really like it. BENEE is coming to Songbyrd on October 20.