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Great Good Fine OK/ ‘III’/ Independent
This Brooklyn synth-pop duo's self-released, seven-track EP features Jon Sandler's signature dancefloor falsetto soaring over Luke Moellman's lush, post-Space Age production.
Contact: Ally Norton
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January 2017
06 January
06 January
Great Good Fine OK - Irving Plaza (NYC)
This independent Brooklyn synth-duo brings electro flutters and R&B beats to New York City for the first date of its winter tour.
11 January
David Luning - Hotel Café (LA, CA)
The 29-year-old Northern California native plays gritty new songs inspired by his travels across America, full of harmonica, double bass and banjo, along with his soulful, smoky voice.
11 January
Chuck Prophet - The Cutting Room (NYC)
The San Francisco musician brings some "California noir” to New York in advance of new album Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins, which is named after the “I Fought the Law” singer and includes timely tributes to David Bowie and fellow Bay Area native Alex Nieto.
11 January
IQ2US Debates “Policing is racially biased” - Kaufman Center (NYC)
Former police officers on both sides debate whether deaths like Michael Brown and Eric Garner are representative of a wider problem in policing.
12 January
Frankie Ballard - Bowery Ballroom (NYC)
The country blues-rocker continues to tour behind his critically acclaimed 2016 album El Rio. Entertainment Weekly raves, “grade-A American rock & roll.” His previous album, Sunshine & Whiskey, produced three consecutive No. 1 singles.
18 January
David Luning - Rockwood Stage (NYC)
The 29-year-old Northern California native plays gritty new songs inspired by his travels across America, full of harmonica, double bass and banjo, along with his soulful, smoky voice.
19 January
Whiskey Myers - Cannery Ballroom (Nashville)
The soulful Southern-rock band, praised by Rolling Stone and VICE Noisey and with a #1 song (“Lightning Bugs and Rain”) on Texas radio, is on Live Nation’s “Ones To Watch” Tour, presented by SiriusXM Outlaw Country.
19 January
Overcoats - Knitting Factory (Brooklyn, NY)
This NYC duo combines razor-sharp harmonies with booming, multi-layered electronic beats and vocal loops. Hana and JJ’s natural sisterly chemistry allow their voices to intertwine seamlessly, resulting in a dream-like sonic constellation. The duo has made early fans of the 405, and The Line of Best Fit has hailed their “playful vocal marriage” and “expertly arranged layers of haunting synths and flowing percussion."
20 January
McIntosh County Shouters/ ‘Spirituals & Shout Songs from the Georgia Coast’/ Smithsonian Folkways
Acclaimed stewards of the ring shout, the McIntosh County Shouters keep alive the faith, form, and fervor of “the oldest surviving African-American performance tradition of any kind” (New York Times) on their second recording released by Folkways.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
20 January
Nathan East/ ‘Reverence’/ Yamaha Entertainment Group
The Grammy-nominated bassist has enlisted an all-star line-up (Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Earth, Wind & Fire and Yolanda Adams) for the follow-up to his eponymous debut as a solo artist. The collection of original tracks and covers features eclectic instrumentation with dynamic and striking arrangements.
Contact: Nina Lee
21 January
Great Good Fine OK - Troubadour (LA, CA)
This independent Brooklyn synth-duo brings electro flutters and R&B beats to its biggest LA show yet.
24 January
Rick Astley - Fox Performing Arts Center (Riverside, CA)
Astley’s first full U.S. tour since 1989 celebrates his latest release 50 (BMG), which went #1 in the UK and has been praised by NPR, LA Times, the New Yorker and more.
27 January
Cody Jinks - Troubadour (LA, CA)
The rough-hewn Texas rule-breaker brings the steel guitar and sobering wordplay of his new country album, I'm Not the Devil, to the stage.
27 January
Various Artists/ ‘Roll Columbia: Woody Guthrie’s 26 Northwest Songs’/ Smithsonian Folkways
In the spring of 1941, Woody Guthrie traveled to Portland, OR, to write songs for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Seventy-six years later, this little-known yet prolific period is commemorated on this two-disc cover album including all of Guthrie’s BPA songs, nine of which have never been released before. The collection features members of R.E.M., Black Prairie, The Decemberists and others.
Contact: Andrea Evenson