KBCO 97.3 Presents Cannons w/ Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue
KBCO 97.3 Presents Cannons w/ Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue on Wednesday, March 16th — Cannons Meet & Greet Upgrade! (1) Package Early entry into the venue Exclusive meet & greet with Cannons Personal Photograph with Cannons Access to an intimate preshow soundcheck Commemorative VIP laminate; autographed by Cannons Limited availability VIP upgrade only; this upgrade does not include a ticket to the concert. Fans must purchase concert ticket separately to attend the Meet & Greet. All upgrades available here: https://cannonsvip.wun.io ______________________________________________________________________________________________Cannons: All at once, CANNONS recall warm memories, soundtrack the bliss of the moment, and gaze towards a brighter tomorrow. The Los Angeles trio — Michelle Joy [vocals], Ryan Clapham [lead guitar], and Paul Davis [drums, keys] — co-mingle handcrafted analog production, glossy guitars, and cinematic synth-craft with fluid breathy vocals and evocative lyrics threaded together by classic songbook poise. (Think a Cliff Martinez score accompanied by Stevie Nicks, and you’re half way there). Generating 20 million streams independently and landing placements on shows such as Lucifer, Never Have I Ever, and many others, the group continue to transfix audiences with a series of singles and more music on the horizon.Originally formed in 2013, the band united lifelong friends and musical partners-in-crime Ryan and Paul with recent Los Angeles transplant Michelle. In addition to early radio support from tastemaker KCRW, “Body Talk” appeared in an episode of the HBO series Ballers, while the campaign for Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s Topshop collection touted “Evening Star” as its theme. In between, the group released Night Drive [2017], the In a Heartbeat EP [2018], and Shadows [2019]. A stylist played the latter for Harry Styles who instantly fell in love with the band, shouting them out online. In 2020, “Fire For You” bubbled up into the collective pop culture consciousness. Synced in a pivotal episode of the NETFLIX smash Never Have I Ever, it elevated the show to #1 on The Hollywood Reporter’s Top TV Songs Chart. Signing to Columbia Records, CANNONS now make a lasting impression and an even deeper connection.Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue: When asked about The Painted Blue, Sacramento songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Madi Sipes explains, “The way artists paint pictures, I wanted to do that with music.” With a background in jazz guitar and a love of 80’s synth, Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue combines sultry lyrics and sad-sexy beats to create a soundscape that feels like the color blue.
Baroness
Globe Hall Presents an evening with Baroness on Friday, April 1st — *Each online ticket order will receive a link in the purchase confirmation email to vote for the songs in Baroness’ setlist for this show. All votes must be submitted no later than 8 days prior to performance date.
The Greeting Committee w/ OSTON + Sophie Gray Night 2
Globe Hall Presents The Greeting Committee with OSTON and Sophie Gray on Wednesday, March 2nd — Comprised of Addie Sartino, Brandon Yangmi, Pierce Turcotte and Austin Fraser, the spirit of purposeful sharing has served as something of a lifeline for Kansas City-band The Greeting Committee. Formed in 2014, soon after Sartino and Yangmi got their start playing local open-mic nights, the band self-released their debut EP It’s Not All That Bad in fall 2015. The EP’s lead single “Hands Down” quickly became a breakout hit, paving the way for The Greeting Committee’s signing to Harvest Records when they were all still in high school.After making their Harvest debut with the Meeting People Is Easy EP in 2017 and the subsequent release of This Is It, the band spent much of the next few years on the road, with sold-out headline shows in major markets such as Chicago, Austin, New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. To date, they’ve toured with the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, Tennis, Hippo Campus, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise and taken the stage at leading festivals like Lollapalooza and SXSW, in addition to delivering the I’m Afraid I’m Not Angry EP in late 2019 and appearing in Netflix’s To All the Boys: Always and Forever in 2021. The coming months have a lot more in store from the band with their second album out on September 24th entitled Dandelion. All patrons must show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or proof of negative PCR test results within 72 hours of show date. Regardless of vaccination status, all patrons are strongly encouraged to wear masks at all times, except while eating or drinking.
The Cactus Blossoms w/ The Still Tide – Presented by 105.5 The Colorado Sound
105.5 The Colorado Sound Presents The Cactus Blossoms w/ The Still Tide on Saturday, Feb 19th — “Hey baby, do you wanna take a trip with me? / I’ve got a feeling there might be asilver lining all around.” So begins One Day, the captivating new album from criticallyacclaimed Minneapolis duo The Cactus Blossoms. Written and recorded during theCOVID-19 pandemic, the record explores the tension between optimism and despairthat’s defined much of the past few years of American life, examining the power (ornaïveté, depending on your perspective) of positive thinking in the face of chaos anduncertainty. The songs here are tender and timeless, with straightforwardarrangements centered around brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum’s airtightharmonies, and the performances are warm and intimate to match, delivered with asoulful, ’70s-inspired palette of playful Wurlitzer, breezy guitars, and muscularpercussion.Hailed as “the Twin Cities’ most beloved new traditional-country act” by TheMinneapolis Star Tribune, The Cactus Blossoms broke out nationally in 2016 with theirJD McPherson-produced debut, You’re Dreaming. Dates with Kacey Musgraves, JennyLewis, and Lucius followed, as did raves from the New York Times and NPR, whopraised “the brothers’ extraordinary singing.” The band was further catapulted intothe spotlight in 2018, when David Lynch tapped them to perform in the return of TwinPeaks, and continued to build on their success with their 2019 sophomore LP, EasyWay, which led Rolling Stone to laud the duo’s “rock-solid, freak of geneticsharmonies.”
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets w/ Acid Dad
Globe Hall Presents Psychedelic Porn Crumpets with Acid Dad on Saturday, October 8, 2022 —
William Elliott Whitmore w/ Wheelwright Night 1
Globe Hall Presents William Elliott Whitmore w/ Wheelwright on Thursday, February 17th — A man armed only with a banjo and a bass drum can be a formidable force, especially if his name is William Elliott Whitmore. With his powerful voice and honest approach, Whitmore comes from the land, growing up on a family farm in Lee County, Iowa. Still living on the same farm today, Whitmore has truly taken the time to discover where his center lies, and from that he will not be moved. Whitmore has repeatedly carved his own path, honoring the longstanding tradition of folk music throughout his nearly 20 year career, while always allowing his blues, soul and punk rock influences to shine through. Getting his first break opening for his friend’s hardcore band with just a banjo in hand, he would discover bands like The Jesus Lizard, Bad Brains, Lungfish and Minutemen and soon learn to play his own brand of rural, roots music with that same DIY ethic. William Elliott Whitmore has been back and forth across the United States and to cities around the world. He’s toured with such diverse acts as Frank Turner, Trampled By Turtles, Clutch and Chris Cornell to name a few. He’s appeared on some of the biggest stages around the world including Stagecoach Fest, Byron Bluesfest (Australia) and End of the Road Fest (UK). His willingness to take his show to any playing field has proved invaluable as he turned strangers to diehards with every performance.
William Elliott Whitmore w/ Wheelwright Night 2
Globe Hall Presents William Elliott Whitmore w/ Wheelwright on Friday, February 18th — A man armed only with a banjo and a bass drum can be a formidable force, especially if his name is William Elliott Whitmore. With his powerful voice and honest approach, Whitmore comes from the land, growing up on a family farm in Lee County, Iowa. Still living on the same farm today, Whitmore has truly taken the time to discover where his center lies, and from that he will not be moved. Whitmore has repeatedly carved his own path, honoring the longstanding tradition of folk music throughout his nearly 20 year career, while always allowing his blues, soul and punk rock influences to shine through. Getting his first break opening for his friend’s hardcore band with just a banjo in hand, he would discover bands like The Jesus Lizard, Bad Brains, Lungfish and Minutemen and soon learn to play his own brand of rural, roots music with that same DIY ethic. William Elliott Whitmore has been back and forth across the United States and to cities around the world. He’s toured with such diverse acts as Frank Turner, Trampled By Turtles, Clutch and Chris Cornell to name a few. He’s appeared on some of the biggest stages around the world including Stagecoach Fest, Byron Bluesfest (Australia) and End of the Road Fest (UK). His willingness to take his show to any playing field has proved invaluable as he turned strangers to diehards with every performance.
Indie 102.3 Presents Pom Pom Squad – Death of a Cheerleader Tour w/ Chloe Lilac + Julian St. Nightmare
Indie 102.3 Presents Pom Pom Squad with Chloe Lilac and Julian St. Nightmare on Sunday, May 8th — When Pom Pom Squad’s Mia Berrin was 21 years old, she fell in love. Sure, she’d been in love before, but this time, something was different: “It just felt like a switch had flipped inside my head,” she says. “I realized I had been living a life that was not my own, watching myself from the outside.” As a kid who bounced from town to town growing up, and as a person of color in predominantly white spaces, Berrin had become accustomed to maintaining a constant awareness of how others perceived her—a “split-brain mentality” that she adopted as a necessary means of survival. But now, tumbling through her first queer romance—and her first queer heartbreak—some of that self-separateness began to mend: “Suddenly,” she says, “I was in a body that was mine.” Enter Pom Pom Squad. Berrin first played under the moniker in 2015 after moving to New York to study acting at NYU—though she soon transferred to the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music—and it was at those early gigs that she linked up with Shelby Keller (drums), Mari Alé Figeman (bass), and Alex Mercuri (guitar). The group cut their teeth playing packed Brooklyn apartments, but they quickly graduated to packed Brooklyn venues alongside artists like Soccer Mommy, Adult Mom, and Pronoun. Following the release of their sophomore EP Ow, Pom Pom Squad was looking at a packed 2020, with shows at SXSW and opening for The Front Bottoms—but of course, plans changed. The result of this stymying, galvanizing period—of escaping to come back—is Death of a Cheerleader. Produced Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties and co-produced by Berrin, the album moves through moods like a camera panning across an expertly collaged bedroom wall: a Ronettes drum beat here (“Head Cheerleader”), a Doris Day nod there (“This Couldn’t Happen”), the impossible romance of swelling strings (“Crying”) collapsing into guitar thrash (“Drunk Voicemail”). Here, too, are all the overlapping, contradictory tenets of 21st-century young womanhood—the carnality and the vulnerability, the sugar and the defiance. On “Head Cheerleader,” antsy and anthemic, Berrin promises us that “my worst decisions are the ones I like the best” before she heads under the bleachers, even as she acknowledges moments later that “my feelings always make a fucking fool of me”; on the breathless, punky “Lux” (named for the Virgin Suicides heroine, of course), she boasts feeling “naked without taking off any of my clothes,” and it’s as much a come-on as it is an admission of terrifying exposure, couched in Berrin’s dare-laden drawl. This tension—between baring oneself and crafting delicious, tongue-in-cheek art—is what drives so much of the foundational queer media to which Death of a Cheerleader pays homage (not in the least its film namesake, But I’m a Cheerleader). On “Second That,” a tumbling acoustic waltz built around a Smokey Robinson quote, Berrin steps out for a moment from behind the elaborate curtain of references she’s constructed with an admission—“I’m sad, I’m just fucking sad,” her voice on the edge of breaking—but then, moments later, she’s back in the anti-bourgeoisie upswing of “Cake,” playfully demanding her fair share. It’s a reminder of the self-affirming power of artifice, of glam, lipstick drawn on in blood. With Death of a Cheerleader, Pom Pom Squad offer a fresh and decidedly queer take on picking up the pieces—from heartbreak, from injustice—and creating yourself anew.
Tall Heights w/ The Collection – Presented by 105.5 The Colorado Sound
105.5 The Colorado Sound Presents Tall Heights w/ The Collection on Tuesday, February 22nd — Tall Heights: The third full-length from Tall Heights, Juniors emerged from a period of profound turmoil and revelation for the Massachusetts duo. In the span of five months, Paul Wright and Tim Harrington experienced a convergence of events that included major health and substance-abuse crises among their closest loved ones, saying goodbye to Harrington’s grandfather and to a beloved grandfather figure for Wright, and—in far happier, yet still intense news—the announcement that each of their wives was expecting. Compounded by a series of shake-ups in their professional life, that upheaval coincided with the start of the pandemic. Rather than succumbing to the tremendous pressure of that point in time, Tall Heights chose to confront the chaos by creating within it. The result: an album that precisely channels the pain, uncertainty, and unbridled joy of its inception.As they set to work on Juniors, Harrington and Wright discovered an unexpected outcome of the loss that they’d endured a shift in mindset that enabled them to embrace a boundless curiosity and exploratory spirit even more powerful than when they first formed Tall Heights (an endeavor that began when Harrington, on guitar, and Wright, on cello, used to busk on the streets of Boston back in the late 2000s). Ina nod to the wide-eyed perspective that arose from the album’s creation, the duo chose a title evocative of youthful wonder. “After everything we went through, we came to a place of understanding that we have no control, that each new day is an adventure we need to approach with beginner’s eyes,” says Harrington. Wright adds: “Through all the discomfort, we took it as our mission to stay humble and hungry, to know that everything will change and to be prepared to find something of real value in that—and to find ourselves in it, too.”Looking back on the tumultuous year that gave rise to their latest album, Harrington and Wright note that they’ve adopted the Juniors outlook as something of a spiritual ethos: a realization that every new endeavor—no matter how familiar—will undoubtedly present new challenges and extraordinary surprise, ultimately reminding them that they are still but juniors. “I feel ready to view each next chapter of Tall Heights as another round of Juniors,” says Harrington. “This experience has emboldened us to create in any situation—because when life got very intense, we doubled-down on what we care about the most: creating songs together. And it felt fresh and new in that context.” And although leaving the Tall House proved nothing short of heartbreaking, the duo have found their devoted bond to be stronger than ever. “This record gave us the chance to really understand what we have in each other as weird partners on the great journey of self-exploration,” says Wright. “We know now that the Tall House can be a state of mind, not just a place of refuge. So while chaos continues, we’re able to fully see the beauty that can come from it.”
Born Ruffians – Juice, Squeeze & Pulp Tour w/ Sham Family
Globe Hall Presents Born Ruffians – Juice, Squeeze & Pulp Tour with Sham Family on Saturday, June 4 —
