Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes w/ Jesh Yancey & The High Hopes

Globe Hall Presents Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes with Jesh Yancey & The High Hopes on Thursday, March 10th — The son of a small-town farming community, Cody Diekhoff logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer before settling in the city in 2003. Profoundly inspired by fellow Midwesterner John Prine, he’s a working-class folk musician to his core. His small-town roots, tilled with city streets mentality, are turning heads North and South of I-80. “I love the energy, music, and creativity of Chicago, but at the same time, the roots and hard work of my small town,” he shares. Growing up in Delavan, Illinois, with a population less than 2,000, Diekhoff’s grandparents were farmers, and their values have always provided the baseline of his songs. He writes music for “the kind of people that come to my shows. Whether in Chicago or Delavan, everyone has a story, and everyone puts in a long day and works hard the same way,” he says. “My generation may have been labeled as slackers, but I don’t know anyone who doesn’t work hard – many people I know put in 50-60 hours a week and 12-hour days. That’s what keeps me playing. I don’t like anyone to be left out; my music is for everyone in big and very small towns.” He listened to punk rock and grunge as a kid before discovering a friend’s dad playing Hank Williams, and it was a revelation. Prine and Guthrie quickly followed. The name Chicago Farmer was originally for a band, but the utilitarian life of driving alone from bar to bar, city to city – to make a direct connection to his audience and listener, took a deeper hold. “You can smell the dirt in the fields, hear the wind as it blows across the plains, and see the people that Chicago Farmer sings about. Each track captures a moment in time, whether for a person or a particular place. Imagine if a John Steinbeck short story had been written as a song, and this will give you a fairly good idea as to what Chicago Farmer accomplishes on his albums.” — HONEST TUNE

Donny Benet w/ BabyBaby + Fred Fancy

Globe Hall Presents Donny Benet with BabyBaby and Fred Fancy on Saturday, March 12th –“Jeffrey Lebowski, it is “The Dude”, Donny Benét, it is “The Don”. Quite simply.”Hailed and panned by critics as “Prince on a serious budget cut” Donny Benét is best described as the favourite nephew to Uncles Giorgio Moroder, Alan Vega and Michael McDonald. Residingin Sydney, Australia, Benét writes, performs and records entirely by himself at the renowned Donnyland Studios. Vintage synthesisers and drum machines are used exclusively to present Benét’s views on life, love and relationships through the power of song. Benét’s 2011 breakthrough album “Don’t Hold Back”, confused and intrigued many, establishing him as a cult figure in the Australian music scene. Several albums later the piece de resistance came in the form of the 2018 album The Don, which led to Donny embarking on numerous sold-out tours of Europe, North America and Australia. Mr Experience, Donny’s latest album, released amid the global pandemic, continued his rise as an international artist receiving countless strong album reviews. His North American shows will be the first time an international audience will be able to see these tracks performed live. So buckle up, Donny is ready and coming for you.

Indie 102.3 presents Paul Cherry w/ Dougie Poole, Sedona + Bobby Amulet

Indie 102.3 Presents Paul Cherry with Dougie Poole, Sedona and Bobby Amulet on Thursday, March 24 — Through pining comes purpose. Paul Cherewick, monikered Paul Cherry, makes adeparture from pining for an unrequited love on his debut LP Flavour toward the hungerfor creative fulfillment on Back on the Music. “Bouncing off the bottom: this pattern is theproblem…” is the melancholic opening line of the new album, a meandering meditationon the life of an artist: chasing inspiration, finding community, and the struggle tomaintain both. Throughout the buoyant, alright-on-the-outside tracks that make up hissecond album, Cherry staggers and stumbles back into love with his life and craft.Music becomes personified inside Tootsie Roll, becoming an ugly, grinning trenchcoated villain plucked right out of a vintage Max Fleischer cartoon, cooing to the listener,“You know you want me. Take me, take me,” harmonizing over his own voice. Almost asif through excess, inhibition and precise self-analysis, Paul Cherry may find quiet. In theluxuriant arrangement of the title track, Back on the Music he sings, “You love to play,but it don’t pay. Feels like you’re caught in check mate.” Not everything fits neatly withinthe lines of these songs, as in the lonely, wobbling flute melody that carries us out of ItHappens All the Time. Cherry shows us that often the path back to one’s self—disguised in this album as Music—is a wavering one.

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.

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