Rose City Band w/ Tan Cologne
Globe Hall Presents Rose City Band with Tan Cologne on Thursday, March 13th. Rose City Band’s music is sun-kissed timeless country rock whose seemingly effortless momentum carries the joy of its creation without ignoring the darkness pervading our consciousness. Led by guitarist/vocalist Ripley Johnson, the music of Rose City Band is rooted in his love of private press records of the mid to late 70’s. The band, in addition to Johnson, features pedal steel guitarist Barry Walker, keyboardist Paul Hasenberg and drummer John Jeffrey who enmesh a keen sense of rhythmic drive and melody with gentler, sumptuous atmospheres. Sol Y Sombra digs its heels into insatiable grooves, its parade of catchy songs conjuring a sunset drive through an open desert, both a celebration of a sojourn and a reach for the warmth of home. The contrasts of Sol Y Sombra, the musical equivalent of bright stars in a night sky, are to Johnson an inevitability. “With Rose City Band, I’m generally trying to make uplifting music, good time music,” says Johnson. “This time I couldn’t avoid the shadow being more of a presence. There’s no getting away from it. The shadow is always there. So, I left it in.” Like many genre-breaking private press albums, the melancholia-infused Sol Y Sombra’s contrasts equally enhance moments of joy and movement whilst elevating the music with its honesty and intimacy. Nuanced performances and interplay between players unfurl like desert flowers splashing color onto an arid landscape. The ensemble’s buoyant moments still glide with ease, but there is room to revel in respite of the shade of a dark cloud. For Johnson, the album finds places where the conscious meets the unconscious, the songs emanating the more mercurial and curious aspects of their sonic dream world, using darker hues to paint the panorama around them. Sol Y Sombra’s opener “Lights on the Way” is halogen on the highways, a beam of light pressing onward past dashed lines and soaring with Johnson’s guitar work and lush harmonies. The album’s first half is rife with blissful Americana, from upbeat rollicks to ballads dripping with sweet molasses. Walker’s pedal steel speckles the slow-motion shuffle of “Evergreen” with glinting starlight. His playing throughout pairs perfectly with Johnson’s effervescent guitar lines, exuding the casual virtuosity of pedal steel country legends while lending remarkable modern twists to his graceful licks. Across the album, Johnson’s tasteful guitar interjections and soothing voice are met in kind with the versatile playing of Walker, Hasenberg, and Jeffery, with special guest performances by synthesist/ vocalist Sanae Yamada. Throughout his prolific career with Wooden Shjips, Moon Duo and now Rose City Band, Johnson’s music has consistently centered around exploration and discovery. Sol Y Sombra imbues his penchant for space and resplendent tonality with a denser amalgam of his influences. Johnson tactfully incorporates new elements with deftness and fluidity, while holding the band’s center intact. “One of my takeaways from making this record is that I spent a lot of energy trying to do things a little different but ended up back where I started in many ways,” notes Johnson. “And that’s OK.” All ages, ticketed guests under 16 ONLY ADMITTED WITH TICKETED GUARDIAN 21+ All sales are final. Check your tickets carefully, NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON Your name will be on the Will Call list the night of the show at doors time.
Ethan Regan w/ Izzy Heltai
Globe Hall Presents Ethan Regan with Izzy Heltai on Friday, January 31 — – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Chris Knight w/ Chance Stanley + The Threadbarons
Globe Hall Presents Chris Knight with Chance Stanley and The Threadbarons on Saturday, January 11th. After 23 years as a recording artist, singer-songwriter Chris Knight remains boldly empowered to make music that always delivers the unflinching truth. In fact, the man raised in Slaughters, Kentucky uses a simple, direct barometer to regularly check his muse: “If I can’t believe myself, I won’t sing the song.” That brutally honest, no-frills philosophy fits his Americana-fueled, backwoods-grown merger of folk, country, and rock. It’s been at the backbone of nine studio albums, beginning with 1998’s acclaimed self-titled debut and traveling through scorchers such as the one-two punch of 2001’s A Pretty Good Guy and 2003’s The Jealous Kind, two demo-styled discs (2007’s The Trailer Tapes and 2009’s Trailer II), and the recent, electric guitar-fortified opus, 2019’s Almost Daylight. Because Knight’s music has always sat outside of the mainstream, onstage is where he makes his fans one show at a time. It is exactly where his searing tales of rural characters, fringe survivors, and tumultuous small-town existence find a captivated audience. A few edgy, raw gems that immediately come to mind are “It Ain’t Easy Being Me,” “Carla Came Home,” “I’m William Callahan,” and “Everybody’s Lonely Now,” the latter two from Almost Daylight. What Knight writes about is what he knows. He was raised in mining country, so it’s no surprise that he would earn a degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University and then work as a mine reclamation inspector and then miner’s consultant. But eventually his passion for writing songs and playing guitar, both inspired by his musical hero, the late John Prine, led him to chronicle his surroundings in words and music. “I came from a big family and grew up in the woods six miles from two small towns, so there were a lot of stories,” he says. “There were always a lot of ideas to write about.” Those ideas have earned Knight praise from publications such as The New York Times (“the last of a dying breed…a taciturn loner with an acoustic guitar and a college degree”) and USA Today (“a storyteller in the best traditions of Mellencamp and Springsteen”), to name a few. Like his beloved Prine, whom Knight duets with on Prine’s chestnut “Mexican Home,” the cut that closes Almost Daylight, Knight fits comfortably in Texas honky-tonks, downtown Nashville venues, and cool Manhattan rock clubs. It’s no wonder that Knight has single-handedly scraped a reputation as one of America’s most uncompromising and respected singer-songwriters through 23 years and nine studio albums. He’s done this minus fanfare and artifice. The native son of Slaughters, Kentucky (population: 238) only sings songs he believes. He also speaks only when he has a potent message. “If I don’t have something worth saying, I’m not opening my mouth. I haven’t suited everybody, but every time I get a new fan it tells me I’m doing something right. I think all my records have set a precedent, if only for me at the very least. I just want people to think the latest one stands up to everything else I’ve done.” – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Geographer’s Animal Shapes 15th Anniversary Tour w/ Lily Kershaw
Globe Hall Presents Geographer’s Animal Shapes 15th Year Anniversary with Lily Kershaw on Saturday, March 8 — Formed in San Francisco, Geographer is the moniker for the now Los Angeles-based Mike Deni. Part social scientist, part troubadour, if Geographer is an expert at anything, it’s precisely chronicling life’s imperfections. He has headlined many national tours, played Outside Lands, Just Like Heaven, Firefly, Treefort, and other festivals, released four critically acclaimed albums, including 2023’s A Mirror Brightly, and has performed with such musical luminaries as The Flaming Lips, Young The Giant, Tycho, K.Flay, Ratatat, Betty Who, and Tokyo Police Club. Deni is celebrating the 15 year anniversary of his Seminal EP Animal Shapes with a tour and a special vinyl reissue. He’ll be performing the EP in its entirety, as well as songs from his new album and his ever growing catalog of thoughtful and heartfelt music. About “A Mirror Brightly,” Deni says, “I focused on my experience moving through the world: feeling like an outcast, being denied love in its many forms, and struggling to find meaning in an existence that looked increasingly like a void the more I peered into the glass,” Deni says. Although A Mirror Brightly (out February 23, 2024, Nettwerk Records) is indeed deeply personal, it’s not simply autobiographical like his previous releases. “This record takes that existential shock but explores it through humanity as a whole, rather than just me as an individual.” – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Asal w/ Marco Luka + Yan Yez
Globe Hall Presents Asal with Marco Luka and Yan Yez on Wednesday, February 26 — Asal’s music combines elements of hip-hop, R&b, and alternative production with her unique vocal tone. Gaining traction with the release of her debut EP, “MissingSomething”, Asal sold out her first headline show in London and joined Artemas on his European & North American tour. Earlier this year, Asal performed on the main stage at EDC Vegas with MK promoting their track, “She’s in The Club”. Asal is building her own world, working on a new project, and preparing for her first headline tour across North America. – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
DLR x SWAG Present: Blackberry Crush w/ look at fiona + Zoe Coz
DLR x SWAG Present Blackberry Crush with look at fiona and Zoe Coz on Sunday, November 10th.- All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
CANCELED – The Rubens w/ Bad Knees + Mystee
Globe Hall Presents The Rubens with Bad Knees and Mystee on Wednesday, March 19th. To mark the release of their 5th studio album SODA, The Rubens announce a string of global tour dates for 2025 presented by Ripple Effect, WME and Mushroom Music The SODA Global Tour consists of 17 shows, hitting key locations in Europe, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. 2024 has been a busy year for the 5 piece, having already played 28 shows in front of 20,000 regional Australian audiences, and their SODA Australian tour set to play to 14,000 fans across 14 shows. Following on from their 2021 #1 ARIA-Charting fourth album 0202, which was nominated for the prestigious Australian Music Prize (AMP) and won an ARIA for Best Producer with album tracks ‘Live In Life’ and ‘Masterpiece’ certified 4x Platinum and Platinum respectively in Australia, The Rubens’ 5th studio album SODA is out now, featuring recent drip-fed singles Good Mood, Pets & Drugs, Liquid Gold, Sunday Night and fan favorite Black Balloon. Their first time overseas since 2019, the SODA Global tour is not to be missed. https://therubens.os.fan/join All ages, ticketed guests under 16 ONLY ADMITTED WITH TICKETED GUARDIAN 21+ All sales are final. Check your tickets carefully, NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON Your name will be on the Will Call list the night of the show at doors time.
Cycles w/ Mr. Specific + River Spell
Globe Hall Presents Cycles with Mr. Specific and River Spell on Saturday, November 30th. Cycles epitomize the power-trio format with ripping guitar, fat bass grooves played out through furious slapping, and viciously dynamic drum beats flowing over intricate tempo changes. The current incarnation of the ever-developing sound of Cycles reveals itself today as a speeding freight train of sound and rhythm. Screaming peaks and balanced grooves find their way out of the chaos of a jam while samples ripped from the likes of Madonna, Lil Nas X and many more ring out and grab the unsuspecting audience by surprise, adding to the multicolored blend of sound filling a room and often standing out as comedic elements of the show. Drawing influence from artists such as Rage Against the Machine, J. Dilla, Primus, Weather Report, and many more, Cycles fuse an eclectic blend of genres to produce an original sound that has become harder and harder to find. Although only a few years old, Cycles have over 350 shows under their belt with tours extending across the entire U.S. A heavy touring schedule keeps them on their toes while providing the inspiration to continue to write and always strive to play better. Look out for their name soon on a festival schedule in your hands or a club marquee playing with your favorite bands. – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
CANCELED – Madison Ryann Ward
CANCELED – Madison Ryann Ward on Wednesday, November 13th. Faith-based singer/songwriter Madison Ryann Ward writes warmhearted songs that mix mature pop and contemporary R&B with accents of gospel, blues, and folk. Previously signed to Rick Rubin’s American Recordings, for which she cut the secular Beyond Me EP (2019), she has established herself as an independent artist with her own Zelda House Records, issuing a slew of singles before making her full-length debut with A New Thing (2023), a bright showcase for her commanding and understated voice. Ward grew up in her native Oklahoma hearing a wide range of music. Her mother played piano in church, and she soaked up blues and soul classics while working in her teens at her father’s restaurant. A year-round athletic star in high school, Ward excelled in volleyball at Oklahoma University with plans of going pro. Her path changed after an informal cafeteria recording of her singing Aretha Franklin’s “Chain of Fools” went viral. This encouraged Ward to build an online following with regular uploads of covers, and she eventually devoted herself to developing her voice and budding songwriting talent, leading to a deal with producer Rick Rubin and his American Recordings label. After she made her commercial debut with the Rex Rideout collaboration “Mirror” in 2018, Ward continued the next year with Beyond Me, a four-track EP featuring the equally lean and soulful ballad “BRKN.” Ward then went independent, and from 2020 through 2022 progressed with singles such as “Higher,” “Player,” “Love&Adoration,” and “Anchor.” In 2023, she delivered A New Thing, an album over an hour in length with a few of the preceding singles placed throughout the sequence. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Marlon Funaki x sundiver ca w/ Stovetop Gemini
Globe Hall Presents Marlon Funaki x sundiver ca with Stovetop Gemini on Sunday, December 8th.Marlon Funaki: Marlon Funaki is a 23 year old solo artist who songwrites, creates and mixes all of his work. With a very strong voice, Marlon implements a unique alternative rock vocal with a jazzy/ psychedelic style of guitar playing. Marlon’s unique style of playing attracts an energetic yet calming audience to his live performances, making his shows a show for everyone. sundiver ca: Christopher Lopez’s unmistakable brand of dreamy-psych-rock was born out of Inland Empire DIY shows and raw soundcloud demos. In 2020, the track “Soundtrack for your Backseat” exploded on social media, and thus, garnered routine editorial playlisting, tens of millions of rotations, and propelled his debut self-produced album Superstar Baby to a worldwide audience. This encouraged the band to embark on a 30+ date headline tour across the west, including stops at UMS and Zona Festival. Once donning arrays of keyboards and sample pads to backyard shows, the DIY spirit of sundiver ca is still strong. – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
