Sam Fischer

Globe Hall Presents Sam Fischer on Tuesday, June 18th. They say you get your whole life to write your first album, but it took Sam Fischer just ‘a cool 35 minutes’ to create his favourite track on it, Landslide. It came about back in 2018 at a song-writing camp in the Hollywood hills.   “It was midnight when we started this song,” says Sam. “Everyone had got on the beers. It started as a party rock type vibe but turned into this acoustic lullaby. We ended up writing the most tender love song, and it hasn’t changed at all since that day. I’m so excited for people to hear it.”   Despite having written for the likes of Demi Lovato, Keith Urban, Ciara, Cian Ducrot and Cat Burns, and finding global success with viral TikTok hit This City, Sam’s debut album, I Love You Please Don’t Hate Me, is his first extended body of work. It is a compilation of tracks he has written over his career, and the common theme is his relationship with himself – which at times has been fraught.   “The album name is a pretty good summary of what’s to come,” he explains. “It’s like, ‘I’ve been terrible to you, but I’ll be better. You’re worth it, but you’ve also been an arsehole.”   Sam grew up on a farm outside of Sydney, later moving to the city with his parents. Music was integral to his childhood – he started playing the violin at the age of three, and later the saxophone. His mum would listen to Enya at home while his dad had three albums on rotation – The Bodyguard soundtrack, Michael Jackson HIStory on Film, Volume II and a rock compilation. By 12 he was writing his own music.   He recalls his parents buying him his first album. “It was a Human Nature record,” he explains. “I listened to it over and over again, and learned all the songs. I asked them to buy me another album, and they said no! I was like, ‘excuse me!’ So I decided to write my own albums out of sheer spite! Proving people wrong has been a major driving force in my life.”   He joined a jazz band at his high school and won a scholarship at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston when he was 18. It was a pivotal four years in his life. Not only did he learn his craft, but he met his wife Erin, who now does backing vocals in his band. It’s also where he met his guitarist, fellow Australian, Marton Bisits.   After graduating Sam moved to LA to try and make it as a singer and songwriter. But it was tough, and he struggled to make ends meet. While sleeping on any soft surface he could find, he did backing vocals for the band Holychild, worked for cash as a delivery driver for an Australian meat pie shop in downtown LA called ‘The Bronzed Aussie’ and said yes to any and every session he could find.  Early in 2019 he noticed that his track “This City” had gone from 4000 streams a day on Spotify, to 10,000, then later to 60,000. “I was wondering what was going on? The track had been out for a year already. Then I got a message from someone named LeeThe4th saying, ‘I wanted to let you know that your track This City is the biggest song on a new app called ‘TikTok’ right now.’ I was like, ‘What’s TikTok?!’” Now Sam is looking forward to getting back to performing live in front of an audience again. “I’m excited to tour as much as possible. And really work my arse off to show the world who I am and what I can do as an artist.”- 16+, under 16 admitted with a ticketed parent or guardian

Peak 11 w/ Cabin + Bryse Taylor

Globe Hall Presents Peak 11 with Cabin and Bryse Taylor on Sunday, April 28th.- 16+, under 16 admitted with a ticketed parent or guardian

John-Robert w/ Zoë Coz + Plain Faraday

Globe Hall Presents John-Robert with Zoë Coz and Plain Faraday on Wednesday, April 17th. When John-Robert left his Edinburg, VA, hometown (pop. 1,070) for LA in 2019, he did so with starry-eyed ambition – bypassing a Berklee scholarship to chase his own musical manifest destiny. Grammy-nominated producer Ricky Reed (Leon Bridges, Lizzo) signed him at age 19 to Nice Life/Warner, helping integrate John-Robert’s lilting blend of traditional folk and Appalachian country into the modern pop landscape.His debut single, “Adeline,” has become an 11M streamer, and collaborations and co-signs from Alessia Cara and Camilla Cabello have cemented him as a deeply auspicious writer. Now, on Garden Snake, the artist hailed as “a small-town teen poised to become the next big singer-songwriter” explores the pull of his past, bursting with the grassroots musicality of his Shenandoah Valley birthplace and the homespun purity of his songwriting.Ruminating on friendship, loneliness and identity, the self-produced Garden Snake is the soundtrack to a coming-of-age epic. From the back-porch breeze of “Come Pick Me Up” and colorful “Sweet Child” to the West Coast bedroom pop “Road Trip,” wistful “Westward Bound” and red-clay shuffle “Good Days’ll Come,” the EP radiates John-Robert’s spirit at the intersection of small-town USA and the internet age.“Garden Snake is a time capsule,” he says. “It was like trying to make a Virginia record in LA. I’m really proud of myself for seeing it through. It was character building, and it’s something no one can take away from me.” – 16+, under 16 admitted with a ticketed parent or guardian

Jade Bird – Open Up The Songbook w/ Emelise + Kayla Katz

105.5 The Colorado Sound & Indie 102.3 present Jade Bird – Open Up The Songbook with Emelise and Kayla Katz on Saturday, May 4th. Like falling in love, break-ups start slowly and then happen all at once. For Jade Bird, the end of her relationship gathered pace and crashed into reality in 2022, resulting in the beautifully temperate EP Burn The Hard Drive. It is a short collection of songs that paint the various stages of grief that come with the end of a relationship in devastatingly astute but carefully optimistic strokes.    Bird has always railed against being pigeonholed and wary of collaboration. Having grown up in the UK, she was influenced heavily by Americana and hailed as a powerhouse performer. Even as she was compared to country-folk titans, in those early days she was determined to be fully Jade Bird without any shades of anyone else. Every note had to come from her. But for Burn The Hard Drive, she worked with Alex Crossan, known better as Mura Masa, finding freedom and joy in writing and experimenting with ideas in his modest home studio. Gradually, the songs found form and her emotions tumbled out into notes and melodies, shepherded by Crossan’s unique and encouraging ear.    She had met her ex-fiance when she was just 18. He was a musician and she was newly signed. “It was an unsaid thing that it wouldn’t have worked unless he kind of joined my band and we toured together, so things evolved very quickly,” she says. So for the next few years as Bird’s career took off, they did everything together: recording, touring, writing, everything. “Every cool memory I’ve got musically, he’s in that. The second record is about him.” He was enmeshed in her life in a way that few of us experience. “When you’re in a relationship like that, when it’s good it’s so good. You’ve got support at work, you’re on the road together: it’s this romantic ideal. And when it’s not good, it becomes a bit of a living hell.”Even as they got engaged and moved together to Austin, Texas, things began to break down. “There’s been so many times I’ve been on stage and I’ve just sort of had a bit of a breakdown, crying or whatever, because the songs are so interwoven into my experience.” Bird began writing the songs that make up the EP just after the hardcore lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic ended. “I think we were all going through something,” she says of those early writing sessions with Cossen. During one of the last writing sessions before the break-up, she wrote the song Burn The Hard Drive, a sultry, sorrowful song. “There’s no good goodbye, no right way to die,” she sings on the chorus before offering a digital Eternal Sunshine solution of destroying all evidence of a relationship. “I listened back to it with Alex and was like, ‘Oh my god this is a premonition of ending my relationship’.”  It’s a short, reflective record, one that seems to send Jade Bird off on a new trajectory. Life has taken a turn too. She relocated to LA, started seeing someone new and has been embracing more pastimes outside of her career – at just 26 she’s already been a working musician for almost a decade. Even as her most collaborative work yet, Burn The Hard Drive sees her finally feeling like herself. It’s been a transformative time: and from the darkness, light has come. – 16+, under 16 admitted with a ticketed parent or guardian

Jonathan & Abigail Peyton w/ Philip Bowen

Globe Hall Presents Jonathan & Abigail Peyton with Philip Bowen on Friday, August 2nd. Jonathan Peyton:Jonathan Peyton is a singer/songwriter from North, GA. He writes emotion-evoking songs that tell a story and captivate listeners by their honesty and relatability. With a rocky upbringing Jonathan found himself gravitating towards music to help process his life experiences. He soon started writing music to tell his stories.  Jonathan has recently teamed up with Sadler Vaden of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit to produce his newest album, Nothing Here’s the Same, which released March 1st of this year. Jonathan and his wife Abigail have been busy over the past year opening for acts such as Zach Bryan, The Head and the Heart, Wyatt Flores, and more! Philip Bowen:Born and raised in West Virginia, Philip Bowen’s uplifting sound is heavily inspired by Appalachian roots. The dynamic, internationally touring singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist began playing fiddle at the age of four, & his virtuoso skills have become quite popular, with over 1.5 Million followers online. His popularity on social media even propelled him to win TikTok’s Greatest Talent competition, beating out thousands of other competitors. He’s played iconic venues like The Bluebird Cafe, 3rd & Lindsley, and been a featured performer on NPR’s “Mountain Stage.” 2023 was a breakout year for Bowen, and saw him share the stage with legends like Darius Rucker, finish as a semifinalist on Season 18 of America’s Got Talent, earn a spotlight at Americanafest, and release his debut album, “Old Kanawha.”In addition to his work as a touring artist, he is an accomplished session player with over 100 credits to his name for a wide range of artists including Noah Kahan, Brandon Davis, Spinmont, Styles Haury, Jenna Paulette, Josiah & the Bonnevilles, & more.
He continues to release his original music, spreading his message of positivity to an audience that has been growing rapidly. With guest spots on Ross Golan’s “And the demo is…” and praise from American Songwriter, Whiskey Riff, Rolling Stone, The Bluegrass Situation, No Depression, and Atwood Magazine, it’s easy to see why the Nashville Songwriters Association International dubbed this inspirational artist “one to watch.”- 16+, under 16 admitted with a ticketed parent or guardian

93.3 KTCL Presents Ella Red w/ Grace DeVine + Porcelain Twin

93.3 KTCL Presents Ella Red with Grace DeVine and Porcelain Twin on Friday, April 19 — Born with music in her veins, Ella Red’s voice can be sweet but also powerful and commanding, carrying the weight of her relatable lyrics with unwavering conviction. Ella’s hit single “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” gained over 1,100 spins on KTCL in Denver, CO, and airplay on numerous other alternative stations nationwide.   Ella Red shaped her early alternative pop tunes with melodies that resonate deep within the soul. But her music is more than just catchy hooks and infectious rhythms; it’s a vehicle for delivering a message of honesty and addressing the pressing issues of society today. – 16+, under 16 admitted with a ticketed parent or guardian

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