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SUMMARY:Lucy Kaplansky
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nThe daughter of the famed Polish-Canadian mathematician Irving Kaplansky (who once wrote a song based on the first 14 digits of pi that his daughter has been known to perform)\, Lucy Kaplansky started out singing in Chicago bars. Then\, barely out of high school\, she took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers—Suzanne Vega\, John Gorka\, Bill Morrissey\, Cliff Eberhardt\, and others—where she fit right in—and kept on singing after earning a degree and working in the field of clinical psychology. She’s a singer-songwriter with an extraordinary feel for the range of human emotion. Lucy puts her own spin on contemporary songwriter folk with warm\, powerful vocals and guitar playing that draws guitar gods (or geeks) to talk shop with her. Lucy Kaplansky\, says the Boston Globe\, “is becoming the troubadour laureate of modern city folk.”
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/lucy-kaplansky-211120/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Joe Jencks
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nJoe Jencks is a 22-year veteran of the international Folk circuit\, an award-winning songwriter and a celebrated vocalist based in the Chicago area. Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart\, soul\, groove\, and grit. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting\, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel. Co-founder of the harmony trio Brother Sun\, Jencks has penned several #1 Folksongs including the ever-relevant Lady of The Harbor. From Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center to Festivals across the US and Canada\, Jencks has become a fan favorite throughout North America and beyond. He is known for his performances of musical beauty\, social consciousness and spiritual exploration. Joe’s most recent solo CD Poets\, Philosophers\, Workers\, and Wanderers earned #1 Artist\, Album\, and Song on the North American Folk DJ Chart as well as spending several weeks at #1 on the SIRIUS XM Americana Chart. Joe is a dual US-Irish citizen and has served as a Cultural Ambassador with the US State Department. \nCan’t make the show in person?  Tune in for the simultaneous livestream on The Ark’s Facebook page or on Joe’s YouTube channel.  Suggested donation to the tip jar to view the livestream is $20.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/joe-jencks-211118/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T200000
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SUMMARY:Carsie Blanton
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show. \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nYou may have encountered Carsie Blanton through her great John Prine tribute that circulated earlier this year\, but there’s a lot more to this New Orleans songstress than that. “Like the singer-songwriters she admires\, Carsie Blanton is making folk-based music that prizes wordplay and an antic sense of humor. You can hear jazz\, Motown and power pop in her melodies and phrasing\, which makes her stuff delightfully surprising but doesn’t help her in commercial categorization\,” says Ken Tucker of NPR. “Her tone never becomes cute because she phrases with such purpose. And what she’s talking about is almost always earthy if not downright down and dirty.” Carsie has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe since 2006\, as a headliner and as support for Paul Simon\, The Wood Brothers\, The Weepies\, Shawn Colvin and many more. Her live performances\, which include material from every album\, have been praised for their wit\, humor\, and captivating charm. \nA songwriter’s songwriter\, known for his lyric craft\, distinctive voice and soulful songs steeped in classic rhythm & blues\, pop\, jazz\, folk and country\, Milton first gained notoriety in his hometown New York City when his song “In The City” became a hit on New York’s WFUV radio. His live performances\, which include material from every one of his albums\, are praised for their wit\, humor\, and captivating charm.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/carsie-blanton-211116/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:San Fermin
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nSan Fermin is the brainchild of Brooklyn’s Ellis Ludwig-Leone\, an artist with a broad musical background who pursued musical studies at Yale and sharpened his teeth working with avant-garde classical composer Nico Muhly (Björk\, Grizzly Bear\, Antony & the Johnsons). Emerging in 2013 with their stylistically diverse eponymous debut\, the collective’s sound has evolved over the years with electronic pop and experimental rock adding new colors to their distinctive modern chamber pop. Pearla opens\, blending mystical twinges of folk\, pop and psychedelia into one warm and gently serrating\, sonic experience.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/san-fermin-211114/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jon McLaughlin
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nEverything in Jon McLaughlin’s life makes its way into his music\, whether he’s conscious of it or not. The artist\, raised in Indiana and based in Nashville\, brings all of his experiences and beliefs into each song he creates\, something that is especially true now that he’s the father of two young girls. \nJon released his debut album\, Indiana\, in 2007 on Island Def Jam\, attracting fans with his heartfelt\, hook-laden songwriting and impassioned delivery. He’s released five full-lengths in the twelve years since and revealed a true evolution in both his piano playing and singing. He’s played shows with Billy Joel\, Kelly Clarkson and Adele\, collaborated with longtime friend Sara Bareilles\, co-written with Demi Lovato and even performed at the Academy Awards in 2008. \nJon’s album\, Like Us\, dropped in October of 2015 via Razor & Tie\, and he spent the past few years touring extensively before heading back into his Nashville studio to work on new music. In November of 2018 Jon released his album Angst & Grace which features “Still My Girl” written for his youngest daughter. \nAnother project started in 2018 is his Dueling Pianos video series. Every episode features a new guest artist and they perform mashups of never been heard arrangements \nAs with everything he does\, Jon’s goal is to create connections. He wants to translate his experiences and ideas into music that reaches fans everywhere. His passion for music and playing is evident in each note he plays
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/jon-mclaughlin-211113/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Willy Porter Trio
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nGuitarist\, singer and songwriter Willy Porter has been touring solo and with ensembles of different sizes and shapes for over 30 years following his own path to explore the sacred language that music truly is. He continues to reach further into his guitar & pen while stretching the form of what his own music can be. His current trio combines Porter’s acoustic and electric fret work with the dynamic drumming of longtime collaborator Dave Schoepke\, and recent band addition Eric Madunic on Bass & vocals. Their live sound is a blend of grit\, soul & space that moves seamlessly from folk & bluesy Americana to alt and progressive rock in service of Porter’s original tunes.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/willy-porter-trio-211112/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sonny Landreth
DESCRIPTION:The Sonny Landreth show scheduled for November 11\, 2021 has been rescheduled for July 14\, 2022​. Tickets will be reissued when the date is rescheduled. Refunds will be available by request only no later than 30 days after the announcement of the new date. \nPlease Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show. \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nAfter a dozen acclaimed albums\, virtuoso slide guitarist and bandleader Sonny Landreth found himself at an artistic crossroads. He wanted to finally create the full-length acoustic collection his fans had long requested. But he was also itching to capture the sound of his stalwart electric trio augmented by a couple of his favorite collaborators. And the time was certainly right for an elastic\, career-spanning double-live album. So Sonny and his longtime friends decided to do it all. “Recorded Live in Lafayette” is a 16-song opus that covers more musical ground than any single album ever could\, as the singer and songwriter’s work stretches and twists across 93 minutes of full-band acoustic and electric bottleneck lightning. You can get a taste of the magic without going to Lafayette right here at The Ark—Sonny Landreth is one of the great live guitarists of our time!
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/sonny-landreth-211111/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nSays Todd Snider about Chicago Farmer: “I love Chicago Farmer’s singing and playing and songs\, but it’s the intention behind the whole of his work that moves me to consider him the genuine heir to Arlo Guthrie or Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. He knows the shell game that goes on under folk music … which is sacred to me. Chicago Farmer is my brother; if you like me\, you’ll love him.” Chicago Farmer is Cody Diekhoff\, who came from the Illinois farming community of Delavan. Many of his songs are in the Woody Guthrie vein\, populist as well as autobiographical. Cody logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer (originally the name of a group) before settling in the city in 2003. He listened to punk rock and grunge as a kid before discovering a friend’s dad playing Hank Williams\, and it was a revelation. Profoundly inspired as well by fellow Midwesterner John Prine\, he’s a working-class folk musician to his core. Cody 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. \nOpening is Erin Zindle\, the songwriter\, fiddler\, and leader of the nationally-touring folk-rock band Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds. With a genre-bending hybrid of indie-pop melodies\, global-infused beats\, rock guitar riffs\, conscious lyrics and virtuosic fiddling\, Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds deliver something that’s hard to define. Her voice is both earthy and ethereal\, full of character and texture with lyrics that point to the daily paradox of intentionally cultivating hope in the midst of a crazed and jaded world. She skillfully switches between violin\, kalimba\, piano\, and accordion\, never losing her infectious smile
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/chicago-farmer-the-fieldnotes-211110/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Darrell Scott
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nMulti-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Darrell Scott mines and cultivates the everyday moment\, taking the rote\, menial\, mundane\, and allowing it to be surreal\, ever poignant\, and candidly honest\, lilting\, blooming\, and resonating. The words he fosters allow us to make sense of the world\, what is at stake here\, and our place in it. And ultimately\, Darrell knows the sole truth of life is that love is all that matters\, that we don’t always get it right\, but that’s the instinctive and requisite circuitous allure of things\, why we forever chase it\, and why it is held sacred. \nDarrell Scott comes from a musical family with a father who had him smitten with guitars by the age of 4\, alongside a brother who played Jerry Reed style as well. From there\, things only ramped up with literature and poetry endeavors while a student at Tufts University\, along with playing his way through life. This would never change. \nAfter recently touring with Robert Plant and the Zac Brown Band (2 years with each)\, and producing albums for Malcolm Holcomb and Guy Clark and being named “songwriter of the year” for both ASCAP and NSAI\, these days find him roaming his Tennessee wilderness acreage hiking along the small river\, creating delicious meals with food raised on his property and playing music. He often leads songwriting workshops to help people tell their own truths with their stories\, and is as busy as always writing\, producing\, performing\, and just plain fully immersing himself in life.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/darrell-scott-21119/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T200000
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SUMMARY:The Lone Bellow
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \n“I want it to bring comfort\,” The Lone Bellow guitarist Brian Elmquist says. “But it’s not all hard conversations. There’s a lot of light and some dancing that needs to happen.” Brian is reflecting on Half Moon Light\, the band’s highly anticipated new album. \nHalf Moon Light is an artistic triumph worked toward for years\, earned not by individual posturing\, but by collective determination and natural growth. With earthy three-part harmonies and songwriting as provocative as it is honest\, the trio made up of Brian\, lead vocalist Zach Williams\, and multi-instrumentalist Kanene Donehey Pipkin creates sparks that make a stranger’s life matter or bring our sense of childlike wonder roaring back. On Half Moon Light\, The Lone Bellow mix light and dark to muster a complex ode to memory\, a call for hope\, and an exercise in empathy. Anchored in the acoustic storytelling that first so endeared the band to fans and critics\, Half Moon Light also takes more chances\, experimenting with textures and instrumental fillips to create a full-bodied music experience. The result is The Lone Bellow’s most sophisticated work to date. \n“We try to invite as many people into the process to see what we can make together\,” Brian says. “I like that spirit and that freedom. Then\, the songs speak for themselves.” \nThat wholehearted embrace of collaboration defines Half Moon Light. The record marks a return to recording in New York with Aaron Dessner\, whom the band counts as both a hero and a friend. “We already had a friendship with Aaron and a strong\, shared understanding of our musical vision\,” Zach says. “It’s really important to us to be a part of a community of musicians. We like that way of making something. Aaron showed us a new way of trusting. His idea of bringing in Josh Kaufman and J.T. Bates was such a beautiful gift. The meekness that these friends brought to the table was something that we will never forget. A sense of controlled fury. Lightning in a shoebox.” \n“Aaron has a powerful quietness about him\,” Kanene says. “A lot of people I meet in the music industry have lots of bravado\, and it’s something I have trouble believing. Aaron doesn’t have that. He is a joy to work with. A true friend.” \nFor the first time\, the band stayed where they recorded\, sequestered from the world at Aaron’s studio in upstate New York. They fell asleep at night to the sound of coyotes howling and felt the freedom to fall into rabbit holes that would have otherwise been left unexplored. “We made this record in a place of joy with our friends. We were trying to do something bigger than ourselves\,” says Brian. “I think we’ve been wanting to make this record for a while now. It just hasn’t come together as perfectly as it did this time.”  \nA lone piano launches into a hymn as the album’s intro track. The pianist is Zach’s grandmother\, playing at the funeral of her husband of 64 years – Zach’s grandfather. The hymn returns as an interlude and outro\, underscoring The Lone Bellow’s intention for 12 songs to be experienced together\, as an album.  \nWonder – feeling it\, losing it\, finding it again – underpins the entire record. Pulsing with the trio’s signature harmonies\, the track “Wonder” is a loving call to reclaim the childlike awe and appreciation age takes away. Zach pulled from vivid childhood memories to craft the song\, which transports listeners to moments of breathlessness experienced in the everyday: cheap coffee\, backroad car rides\, pine-tree views\, and powerful songs.  \nJubilant “I Can Feel You Dancing” rolls into a cathartic celebration. The song pays tribute to “lionhearted” free spirits with horns and soaring vocals. With a winking jungle beat\, “Good Times” tells tales Zach has collected over the years. “Some stories were told on a boat I worked on in the Caribbean in the middle of the night. Some were in old Irish pubs in Manhattan. Some were in backyards down in my hometown. Some were in a hospital bed\,” Zach says. “I wanted to shine light on the fact that there are still people living with beauty and reckless abandonment.” Delivered over intimate acoustic guitar and hushed backing instrumentation\, “Enemies” is a self-contained call and response that reconnects life-defining moments with the frustrating or tenuous present that threatens to snuff out the magic. \nLead single “Count On Me” reminds us to lean on one another with soul-shouting intensity. Praise for deep friendships pops up again and again throughout the album: “Friends” celebrates the relationships forged after years together in the trenches – with a musical swagger that nods to David Byrne and Tom Petty. \nKanene takes the lead on tour-de-force “Just Enough to Get By.” Her inimitable voice – capable of grit and smoothness – pushes through line after line with steely purpose. The performance would saunter were it not for the rage bubbling underneath. Kanene wrote the song about her mother\, who was raped at 19\, then sent away to have the baby that resulted. When she returned home\, she never spoke of what had happened until 40 years later\, when Kanene’s half-sister – the baby – found them. “I’ve met my half-sister many times. She’s wonderful and lovely and an amazing story of something never being too broken to be fixed. But my mom had to work through the trauma\,” Kanene says. “This song was me putting myself in my mom’s place\, releasing a lot of complex emotions. Anger is definitely one of them. Hurt\, frustration\, sadness. We all have experiences that could be better if we could talk about them\, but we keep them hidden.” \nAlbum standout “Illegal Immigrant” also features Kanene’s vocals. Brian took the lead writing the song\, which tells the true story of a mother and child separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The chorus’s “I promised I’d find you\, wherever you are\, wherever you are / Here I am” is equal parts haunting\, heartbreaking\, and reassuring – and the unfiltered words actually spoken by the immigrant mother into a press conference microphone. Kanene sings with weighty restraint – like a parent burying their own terror so they can be their child’s rock. “I was trying to tell her story the best I could\,” Brian says. “I wanted to keep myself as far out of the equation as I could and just try to connect – to help find some compassion.”  \nBrian also penned “Wash It Clean\,” which both Zach and Kanene point to as a favorite. Lilting with guitar and harmonica\, the song is a letter to Brian’s dad\, who passed away suddenly last year. The two had a strained relationship\, and Brian spent years trying to find some common ground. They did\, and then two months later\, his dad was gone. The band recorded the song on the one-year anniversary of Brian’s father’s death\, without Brian even realizing it at the time. “I feel like that means he was here – or in me\,” Brian says. “Working really hard to find understanding was probably one of the greatest gifts and lessons of my whole life.”  \nThe stories behind the songs matter – but they aren’t what matters most. In the end\, The Lone Bellow’s music needs no explanation. Just listening offers a salve and a shelter. “In my own perfect little world\, I would be able to put the music out and not talk about it – just\, Here. Bye. See you next time\,” Zach says\, then laughs softly. “I do hope someone will find this music in a peaceful moment\, when they can turn it on and get lost in the story and the sound.”  \n–VIP TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT– \nVIP details: \n• Early entry for a premium concert view \n• Invitation to ‘The Shindig’ which includes: \n• Pre-show private acoustic performance and Q&A by The Lone Bellow  \n• One (1) exclusive Shindig Color Half Moon Light vinyl\, signed by The Lone Bellow \n• One (1) exclusive ’Shindig’ canvas tote bag \n• One (1) limited edition ’Shindig’ enamel pin \n• Crowd-free merchandise shopping
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/the-lone-bellow-21118/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brendan James
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Proof of Vaccination is required for admission. By purchasing a ticket you agree that you and your guests will comply with all laws\, orders\, ordinances\, regulations and health and safety guidance adopted by the State of Michigan\, the County of Washtenaw and The Ark\, including any guidelines in place at the time of the show. Attendees who do not comply will be asked to leave. Policies will be updated as circumstances and requirements change in our community. Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.  \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nThe rising star continues to rise. \nFor those who have followed Brendan James from his 2008 major label debut to his current ranking among today’s top troubadours\, the journey has been a pretty remarkable one. \nBorn in New Hampshire\, schooled in Chapel Hill\, signed by Capitol Records by the age of 25\, and road-tested with a thousand shows to date\, James has certainly lived the life of a troubadour. His songs have landed spots on over 15 major television shows and feature films and he’s achieved the #1 Singer Songwriter spot on iTunes\, multiple times. He has formed relationships with music legends Carly Simon and Cat Stevens\, enjoyed on-stage experiences with the likes of John Legend\, John Mayer\, and Paula Cole\, and recently been asked to give a TedTalk on gun violence\, love songs\, and simpler societies. \nNow\, after two years of touring in support of his 2012 release\, Simplify\, James embarks on an altogether new sound. His new EP\, The Howl\, set for release in the summer of 2015\, is bigger\, badder\, and dancier than anything he’s attempted to date. In his words\, The Howl is “…a reflection of my years on the road\, my dreams broken and reformed\, and my growing addiction to the upbeat and the feel good.” He chose the name after reading a review of his last album\, in which he was described as an artist holding back a howl. So howling he will do: bigger songs\, bigger shows\, and bigger goals.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/brendan-james-21117/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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