The winter portion of the Warhol's
Sound Series is well underway (the next is
Ekmeles on Jan. 30), but it is, of course, never too early to start talking about spring. Most, but not all of these are actually taking place at the Warhol: check out the museum
website for more information.
On March 17, that portion of the season opens with Drag City supergroup
Rangda, featuring Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny and Chris Corsano ($12-15). On March 19, composer
Tristan Perich and pianist
Vicky Chow will perform the composition "Surface Image" ($12-15, on sale now). Icelandic label
The Bedroom Community brings its
10 Year Anniversary: Whale Watching on March 31, featuring artists
Nico Muhly,
Ben Frost,
Sam Amidon and
Valgeir Sigurðsson ($15-20, on sale now). French new music collective
Ensemble Linea performs on April 2 ($10-20, on sale now).
Son Lux plays on April 9 ($12-15). West African “desert blues” band
Songhoy Blues comes to town April 12 ($12-15).
Dawn of Midi will play music inspired by North and West African folk traditions on April 16 ($12-15).
Julian Lage, who was the subject of the documentary
Jules at Eight, brings his trio on May 3 ($12-15). And finally, auto-visual group
Cineshape performs on May 4 ($10-15).
ORieL & The Revoluters,
Ras Maisha,
Truth & Rites,
Joe Bischoff and others join together at
Altar Bar for Drusky's
Reggae Fusion Fest. That's happening Feb. 6 ($18-22, on sale now).
Shalerpalooza 2016 is happening at
Mr. Small's Theatre on Feb. 20. The lineup features
Sidetracked,
Trashbag Parachse,
Offkilter,
Remains Of This,
Act 80's,
Tobacco Road,
Villain,
DJ Monsoon,
DJ Remus,
TEEOOH and more ($8-10, on sale now).
Also at Mr. Small's: Youtube stars
Trevor Moran & Ricky Dillon on March 3 ($29.50, on sale now);
The Joy Formidable and
Everything Everything on April 10 ($20-22, on sale Friday);
Issues, Crown The Empire, One OK Rock and
Night Verses on April 16 ($23-25, on sale Friday); and
Savages on May 17 ($20-22, on sale Friday).
On March 19 at
Club Cafe,
Joe Grushecky and
Eddie Manion celebrate the release of Grushecky's new solo record ($15-20, on sale Friday). Also at Club Cafe,
Pure Bathing Culture and
Pillar Point on April 3 ($10, on sale Friday);
Erin McKeown on April 8 ($14-16, on sale now). And on May 7,
THE SHOW plays an acoustic set at 6:30 p.m., followed by a plugged-in set at 10:15 p.m. ($7-10, on sale now).
And looking ahead to what will likely be one of the bigger shows of the summer (among those of us who aren't sure if we're too old to be considered millennials or not)
Brand New and
Modest Mouse will be making a stop at
Stage AE on July 5 ($49.99-60, on sale Friday).