PURPLE HAZE TOUR
with SEMLER
Gates: 6:30pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
Reserved Seating: $45
Standing Room: $35
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Barnburner Pre-Sale (more info):
Mon 6/13 10am
Public On-Sale:
Thu 6/16 10am
JOY OLADOKUN
Breakthrough artist Joy Oladokun is forging her own path, sharing the unique perspective she’s gained from living in today’s world as a black, queer woman and first-generation child of Nigerian immigrants. Born in Arizona and now living in Nashville, her musical exploration began at age ten when she was inspired to learn guitar after seeing a video of Tracy Chapman—the first time she’d ever seen a black woman play the instrument. In the midst of a breakout year, Joy recently debuted her new song, “Purple Haze,” on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," which follows her major label debut, in defense of my own happiness, as well as its subsequent deluxe edition. Out now via Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records, the record landed on numerous “Best of 2021” lists including NPR Music, Billboard, Variety, American Songwriter, The Tennessean, Nashville Scene, The Bitter Southerner. Continuing to receive overwhelming acclaim, Joy was recently featured in Vanity Fair, who praises, “Her name is both prescient and redundant. She oozes energy that shifts a room’s center of gravity and makes you happy for it. It is charisma and she has it in spades. It’s the way she approaches her craft too.”
Known for her powerful live shows, Joy completed her first-ever headline tour this spring, which included sold-out shows at Los Angeles’ Troubadour, New York’s Bowery Ballroom, Austin's Antone's Nightclub and two nights at Nashville’s The Basement East among several others. Adding to her landmark year, Joy has recently been featured as part of NPR Music's "Tiny Desk (Home) Concert" series and made her debut on PBS’ “Austin City Limits,” "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” "CBS Saturday Morning” and “TODAY.” She was also been named a member of the #YouTubeBlack Voices Class of 2021, a NPR Music/Slingshot’s 2021 Artists to Watch, a Billboard LGBTQ Artist of the Month, Spotify’s RADAR US: Artists to Watch 2021 and Amazon Music’s Artists to Watch 2021, was highlighted as part of HULU’s “Your Attention Please: The Concert” alongside 24kGoldn, Kiana Ledé, Lil Yachty and Swae Lee, and had her music featured on CBS’ “CSI: Vegas,” NBC’s “This Is Us,” ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC’s “Station 19” and NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and HBO’s “And Just Like That” among many others. Moreover, Joy has collaborated with artists such as Brandi Carlile, Lucie Silvas, Yola, Noah Kahan and Jason Isbell.
SEMLER
Semler (all pronouns) is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and content creator. Their February 2021 EP Preacher's Kid broke barriers when it rocketed to the #1 spot on the iTunes Christian music charts—making Semler the first openly queer artist to hold that position. In October 2021, Semler repeated the feat - again rising to #1 - with their EP Late Bloomer. It racked up more than 250k Spotify streams in its first week, with double that on Apple Music.
Semler's bookends of Preacher's Kid and Late Bloomer found humor, hurt, and healing at the intersection of queerness and faith and ignited grassroots support for the artist who began booking shows around the US - both headlining and sharing stages with Katie Pruitt and Relient K. It is clear that Semler’s steady growth and candid songs and content have both touched a nerve and united a community.
Semler’s latest offering a 5-song EP entitled, Stages of a Breakdown chronicles the saga of emotion following the demise of a pivotal relationship. Over a two-week period in December 2021, Semler's oldest friendship devolved into a total collapse because of anti-queer religious sentiment. Through the accusations, late-night text messages, and heartbreak, Semler wrote Stages... each song capturing a piece of what Semler felt during those two weeks.
The first track, "You're Not My Friend," is cathartic, tongue-in-cheek storytelling and sets the stage for the narrative to unfold. Next, "Don't Tell Anyone" is a danceable bop written from Semler's ex-friend's perspective. "Twenties" then provides Semler's response to that judgment and loss of love. The last two tracks, "Raise Up" and "Outro," narrate a resolution to the pain and find Semler once again searching for divinity amidst chaos.
Artistic powerhouse Jax Anderson provided creative direction for the project. She produced and directed videos for "You're Not My Friend" and "Don't Tell Anyone," which are scheduled to drop ahead of the mix tape's release. Semler and Anderson will also create a third music video for "Raise Up" following the April 13th release show for Stages of a Breakdown at LA’s iconic Troubadour.
Released in April 2022, Stages of a Breakdown is a searing yet shimmery, no-skips 5-song mixtape. Semler has been featured across media including NPR, The Washington Post, and Apple Radio, and in 2021 NYLON named Semler one of their 19 queer musicians on the rise. Semler just finished a national, sold out theatre tour supporting Relient K.