09 Apr 2025 Wednesday
Jazz Is Dead
ft. Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Originally booked in 2024, but due to visa delay issues, the tour was delayed until 2025.

Legendary pioneer of Ghanian highlife and Afrobeat, Ebo Taylor is perhaps on his last tour this year. Taylor is now 90 years old, and this is his farewell tour to America, as part of Jazz Is Dead touring program, with Pat Thomas.

Tour dates:

04/07 – Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
04/09 – Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
04/13 – Concert Hall, Toronto, ON
04/18 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
04/20 – Webster Hall, NYC, NY
04/23 – Howard Theatre, Washington DC
04/25 – Terminal West, Atlanta, GA
05/01 – Radio/East, Austin, TX
05/04 – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver, CO
05/06 – Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
05/10 – Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
05/12 – The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA
05/14 – The Magnolia, San Diego, CA
05/16 -The Ford, Los Angeles, CA
05/17 – The Ford, Los Angeles, CA
05/23 – Foro Indie Rocks!, Mexico City, MX
05/30 – Autêntica, Belo Horizonte, BR
06/06 – Casa Natura Musical, São Paulo, BR

10 Apr 2025 Thursday
Yagody
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Mystical Ukrainian Folk Group, Yagody is on their first North American tour… stopping by the Dakota Jazz Club on April 9, 2025.

The group promises to bring their mesmerizing show to American, describing it as primal percussion, hypnotic vocal harmonies and immersive ethno-drama performances… all in traditional clothing and costumes like the ornately embroidered Vyshyvanka. We can’t wait.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

3/27 Silver City, NM Western New Mexico University
3/28 Socorro, NM New Mexico Tech
3/29 Santa Fe, NM Unit B
3/30 Taos, NM Daleee Live Space
3/31 Albuquerque, NM FUSION
4/02 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Art Museum
4/03 Yellow Springs, OH The Foundry Theater 2
4/04 Detroit, MI Detroit Institute of Art
4/05 Nelsonville, OH Stuart Opera House
4/08 Cedar Rapids, IA
4/09 Chicago, IL
4/10 Minneapolis Dakota
4/11 Portland, OR
4/13 Seattle, WA The Triple Door
4/15 Vancouver, BC Kay Meek Arts Centre
4/16 Mission, BC
4/18 Mount Vernon, WA Lincoln Theatre
4/20 Berkeley, CA Freight & Salvage
4/22 Arcata, CA
4/24 Lake Charles, LA Bulber Auditorium
4/25 Lafayette, LA Festival International
4/26 Lafayette, LA Festival International

10 Apr 2025 Thursday
Fust and Merce Lemon
with Nona Invie
at 7th St Entry
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Fust is co-headlining with Pittsburgh’s Merce Lemon at this upcoming 7th Street Entry show, in Minneapolis, on April 10, 2025.

Lemon previously announced a run of 2025 dates with Jessica Pratt, and after the Pratt’s commitment shows, will be joining Fust on their upcoming tour. Fust’s latest Big Ugly is out now on Dear Life Records.

Nona Invie (formerly from Dark Dark Dark) to open. Invie recently released Self-Soothing and had two shows at Berlin to celebrate the new album.

Fust Tour Dates:

Mar 28 – Athens, GA @ Flicker Theatre
Mar 29 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel
Apr 01 – Silver Spring, MD @ Quarry House Tavern
Apr 02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Apr 03 – Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts ^
Apr 04 – Manchester, VT @ Billsville ^
Apr 05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Apr 06 – Hudson, NY @ The Half Moon ^
Apr 08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hall
Apr 09 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout *
Apr 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry *
Apr 11 – Northfield, MN @ Carleton College *
Apr 12 – Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel *
Apr 13 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop *
Apr 15 – St. Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
Apr 16 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar #
Apr 17 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room #
Apr 18 – Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light #
Apr 19 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle #
Apr 23 – Chattanooga, TN @ Cherry Street Tavern
Apr 24 – Greenwood, MS @ Hush Puppy Music Co-op
Apr 25 – Birmingham, AL @ Woodlawn Theatre
Apr 26 – Charlotte, NC @ Tipsy Burro
^ Dead Gowns

* Merce Lemon

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