The Saturday Show
Hello, and welcome to your first Saturday of May 2015! April showers are over, Coachella has come and gone, and it’s officially summer music festival season. The show is packed with excellent new music, and some old favorites, too (check out that nearly ancient now Joanna Newsom!). Enjoy the nice weather and enjoy the tunes!
Adam Torres
5/30 – Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
Little Lapin
5/23 – How the Light Gets In – Hay On Wye, UK
Miniboone
5/6 – Happy Dog at the Euclid – Cleveland, OH
5/7 – Blind Bob’s – Dayton, OH
5/8 – Mike & Molly’s – Champaign, IL
5/9 – Sounds by South Bend Festival – South Bend, IN
5/10 – Quencher’s – Chicago, IL
5/11 – Satellite Records – Kalamazoo, MI
5/12 – The Crossroads – Ypsilanti, MI
5/14 – Butler Arts Center – Pittsburgh, PA
5/15 – Fredricksburg All Ages – Fredricksburg, VA
5/16 – 80/20 Burger Bar – Norfolk, VA
5/17 – Glenwood Books – Greensboro, NC
5/18 – Slims – Raleigh, NC
5/19 – Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar – Charlottesville, VA
5/21 – Muchmore’s – Brooklyn, NY
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