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Setlist
Tour Dates
07/04/16 Willie Nelson's Fourth Of July Picnic
07/08/16 Portsmouth, NH The Music Hall Loft 07/10/16 Greenfield, MA "Green River Festival" 07/11/16 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall At Babeville 07/16/16 New York, NY Hudson RiverStage 07/17/16 Asbury Park, NJ Wonder Bar 07/18/16 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere 07/20/16 Hershey, PA Hershey Theatre 07/21/16 Jim Thorpe, PA Penn's Peak 07/23/16 Newport, RI "Newport Folk Festival" 07/24/16 Edmonton, AB "Interstellar Rodeo" 08/05/16 Bend, OR Les Schwab Amphitheater 08/06/16 Pickathon 08/07/16 Pickathon 08/13/16 Winnipeg, MB "Interstellar Rodeo" 08/20/16 Carolina Kickoff 08/25/16 Tonder, Denmark Tonder Festival 08/26/16 Tonder, Denmark Tonder Festival 08/28/16 Bristol, UK The Exchange 09/01/16 London, UK Scala 09/02/16 End Of The Road Festival 09/04/16 Seattle, WA "Bumbershoot Festival" 09/07/16 Chicago, IL Jay Pritzker Pavilion 09/16/16 Toronto Urban Roots Festival 09/17/16 Farm Aid 09/25/16 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival 10/12/16 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour 10/13/16 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour 10/14/16 San Francisco, CA Great American 10/17/16 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios 10/19/16 Vancouver, BC Imperial 10/21/16 Boise, ID The Olympic 10/22/16 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room 10/24/16 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater 10/26/16 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room 10/27/16 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club 10/28/16 Kansas City, MO Knuckleheads 10/29/16 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House 11/07/16 Atlanta, GA Terminal West 11/10/16 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live 11/11/16 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall 11/12/16 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground 11/15/16 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom 11/18/16 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace Theatre 11/19/16 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre Read More
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A microshow is called such, because it involves a big name act playing a smaller venue than they would normally play—
Local station 89.3 The Current is deep into a series of these microshows (sponsored by New Belgium Brewing) and has previously featured acts like Lissie, Bob Mould, and Jack Garratt in small spaces for abbreviated, usually happy-hour performances. The latest in the series was up-and-coming country singer-songwriter Margo Price.
The Turf Club in St. Paul was the location of last week’s show- a recently refurbished venue that holds just over 300 people, and the perfect setting for Price (its signing proudly proclaiming it “the best remnant of the ‘40’s”), in support of debut full-length, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter (named after The Beach Boys’ lyric), out on Jack White’s Third Man Records.
Price appeared solo with guitar, playing an endearing thirty minutes for an appreciative crowd that no doubt wanted more. The Illinois native has more than paid her dues, and the road to get where she is today, is often referenced in her songwriting. A self-described “songbird, thunderbird, jailbird”, The Fader just describes her as “country’s next star”.
Her distinctive country holler was on display immediately, from the opening lines of ‘Tennessee Song’, about her adopted home state and ‘Since You Put Me Down’ describes a painful separation and dealing with it, with alcohol.
As it was Kris Kristofferson’s 80th birthday, Price deferred on a Dylan cover and decided on his ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ instead, the song soaring at the end as Price’s vocals rattled the rafters. Showing some of her own renegade spirit, her “piss on Nashville song”, ‘This Town Gets Around was the fitting follow up, as Kristofferson himself is known as a bit of a rebel.
Some humor came with the new and unreleased ‘It Ain’t Drunk Driving If You’re on a Horse’ (co-written with Scott Knudson), as Price recalled a story of a man trying to evade a citation, based on his unique mode of transportation.
Boozy single ‘Hurtin’ (On the Bottle)’ finished the brief set, the song which put Price on the mainstream map with her CBS Late Show performance in January and SNL appearance in April, seared in the memory of anyone that happened to watch those.
Prince hits the road for most of the year, including a proper return to the Turf Club in late October …which is long sold out. Most other venues and dates are sold out as well—the secret is out and The Fader seems to be correct – country’s next star has arrived.
Local station 89.3 The Current is deep into a series of these microshows (sponsored by New Belgium Brewing) and has previously featured acts like Lissie, Bob Mould, and Jack Garratt in small spaces for abbreviated, usually happy-hour performances. The latest in the series was up-and-coming country singer-songwriter Margo Price.
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Margo Price
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Price appeared solo with guitar, playing an endearing thirty minutes for an appreciative crowd that no doubt wanted more. The Illinois native has more than paid her dues, and the road to get where she is today, is often referenced in her songwriting. A self-described “songbird, thunderbird, jailbird”, The Fader just describes her as “country’s next star”.
Her distinctive country holler was on display immediately, from the opening lines of ‘Tennessee Song’, about her adopted home state and ‘Since You Put Me Down’ describes a painful separation and dealing with it, with alcohol.
As it was Kris Kristofferson’s 80th birthday, Price deferred on a Dylan cover and decided on his ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ instead, the song soaring at the end as Price’s vocals rattled the rafters. Showing some of her own renegade spirit, her “piss on Nashville song”, ‘This Town Gets Around was the fitting follow up, as Kristofferson himself is known as a bit of a rebel.
Some humor came with the new and unreleased ‘It Ain’t Drunk Driving If You’re on a Horse’ (co-written with Scott Knudson), as Price recalled a story of a man trying to evade a citation, based on his unique mode of transportation.
Boozy single ‘Hurtin’ (On the Bottle)’ finished the brief set, the song which put Price on the mainstream map with her CBS Late Show performance in January and SNL appearance in April, seared in the memory of anyone that happened to watch those.
Prince hits the road for most of the year, including a proper return to the Turf Club in late October …which is long sold out. Most other venues and dates are sold out as well—the secret is out and The Fader seems to be correct – country’s next star has arrived.
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Margo Price at Turf Club, St Paul (22 June 2016) |
