Big Thief wants to share the gift of music with its students. On Thursday, the group invited educators to reach out to the band. This will allow students to watch the group perform, interact with the folk rock group, and do a soundcheck for the 2023 tour.
“Big Thief aims to bring an educational element to the touring process by offering an open invitation for teachers to bring their students to our soundcheck,” the group wrote on Instagram. “Our hope is that students will be able to come watch soundchecks, ask questions, and discuss creativity, music, show performance, songwriting, and more!”
A group led by Adrianne Lenker reached out to teachers via email to see how they could “organize this in a way that would be most beneficial to the students.”
The band will head to the US tour at the end of the month to promote the album. Dragon New Warm Mountain I believe in you., was released last December. (The LP included songs like “Change,” “Certainty,” and “Simulation Swarm.”)
“The entire stage had a campfire/living room feel to it, emphasizing the telepathy of the four musicians. rolling stone australia A review of the group’s live show. “Their set leaned toward softer folk songs, and while the quartet wasn’t as relaxed as some would have liked, it gave the rest of the band plenty of time to play individually. was taken.”
The band’s 2023 tour dates are as follows:
January 31 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
February 3 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
February 4 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ Franklin Music Hall
February 5 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
February 7 – Nashville, Tennessee @ The Ryman
February 9 – Oxford, Mississippi @ Lyric Oxford
February 10 – Fayetteville, Arkansas @ George’s Majestic Lounge
February 11 – Tulsa, Oklahoma @ Cain’s Ballroom
February 15 – Austin, TX @ ACL at Moody Theater
February 16 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
February 17 – New Orleans, Louisiana @ Orpheum Theater
February 18 – Birmingham, Alabama @ Iron City
February 20 – Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater
February 21 – Miami, Florida @ North Beach Bandshell
February 24 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
February 25 – Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
March 2 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
