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May 27thReyna Tropical
May 28thDope Lemon - SOLD OUT
May 28thA Conversation with Amy Sedaris
May 30thTrampled by Turtles
May 31stWicked
May 31stA Conversation with Amy Sedaris
May 31stGreer
May 31stThe War & Treaty
June 2ndDrive-By Truckers & Deer Tick
June 3rdFruition
June 3rdOzomatli 30th Anniversary
June 5thNosotros Doble Quinceañera
June 6thOzomatli 30th Anniversary
June 6thJoe West's Musical Medicine Show
June 7thBarrington Levy
June 7thE.T. The Extra Terrestrial
June 7thThe Kiffness
June 10thShinyribs
June 12thMeow Wolf Monster Battle: Coco & Breezy
June 13thMatteo Mancuso
June 13thFantastic Mr. Fox
June 14thPunch Brothers
June 17thPedrito Martínez Group
June 17thThe Travelin' McCourys
June 18thTerrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
June 19thBig Bad Voodoo Daddy
June 20thTerrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
June 20thJuneteenth Celebration: Natasha Diggs
June 21stAlison Krauss & Union Station
June 21stLake Street Dive
June 22ndSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
June 23rdSouthern Avenue
June 26thTank and The Bangas
June 27thTeam Everything: In Season
June 28thRocky Horror Picture Show
June 28thMarchFourth
July 1stFishbone
July 3rdCharley Crockett
July 5thRobert Earl Keen w/ Hayes Carll
July 6thLone Piñon
July 7thRed Baraat
July 9thLa Doña
July 10thDigable Planets w/ The Soul Rebels
July 10thVieux Farka Touré
July 11thVieux Farka Touré
July 12thVandoliers
July 12thM. Ward & The Undertakers
July 12thThe Meditations
July 13thThe Fabulous Thunderbirds
July 14thLow Cut Connie
July 15thMountain Grass Unit
July 15thDave Mason
July 16thPhosphorescent
July 16thLumbre Del Sol
July 17thThe Psychedelic Furs - SOLD OUT
July 17thMereba
July 17thImprovement Movement
July 18thBully
July 18thSonia De Los Santos
July 19thThe Wild Robot
July 19thSurprise Chef
July 19thReverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
July 21stFather John Misty - SOLD OUT
July 21stJulian Marley
July 22ndThe Family Stone
July 25thDavid Berkeley
July 26thTanner Usrey
July 27thBuena Vista Orchestra
July 27thBoris McCutcheon and The Salt Licks
July 28thKT Tunstall
July 29thDogs in a Pile
July 31stSanta Fe Salutes: Ladies of the 80's
August 1stGirls Inc. Stronger Together Fest
August 2ndInside Out 2
August 2ndDiggin' Dirt
August 2ndRebirth Brass Band
August 3rdFelix Y Los Gatos
August 4thWaxahatchee
August 4thAl Hurricane Jr.
August 5thThee Sinseers & The Altons
August 7thYelawolf
August 7thBig Daddy Kane With His Live Band
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August 9thChuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes
August 10thRosali
August 10thChuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes
August 11thLevi Platero
August 12thMacy Gray
August 12thIndigenousWays Festival: Robert Mirabal
August 15thA Complete Unknown
August 16thHot Buttered Rum
August 16thABBAquerque
August 18thThe English Beat
August 19thCuarenta y Cinco
August 21stNew Breed Brass Band w/ Trombone Shorty
August 22ndA Hawk and A Hacksaw
August 23rdModest Mouse
August 23rdTennis
August 24thThe Dead South
August 24thDetroit Lightning
August 25thPokey LaFarge
August 26thKeb' Mo' and Shawn Colvin - SOLD OUT
August 27thThe Blue Ventures
August 28thSam Barber
August 28thScott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
August 28thJon Batiste Plays America
August 31stJon Batiste Plays America
September 1stThe Mavericks
September 6thA Prairie Home Companion's 50th Anniversary
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September 10thMelvins
September 10thBlossoms & Bones
September 11thThe Swell Season
September 15thBirdtalker
September 16thFortunate Youth
September 17thWyatt Flores
September 17thKeller Williams' Grateful Grass
September 19thPile
September 20thBUNT.
September 23rdI'm With Her
September 29thThe Waterboys
September 30thNoah Reid
October 1stRainbow Kitten Surprise
October 1stThe Head and The Heart: Aperture Tour
October 2ndLas Cafeteras
October 19thNicotine Dolls
October 21stThe Last Revel x Oliver Hazard
October 22ndArlie
October 26thJosh Johnson: The Flowers Tour
November 1stJosh Johnson: The Flowers Tour
November 2ndMurder By Death
November 2ndOsees - SOLD OUT
November 4thRichy Mitch & The Coal Miners
November 5thWilli Carlisle
November 6thThe Brian Jonestown Massacre - SOLD OUT
November 8thJoshua Radin
November 10thLucius
November 12thInfinity Song
November 19thNeko Case
November 21stDakhaBrakha
December 4thWelcome To Night Vale: Murder Night in Blood Forest
January 26thPink Martini
March 24thSurprise Chef
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MEMBER PRE-SALE: Weds, Feb 5, 10 am
PUBLIC SALE: Fri, Feb 7, 10 am
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SEATING: Standing room only
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PARKING: Yes, at the venue
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OUTSIDE FOOD/DRINK: No
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-Backpacks & oversized bags
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-Oversized coats
-Umbrellas
-Luggage
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-Skateboards
-Professional recording equipment
SURPRISE CHEF
From little things, instrumental juggernauts grow.
The members of Surprise Chef first gathered in 2017 with the modest aim of recording to tape a couple of spontaneous funk jams. As planned, those analogue sessions gave rise to a series of collectable 45’s but the unexpected gold they uncovered was a chemistry and camaraderie that has come to define the lives of the band-members ever since.
Three LP’s and countless international tours later, Surprise Chef is globally recognized and respected with their emotive brand of cinematic soul, a sound that has been informed equally by their isolation in Australia and their deep love for soul, funk and classic film-scores. Their first album, All News Is Good News, established the foundation for their distinctive sound, and each subsequent release has pushed their creative boundaries. Along the journey they've garnered praise from the likes of Questlove and Jurassic 5's DJ Nu-Mark and were sampled for a collaboration between 88 Rising's Rich Brian and Wu Tang's legendary Ghostface Killah. They also provided the soundtrack to a Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime advertisement.
After spending the first half of 2024 immersed in their critically acclaimed re-score of the 1970s Australian cult classic Wake in Fright - performed live alongside a never-before-seen 4K screening of the movie - the band found themselves in an entirely new creative space. Fresh from the intensity of that project, the recording sessions for Superb were intended to be the opposite process-wise; lighter, less intense, more free and spontaneous.
Guitarist and songwriter, Lachlan Stuckey says: “Superb was a real shift in process for us… we care a great deal about the music we make being purposeful and meaningful and that mentality has given birth to a bunch of records we’re really proud of, but also can leave little room for spontaneity. On this record we wanted to embrace a kind of unbridled joy that inspired us when we first started making music. Making Superb showed us that when we’re more relaxed during the process, we get a whole different kind of record out of it.”
Superb is the type of record that could only be made by musicians who live and breathe this music. It’s adventurous, funky, experimental and free. Blending the cinematic soul of David Axelrod with the infectious grooves of Timbaland or The Neptunes.
The psychedelic opener “Sleep Dreams” builds in intensity from first to last note, a two note motif abruptly ending as it gives way to lead single “Bully Ball”. Built upon a pounding drum beat, haunting glockenspiel, vibraphone and piano “Bully Ball” hits as hard as anything the band has ever produced. The band pushes boundaries with tunes like “Body Slam”, a song that starts sweet and soulful before turning subversively abstract and dark with wild synths and astounding bass tones. That same sense of experimentation comes up again on “Fare Evader” where the band pepper an air-tight rhythm track with sound effects straight out of a 70s sci-fi soundtrack; Funk meets pointillism. Up-tempo tunes like “Consulate Case” and “Tag Dag” nod to dance and jazz-funk influences while the ballad “Dreamers Disease” and the electro-tinged “Websites” count as the band’s most beguiling beautiful songs yet.
Superb is a reflection of the bond and community shared by the members of the band. With this new album, the band show a versatility, virtuosity and creative spirit that make them one of the most exciting and intriguing instrumental artists touring the world.