Big River Theatre

Saturday Morning Cartoons
2024-11-02 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | WI
Remember these? Join us for a few of the classics – Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo, Pinky & the Brain, Recess, and more the first Saturday of every month!
Saturday, November 3rd • 9am-11am
Tickets: $2
Come on down!

Halloween @ BRT
2024-10-31 18:00 - 22:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Trick or Treat!
Big River Theatre will have our doors open Halloween night starting at 6pm. Come out, come out, whoever you are! Candy, popcorn, and other goodies for anyone with a costume!!
We will also be showing the 1974 classic Young Frankenstein for our older kids starting at 8pm. As always, it’s free.
See you then!

Trick or treat: 6pm
Young Frankenstein: 8pm

DARKside of Buffalo County
2024-10-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Just in time for Halloween…
Join us Wednesday, October 30, 2024, for “The Darkside of Buffalo County” by Sara E. Thielen, RN. Sara serves as the president of the Genealogical Society of Eau Claire. Sara has a strong interest in history and genealogy, and her perspective as a Public Health Nurse will make this an informative evening. This presentation will examine an often-overlooked side of history with a thoughtful narrative provided by Sara.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Big River Theatre 121 Main Street Alma, WI
7:00 pm
admission is free.

Other Country Ensemble
2024-10-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Not just any country ensemble, Other Country Ensemble takes us on a world tour celebrating the diversity of music from other countries around the globe. What do we mean? Just check the line-up!
Michael Ziegahn – flamenco guitar, vocals, cajon
Scott Nieman – oud, bouzouki, mandocello
Laurie Knutson – alto clarinet, bass clarinet
Steve Clarke – soprano sax, C flute, alto flute, bass flute
Mark Black – frame drums, doumbek, nackers, misc percussion

Saturday, October 26 at 7pm
(please note time changes from 6pm to 7pm)
Tickets: $15 advance/$18 day of show
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7pm

Check out their latest work, Covivencia:
https://othercountryensemble.bandcamp.com/album/convivencia-high-definition-audio

Video Link Here

Drum Circle with Cheri Bunker
2024-10-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-08-15 18:00 - 19:00 | WI
Join us for a relaxing and meditative drum circle, hosted by Alma’s Cheri Bunker. No experience needed. Every third Thursday of the month. All are welcome!
$10 entry.

Hiroya Tsukamoto
2024-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Hiroya Tsukamoto returns to Big River Theatre Saturday, October 12, 2024!
Saturday, October 12 at 7pm
Tickets: $20 advance/$25 day of show
Doors: 6:30
Show: 7pm

Meet the artist:

Hiroya Tsukamoto is a Japanese-born fingerstyle guitarist who moved to the United States in 2000 to attend the Berklee College of Music. Needless to say, he’s not only a dizzyingly agile fingerpicker, but a soulful and transcendent performer, with compositions that combine instrumental guitar work with lyrical performance and spoken stories from his life.

Tsukamoto has been recognized for his talents on stages such as at Blue Note in New York City, Japanese National Television (NHK), International Storytelling Center and United Nations, and by scoring second place at the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship both in 2018 and 2022.
“Hiroya Tsukamoto may play the guitar with the skill of a virtuoso, and he may write compelling music that draws from many different cultures and genres, but if I had to choose one word to describe him it would be orchestrator. ” – Acoustic Guitar Magazine

“Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us to an impressionistic journey ” -Boston Herald

“…chops, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended!” -Jazz Review.com

Social Media Links:
Website: www.hiroyatsukamoto.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/HiroyaMusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiroya_tsukamoto/

Youtube Links:
1. From Coast to Coast
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=85BM_xhZmv0&pp=ygUWaGlyb3lhIG5vcnRoZXJuIGxpZ2h0cw%3D%3D
2. Gemini Bridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aEhApYFtWg

Guitar Workship with Hiroya Tsukamoto
2024-10-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Internationally acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will lead a comfortable, informal masterclass (approximately 75 min.) for players of all levels of ability and accomplishment.
Wisdom on scales, thumb placement, tunings, improvisation, and more to help players improve and expand their talents will be presented with kindness and patience and easy laughter by one of the best fingerstyle players in the world.
Hiroya will demonstrate fingerstyle techniques, including chords and basic theory, breaking down elements such as tone and rhythm, explaining how to apply them to a practice routine. Questions will be warmly received.

Cost:
Workshop Only $35
Workshop + Show at 7pm $50 (10% discount)

Cimmaron 615
2024-10-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Cimmaron 615 takes the Big River stage Sunday October 6, at 7pm.

Meet Cimmaron 615:
Named for the Poco classic “Rose of Cimarron” and Nashville’s 615 area code, every member of Cimarron 615 is a respected songwriter, accomplished singer, and virtuosic instrumentalist. The band comprises Rick Lonow (Poco, Flying Burrito Brothers), drums/percussion/vocals; Jack Sundrud (Poco, Great Plains), bass/vocals; Michael Webb (Poco, Hank Williams Jr.), keyboards/mandolin/accordion/vocals; and Ronnie Guilbeau (Flying Burrito Brothers, Griffin-Yancey-Guilbeau, Palomino Road), guitars/vocals.

Check out their music here

Good Bye Lenin!
2024-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
In case you don’t usually celebrate…

German reunification day is next Thursday, October 3rd, and we are going to show one of my favorite movies of all time – “Goodbye, Lenin!” It’s a classic!!
Will be shown in German with English subtitles, so if you don’t like to read, better brush up on your German.

Film Summary: In 1990 East Berlin, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.

Admission FREE – 10/3, 7pm

Elliott Blaufuss with Al Green & Friends
2024-09-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Elliott Blaufuss, all the way from Nashville is coming to the Big River Theatre in Alma, WI Saturday, September 28th!
In addition, Al Green, all the way from Cochrane, WI will be opening – truly an unforgettable night.
Elliott is: living in East Nashville TN, releasing music and playing shows, staying in motels and taking photos from my car, producing artists, playing on sessions, dancing and bowling, eating Italian sandwiches.

tickets: $15 advance/$18 day of show
Check him out…

Film: Alma the Way it Was
2024-09-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
The Buffalo County Historical Society invites you to remember Alma the way it was. Historical film clips from the 1949 Fall Festival. Gary Evans will share his memories of growing up in Alma as you enjoy this film. Bonus clips from the 1955 Mondovi Centennial Celebration.

Wednesday September 25, 2024, at 7:00PM
Big River Theatre-121 S Main St., Alma, WI
Admission is free.

Philip Daniel + Elskavon
2024-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
We’ve got a double feature coming at you! Lincoln, Nebraska’s Philip Daniel returns to Big River Theatre alongside Minnesota-based electronic ambient artist Elskavon (Chris Bartels) Saturday, September 21st at 7pm.
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets: $15 advance/$18 day of show
Meet Philip:
Originating from Lincoln, Nebraska, Daniel is a distinguished pianist and composer, acclaimed for his ability to evoke powerful emotions through his music. He holds a graduate degree in Piano Performance from the UMKC Conservatory and an undergraduate degree in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from Hastings College.
While pursuing his education, Daniel uncovered a fervent passion for composing original music. Drawing inspiration from contemporary classical luminaries like Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Philip Glass, and Max Richter, he has cultivated a unique musical voice that gracefully merges classical elements, minimalist soundscapes, and cinematic qualities. Daniel’s compositions resonate with both seasoned musicians and casual listeners, creating a profound impact on a diverse audience.

Meet Elskavon:
Elskavon is the electronic-ambient moniker of Minnesota-based musician Chris Bartels, whose sonic palette has ranged from spacious and unique drones, to sample-heavy eclectic electronic pop, to cinematic and post-rock characteristics.
Intermixing studio accidents and real-life field recordings with analog synthesizers, cassette tape and vintage reel-to-reel machines, the latest album, Origins, blends spacious electronics in the realm of Tycho, Jon Hopkins, and Tourist, with songcraft akin to Bon Iver and Ólafur Arnalds.
Garnering acclaim from outlets such as HypeM and Bandcamp’s editorial teams, who describe Origins as “full of kaleidoscopic soundscapes that are joyfully danceable and optimistic,” the album acts as the start of a new era for Elskavon, one that sees itself breaking out of any and all creative walls or genre boxes.
LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT7bzUcl0smT3HeXPQdjxGbE_ryItGBib&si=eB8j2GOioSaLcHvB
PRESS
“Full of kaleidoscopic soundscapes that are joyfully danceable and optimistic.” – Bandcamp
“A beautiful and evocative ambient classical collection.” – Higher Plain Music
“The collaborative debut of ambient-classical composers Elskavon & John Hayes, the pair’s intent was to frame the sonic strata of their home state of Minnesota’s overlong winter months. They’ve succeeded.” – Aquarium Drunkard
“As endearing to listen to as it is beautiful.” – Stationary Travels
“Bartels conjures magic here.” – Mp3Hugger
“Impressively rich in sonic textures.” – Alfitude
“[Elskavon] reveals time as malleable, imitating the manner in which the human mind loops back, repeats, distorts, amplifies and dulls memories, finally ceding control to neurons and synapses. – A Closer Listen

Wildwoods
2024-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Help us welcome The Wildwoods Friday, September 6th at 7pm!
Tickets: $17/$20

Meet Wildwoods:
In the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska, The Wildwoods emerge as a folk/Americana trio, a musical tapestry woven by husband-and-wife duo, Noah (guitar) and Chloe Gose (violin), accompanied by bassist Andrew Vaggalis. Their story is a symphony of exploration and connection, a journey that has taken them from the Midwest to international stages, carving out a unique place in the folk landscape. Their presence has graced stages alongside artists such as Mighty Poplar, Sierra Ferrell, Aiofe O’ Donovan, Melissa Carper, Jamie Wyatt and Joe Nichols at concerts and festivals like Summerfest, FreshGrass and the Oyster Ridge Music Festival.
The Wildwoods have become a force in the folk scene, boasting accolades like being finalists at the FreshGrass Music Festival Band competition and Gems on VHS “Gems in the Rough” competition in 2023. Their songwriting prowess is underscored by semi-final placements in the International Songwriting competition, with tracks like “Untitled” and “Way of Train.” Recognized consistently at the Omaha Arts and Entertainment Awards, they were crowned “Best Band” by the Lincoln Journal Star’s Lincoln Choice Awards in 2022.

Check em out!

Anana Kaye
2024-08-17 19:00 - 21:00 | WI
The talented Anana Kaye and her husband Ikrali join us at Big River Theatre Saturday, August 17th at 7pm!
Doors: 6:30
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets: $13 advance/$15 day of show
Anana Kaye is a Nashville based Indie Alt-Americana Duo. Hailing from Georgia, the other one, where Argonauts sailed to steal The Golden Fleece and where wine was invented 8000 years ago, Anana Kaye and Irakli Gabriel deliver a unique sound we rarely experience in such potent doses today. With influences including Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, and David Bowie their music is a genre bending musical experience akin to twisting kaleidoscope.
Huffington Post calls them “rich, strong, tender, translucent, and dynamic. The luminous vibrancy simply embraces the listener, enfolding you into sumptuousness.” Anana’s voice brings their ambient sound back to reality with it’s luxuriously earthy tone and husky timbre.
Anana and Irakli currently live in Nashville TN where they also own and operate Duende Vision, a professional photo and video production company. They pride themselves on bringing a musical perspective to visual work with stylistic influences wide ranging in time period and geography. Their detailed, patient, meticulous and enthusiastic approach has been carefully bringing New York and Nashville artist’s vision to life in a unique fashion.

check em out!

Native Americans in Buffalo County
2024-07-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Join us Thursday, July 25 for a special presentation on Native American History in Buffalo County hosted by Buffalo Country Historical Society with special guest Max Bachhuber. A fun and informative evening! Don’t miss it.
Thursday, July 25 – 7:00pm
Admission is free!

Lone Piñon
2024-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
We are THRILLED to welcome Lone Piñon to Big River Theatre Wednesday, July 24th at 7pm.
Tickets: $17 advance/$20 day of show

Meet the band:
Lone Piñon is a New Mexican string band, or “orquesta típica”, whose music celebrates the integrity and diversity of their region’s cultural roots. With fiddles, upright bass, guitars, accordions, vihuela, and bilingual vocals, they play a wide spectrum of the traditional music that is at home in New Mexico.
The Norte has long been a crossroads of cultures, and centuries of intersecting histories, trade routes, migrations, and cultural movements have endowed the region with an expansive and rich musical heritage that weaves together Spanish, Mexican, Indigenous, European immigrant, Anglo-American, and Afro-American musical influences. The oldest strands of this tradition have survived in continuity, renewed by each new generation’s contribution to core style and repertoire that has been passed from musician to musician, in some cases over many centuries. Though rapid cultural change since the ‘50s has led to these sounds becoming scarce in their home territory, they never fully disappeared–thanks to the elders and past generations that lovingly and tenaciously carried them forward, renewing the voice of their musical ancestors at each step into changing circumstances.
The musicians of Lone Piñon learned from elder musicians who instilled in them a respect for continuity and an example of the radicalism, creativity, and cross-cultural solidarity that has always been necessary for musical traditions to adapt and thrive in each generation. In 2014, Lone Piñon was founded as a platform for creativity around the oldest sounds of traditional New Mexico string music, sounds that had all but disappeared from daily life in many Northern New Mexico communities. Through relationship with elders, study of field recordings, connections to parallel traditional music and dance revitalization movements in the US and Mexico, and hundreds of local and national performances, they have brought the language of the New Mexico orquesta típica back onto the modern stage, back onto dance floors, into a contemporary aesthetic/artistic conversation, and into the ears of a young generation.
The musical landscape of Northern New Mexico bears the record of interconnecting musical movements that cross state, national, generational, and ethnic borders. Lone Piñon’s active and recorded repertoire reflects that complexity, and has included a wide range of regionally-relevant material (Western swing, conjunto, New Mexican Spanish and Mexican ranchera, Central Mexican son regional, country, onda chicana, etc.) around the core New Mexican violin and accordion-driven polkas, cunas, inditas, valses, and chotes learned from elders.

Drum Circle
2024-07-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Alma’s very own Cheri Bunker is hosting a monthly drum circle, or “Monthly Mindful Drumming”. Join us every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in the cove at the theatre at 6pm. We will be using Native American style drums and hand percussion. Absolutely no experience needed.
Entry: $10 • 6pm

Sounds of Hope
2024-07-17 19:00 - 21:00 | WI
Wednesday, July 17 we are joined by an awesome group of people doing awesome things for kids all over the world! Starting in 1991, Sounds of Hope, Ltd., based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, creates performing arts camps and arts & culture camps for young people from countries worldwide.
Songs of Hope is a six-week, overnight performing arts summer camp for kids aged 10 and older from around the world. Songs of Hope™ offers participants a unique opportunity to live in community with kids from other countries and cultures while learning and performing music from many countries.
Come and see what they’re all about!

Suggested donation: $10 entry
Doors: 6:30
Show: 7pm

Movie Night at BRT
2024-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 | WI
Join us for a movie! Tuesday, June 18, 7pm.
Move: “Crocodile Dundee”
FREE entry!
Donations highly cherished

Al Green
2024-06-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Woohoo this is going to be a fun one! Saturday, June 15 at 7pm!

Meet Al:
From murder ballads to sweet melodic love songs Alexandra Green and Kale Olson-Reed bring their quirky selves and stories to Big Turn. Expect to hear some fiddle, mado, and even a little (tasteful) kazoo.

When they are not busy raising their 3 kids, you can hear them playing with some of the Midwest’s best musicians; The Killer Vees, Church of Cash, Matt Pudas (of White Iron Band), and Gregg Hall and the Wrecking Ball to name a few.

Saturday, June 15 at 7pm
Tickets: $13 advance/$15 day of show
Doors: 6:30
Show: 7pm

Movie Night at BRT
2024-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | WI
Movie Night! Come join us for a movie Wednesday, June 12 at 7pm.
Movie: True Lies
FREE entry!
Donations highly cherished

Eli Lev
2024-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Singer-Songwriter Eli Lev joins us at Big River Theatre Friday, June 7th at 7pm!
Doors:6:30
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets: $13 advance/$15 day of show

Meet Eli:
Rising singer-songwriter Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time. Eli pens lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment—songs that resonate because they’re heartfelt, earthy, and offer the wisdom he’s gained through lifelong travel and self-discovery. The Maryland-based artist has just completed his epic Four Directions project which includes four EPs that were inspired by indigenous traditions he learned while teaching on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona. His four part EP releases, All Roads East (2017) and Way out West (2018), Deep South (2019), and True North (2021) – imaginatively and intrepidly connect spheres and generations within a body of work that is irresistibly uplifting, emotionally resonant, and down-to-earth. A cross between The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers, Lev has opened for both Shooter Jennings and Lee DeWyze, performed at The Kennedy Center and 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and toured extensively around the world.
“Eli‘s original, spirit-filled lyrics become familiar and make you want to join in signing, clapping, and dancing as soon as he starts singing. Sweet voice. Kind soul.” – Rhonda Brown
“His music is inspiring yet raw at the same time. He makes you close your eyes and just imagine there is nothing going on at all. I really enjoy his music and the other musicians that he collaborated with.” – April Watson

Check him out:

https://elilevmusic.bandcamp.com/album/four-directions

The Rough & Tumble
2024-05-31 19:00 - 21:00 | WI
The Rough & Tumble are a folk/Americana duo, consisting of Mallory Graham & Scott Tyler. Forming in 2011, they’ve spent the last 8 years full time in a 16ft camper with two big dogs and one hamster. At home in festival settings, listening rooms and house concerts, their commanding stage presence, engaging performances and affecting songwriting won them Listening Room Network’s Artist of the Year in 2019 and the Independent Music Awards Americana Song of the Year for their song “The Hardest Part. 2021’s We’re Only Family If You Say So, an album about what it means to be family and then to lose it, had singles debuting on American Songwriter and The Bluegrass Situation and has been embraced by fans for its stark honesty, unique storytelling and well-crafted melodies. The band now resides in New Hampshire and their new album, Only This Far, was released in May 2023 that has been described as “quality songs, well written, well played, well sung and arranged, and a pleasure from start to end.”
Friday, May 31 at 7pm
Tickets: $17 advance/$20 day of show
Doors: 6:30
Show: 7pm
Check em out:

Bird Day
2024-05-11 17:00 - 19:00 | WI
We are partnering with Wings Over Alma and River Valley Raptors to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day Saturday, May 11! We’ve got a lot planned, so join us for all or any portion of our activities for the day!
Here’s the schedule:
1-2pm @ Wings over Alma:
Start your migration down Main Street by stopping in at Wings Over Alma where you will hear a presentation about bluejays.
2-4pm @ Wings over Alma:

Meet visual artists, Kira & Greyley Sabin. They are currently best known for their entries to the duck stamp competition. They will be have their work on display and be present for an artist reception from 2-4pm. They are seriously cool people with some seriously cool artwork. Come say hi! Check out their work here:
Kira Sabin & Greyley Sabin
5-6pm @ Wings over Alma:
It’s a live bird presentation by River Valley Raptors, who will be bringing an owl, a hawk and a falcon! This free one hour presentation will be one to remember.
7-9pm @ Big River Theatre
End your evening at Big River Theatre by watching “Winged Migration” – a documentary that follows several species of birds over the course of four years! FREE ENTRY (& donations highly cherished)

Winged Migration Trailer:

Forrest McCurren
2024-05-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
We’ve got Forrest McCurren rolling through Thursday, May 9 at 7pm!
Meet Forrest:
Forrest McCurren comes from the heart of the heartland, where the foothills of the Ozarks meet the Big Muddy: The Middle-of-Missouri. Blazing his own trail while stylistically tipping his hat to the songwriting giants of the past, McCurren wields the magic of lyricism to cast a light on the many intricacies of everyday life set against vignettes of Middle America. Tackling topics such as: wise words from waitresses, heartbroken high school football standouts, and tattooed trailer park lovers, McCurren writes songs for good people that got bad grades in school, are drunk on dreams, and still trying to figure out if life is sour or sweet.
Thursday, May 9 at 7pm
Tickets: $13 advance/$15 day of show
Doors: 6:30
Show: 7pm

Listen up:

Movie Night
2024-05-04 19:00 - 21:00 | WI
Join us for a movie! Celebrate with us on the eve of Cinco de Mayo with us and Zorro! Yes, Zorro, complete with margaritas and maybe a little mezcal.
Movie: The Mask of Zorro
Saturday, May 4th, 7pm
all ages
free free free!

Saturday Morning Cartoons
2024-05-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Cartoons on tap Saturday, May 4th at 9am!
Popcorn, dry cereal, coffee and Pop Tarts will be available!
Saturday, May 4, 9am
$2

Buffalo Nichols
2024-05-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Big River Theatre, Big River Theatre, 121 S. Main Street, Alma, WI, 54610, United States
Buffalo Nichols joins us at Big River Theatre Friday, May 3!
you’re not going to want to miss this one, folks.
Doors: 6:30
Show: 7pm
Tickets: $20/$25
On his second album, The Fatalist, Carl “Buffalo” Nichols does things with the blues that might catch you off guard. There’s 808 programming, chopped up Charley Patton samples, washes of synth. There’s a consideration of the fullness of the sonic stage and the atmospherics of the music that can only come with a long engagement with electronic music. But this is no gimmicky hybrid or attempt to turn the blues into 21st century music by simply dressing it with skittering hi-hats. Nichols’ vision for the blues is of a form of music that’s intimately tied to everyday life in 2023, something that’s reflected not only in the choice of instrumentation, but in the complexities of the songwriting and the gray areas his lyrics explore. This is music that comes straight from the present, and as such, it’s a reminder that the same shit that drove the first blues singers to pick up a guitar is still present behind the throbs of deep bass hits today. The Fatalistsounds unlike any blues record you’re likely to hear in 2023.

Check him out:
