Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock and roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, there will always be something to check out.
Here are seven of the best on the docket for the week of Feb. 24:
Theory of a Deadman + Skillet — Friday at Santander Arena
Canadian hard rockers Theory of a Deadman have always been reliable for sky-high hooks, riffs as thick as a 2×4, rumbling grooves and a razor-sharp sense of humor. Over two decades, they have quietly persisted as an unapologetic and undeniable force with major multi-platinum hits and countless sold out shows. This current co-headlining Rock Resurrection Tour with Skillet, stopping in Reading, will see them perform tracks off their eighth full-length LP, “Dinosaur,” for the first time.
Junior Boys — Saturday at Underground Arts
Hamilton, Ontario’s Junior Boys, the duo made up of Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus, return with their first North American headline tour behind their new record, “Waiting Game.” Fusing disco, soul and modern R&B with new wave, pop and techno, the outfit is marking the 20th anniversary of its first release, the “Birthday/Last Exit” EP on Kin Records. In keeping with that celebratory mood, the tour features an expanded band performing songs from all five albums and other rarities.
Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn and Sarah Jarosz — Saturday at The Keswick Theatre
Grammy Award-winners Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn and Sarah Jarosz have joined forces once more for a very special collaborative tour. Under the banner “Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn & Sarah Jarosz: Together In Concert,” this tour sees all three artists uniting on stage for a singular evening of songs and stories from across their catalogs. The three singer-songwriters, each of whom has proven a generational talent across more than three decades, will showcase their unique gifts — Colvin’s distinctive fingerpicking, Cohn’s signature piano and Jarosz’s stunning mastery of stringed instruments — with new vocal and musical arrangements.
Alan Doyle — Sunday at City Winery Main Stage
Canadian national treasure Alan Doyle, who is also the unofficial ambassador of Newfoundland’s rich musical traditions, returns to the States in support of his first live album, “Here, Tonight (Live).” The songwriter, producer, actor and author is a 12-time JUNO Award nominee for his solo material and work with the iconic band Great Big Sea. Like the new live LP, expect the show to include songs from Doyle’s solo albums “Boy on Bridge” (2012), “So Let’s Go” (2014), “A Week at the Warehouse” (2017) and his 2020 chart-topping release “Rough Side Out,” as well as classic Great Big Sea favorites including “Ordinary Day” and “When I’m Up.”
Pile — Monday and Tuesday at PhilaMOCA
For some 15 years, Pile’s evolving take on rock has earned the group the oft-repeated superlative “your favorite band’s favorite band.” Ceaseless touring took its members from Boston’s basement circuit to international festivals, hitting loftier technical heights with each new record. Rick Maguire, the fastidious composer, evocative guitarist and potent voice behind the solo-turned-punk project, gives musical body to his interior world in scream-along-able lyrics that skew surreal. After completing past records, Pile’s had goals bubbling on the backburner, seeing Maguire pouring all of those and then some into the band’s latest album, “All Fiction,” unlocking a refreshed sense of joy and fulfillment in the music.
Bill Callahan — Wednesday at World Café Live
Lo-fi folkster Bill Callahan has taken the show on the once road again, with a stop at World Café Live in the midst of three weeks of shows around the East, Southeast and Midwest. Pitting dreams of songs against performances of those songs in live reality, Callahan and a full band will build and burrow, exploring sounds on a nightly basis in order to establish dominion over the concept of “the definitive version,” in this case it’s of his newest recording, “Ytilaer” (“Reality” spelled backwards). Whether he’ll get there or not remains to be seen, but it sure will be fun watching him attempt the goal.
Riz La Vie — Thursday, March 2, at The Fillmore
The soul baring Riz La Vie, originally from Paterson, N.J., has a vocal approach that ranges from a consoling croon to a fervent howl. His artful and occasionally bluesy hybrid of R&B, hip-hop and pop is showcased throughout the singles “Go Again,” “Hot Rod” and “Nitelite (casino royale)” as well as a catalog that has surpassed 100 million career streams. Earlier this month saw the release of his debut LP, “Haven,” which sees La Vie expand on the vibrant sonic world he’s built with previous releases, but this time, shares more of himself with his fans. Experimenting with new production elements and blending genres, he pushes boundaries like never before, culminating in his most realized and ambitious work to date.
Soundcheck
• Theory of a Deadman – “Two of Us (Stuck)”
• Skillet – “Hero”
• Junior Boys – “Night Walk”
• Shawn Colvin – “Sunny Came Home”
• Marc Cohn – “Walking in Memphis”
• Sarah Jarosz – “Take Me Back”
• Alan Doyle – “Take Us Home”
• Pile – “Lowered Rainbow”
• Bill Callahan – “First Bird”
• Riz La Vie – “Go Again”
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