Alan Sparhawk (of Low) at Space Ballroom
Schedule
Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Space Ballroom | Hamden, CT
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Alan Sparhawk (of Low)Friday, April 4th 2025
@ Space Ballroom
7pm doors / All Ages
Tickets on sale NOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alan-sparhawk-of-low-tickets-1101175659039?aff=oddtdtcreator
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ALAN SPARHAWK (OF LOW)
Alan Sparhawk has always been a prolific, protean musician. A restless soul eager to explore unfamiliar sonic and psychic terrain. Though he’s obviously (and justifiably) best-known for his thirty years as frontman of the legendary band Low, a look at Sparhawk’s many side projects across that same span of time shows him experimenting with everything from punk and funk to production work and improvisation. Low itself never settled for a set sound or approach. The band was always a collaboration—a conversation, a romance—between Sparhawk and his wife, Mimi Parker, who was the band’s co-founder, drummer, co-lead vocalist, and its blazing irreplaceable heart. To take the journey from Low’s hushed early work, through the tremendous melodies of their middle period, all the way to the late lush chaos of their final albums, is to witness heads, hearts, and spirits in an act of perpetual becoming.
Parker passed away in 2022 after a long battle with cancer, and there is no question that WHITE ROSES, MY GOD is a record borne of grief. You can hear it in the title, as well as tracks such as “Heaven”, in which Sparhawk describes the afterlife, wrenchingly, as “a lonely place if you’re alone.” You can sense it too in Sparhawk’s decision to create this thing entirely on his own: every note, every lyric, every programmed beat. It would be reductive, even foolish, to see grief as the sole source or the final limit of this taut, brilliant, provocative, thrilling album, whose bold experimentation is powered by profound lyrics and propulsive beats.
Listen: https://www.alansparhawk.com/
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Where is it happening?
Space Ballroom, 325 Treadwell St, Hamden, CT 06514-4110, United States,Hamden, ConnecticutEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
