Ani DiFranco - Unprecedented Sh!t: The Tour
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May contain strong language or themes. Please come prepared.
These days, every artist’s album needs to have a story. The music can’t speak for itself.
But after 22 records, why can’t Ani DiFranco’s work speak for itself? Yes, her forthcoming album is shaped by stories — ones about reproductive freedom, the double-edged sword of the pandemic, identity and ever-evolving belief systems that have shaped each of its 11 songs. There are songs that were written in 2011 and in 2022; some for musicals, others for children’s books. The album isn’t linear, but it is inherently teeming with DiFranco’s spirit.
DiFranco has been known as a feminist icon and pioneer of DIY for nearly 35 years. Since founding her record label Righteous Babe Records in 1990, she has released 22 albums, traversing folk, punk, hip-hop, soul and electronic genres and addressing a range of autobiographical, political and social issues.
Support Act
GRACIE AND RACHEL
Seen on stages opening for Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and more, the Brooklyn-based piano-violin duo
have performed two NPR Tiny Desk Concerts and been praised by the outlet to “mix pop and classical in stark, infectious ways and make unforgettable, surprising music.” Blending baroque elements, ethereal soundscapes, and penetrating vulnerability, the duo creates an emotionally haunting sound all their own.
Gracie and Rachel’s sophomore full-length, Hello Weakness, You Make Me Strong released on Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records and named amongst NPR Music’s Bob Boilen’s Top 10 Songs of the Year, explores the depths of our emotional states and the walls we build up inside ourselves. The duo’s third full-length record is expected later this year. See Gracie and Rachel on tour this summer as they open for Ani DiFranco across Europe and begin to share music from their forthcoming LP.
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