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I produced these get-out-the-vote songs and videos for Chicago’s Mayoral Runoff. Chicago has now elected a progressive mayor for the first time in 40 years and it feels very hopeful around here.

Losing candidate Paul Vallas was quoted as saying he hates House Music, say what? We had to clown on him for that, and let him know that HouseMusic is the heartbeat of Chicago!

Paul Vallas Hates House Music – by Al Scorch / Charlie Malave / Hawk Coleman

Ohiolina Music Festival 2021

Honored to be playing Ohiolina Music Festival 2021 tomorrow just outside of Columbus, OH with Dom Flemons, The Tillers, and Charlie Parr. Thanks for inviting me to share some songs and stories!

Playing a set Friday evening at 9:40 pm and holding a workshop on dropthumb banjo technique and songwriting Saturday morning at 11 am. Looking forward to this fine weekend of music amongst the trees of Ohio’s late golden summer.

West Coast tour with Pokey LaFarge!

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Al Scorch, Jess McIntosh (fiddle), and Hannah Fidler (bass)  Photo by Alexis Ellers

Catch us out on the road with our old pal from the Midwest, Pokey LaFarge!

May 2 – Dubuque, IA – The Lift – w/ Lavender Country 
May 3 – Sioux Falls, SD – Total Drag Records 
May 4 – Rapid City, SD – Harriet and Oak
May 5 – Denver, CO – Hi Dive
May 6 – Taos, NM – Ennui Gallery
*May 8 – Santa Ana, CA – Yost Theater 
*May 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
May 10 – Davis, CA – Davis Live Music Collective
*May 11 – Santa  Cruz, CA – Catalyst
*May 12 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
*May 14 +15 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
*May 16 + 17 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
May 18 – Missoula, MT – Union Hall Ballroom
May 20 – Minot, ND – Blue Rider
May 22 – Fargo, ND – the Aquarium

* = w/ Pokey LaFarge

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Winter Slumber I : 2018

 

 Al Scorch & CSE - Empty Bottle - Winter SLumber 2018

Al Scorch & CSE Empty Bottle Winter Slumber 2018

2018 marks 6 years of Winter Slumbers at the Empty Bottle. We are honored to make one of Chicago’s finest music havens our home for 3 months out of the year. The community that has grown at our Slumber residency inspires the music we make and gives it an emotional home. In the Winter, we rest in Chicago, in the warm embrace of our loving friends and family.
After years of informal pass-the-hat donations for the Chicago Community Bond Fund at the Slumber, we decided to make fund-raising for righteous causes an official part of the party! Now, every month the Winter Slumber community will throw down dollars to support a different rad cause!
This January we supported the Kedzie Center, a community mental health center serving the North River area on the north side of Chicago. The Kedzie Center approaches mental health care as a community issue and works to break down barriers to care like income, language, and stigma. By making care accessible in a community setting the Kedzie Center provides a place for people to go before their mental health becomes a crisis.
See you at the next Winter Slumber February 4th at the Empty Bottle at 2 PM!

Just updated my Reverbnation!

Check it out here!


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Playing tonight at Boot and Saddle!

 

Al Scorch Playing Tyler Childers Show Sold Out Boot and Saddle

Playing at Boot and Saddle in South Philly tonight as support for Tyler Childers. Super excited for the sold out show and to get back to Philadelphia. Check out my other dates here. 

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On the road again in a few days….


Al Scorch Tour October Brooklyn Phillie Tyler Childers Banjo Bloodshot
Hey guys!!

Excited to get on the road again and play these cool shows with these cool folks. I hope to see you all out there. Come say hi!

Check out specifics on my tour page here. Keep up with regular updates from the road on my socials below.

-Al

 


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Playing at a Benefit for Drummond Montessori School 10/3!

Hey everyone!

I’m excited to be playing a benefit show with Dan Bitney and Sima Cunningham this Tuesday, October 3rd, at The Hideout. Our goal is help bring the Chicago Children’s Choir to the school. You can grab tickets here.


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Support Trans Rights!

trans-fundraiser-600-7Head over to our Bandcamp page and buy some tunes! Today Bandcamp is donating 100% of their profits to Transgender Law Center. We are proud to stand with Bandcamp in supporting the rights of transgender people!