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Please Note: There is a delivery delay on all orders until approximately three days prior to the show.For more than two decades, Langhorne Slim has been a fearless voice in modern Americana, known for his raw emotion and rule-breaking spirit. On his ninth album, The Dreamin Kind, the Nashville-based songwriter plugs in his electric guitar and dives headfirst into big-hearted, 1970s-style rock & roll.Produced by Greta Van Fleets Sam F. Kiszka, the record pairs power chords and soaring hooks with the vulnerable storytelling thats long defined Slims work. It felt like I was blowing some old shit up so I could plant some new flowers, he says. I love folk music, but rock The collaboration began after Slim opened for Greta Van Fleet, leading to loose, inspired sessions with Kiszka and drummer Danny Wagner. Together they built songs that move from the propulsive rush of Rock N Roll and the swagger of Haunted Man to the tender sweep of Dream Come True and Stealin Time.Recorded over a year in Nashville, The Dreamin Kind bridges Slims rootsy past with a louder, more expansive present. Its a record of freedom and discovery, equally at home in rock clubs and around campfiresproof that Langhorne Slim, ever the dreamer, still finds new ground to break with every song.

The Fre Jam is for music makers, multi instrumentalists, and interdisciplinary artists of all sorts to come together and stretch in their form while communicating and sharing in the music we all create as a collective. The Fre Jam is written in I.P.A. (The International Phonetic Alphabet) to emphasize the ethos of the jam: to explore and play from the root of what the music sounds like and with sonic interpretation of all our unique expressions that come together to make our collective sound. Facilitated and guided by Chandler Browne. Chandler Browne is a Chicago born and raised multidisciplinary percussionist specializing in avant-garde jazz and pulse based improvisation. Raised as a tap dancer in acoustic jazz, Browne has expanded their music practice to a variety of acoustic and electro acoustic contexts. They assemble improvisatory ensembles that perform all around the city, including The Fre Jam; a monthly residency hosting the city’s best improvisors. Chandler’s sound emphasizes roots of African percussion and re-introduces traditional tap dance rhythms into a modern context. They are currently developing a project based around their practice of global hand percussion instruments that highlights the commonality and centrality of rhythm to human and musical communication.