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Last of the Better Days Ahead is the new collection of songs from Minnesotan Charlie Parr. What’s important to note is that the album is being released on Smithsonian Folkways, the non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institute.

Talking about the new album, Parr said, “Last of the Better Days Ahead is a way for me to refer to the times I’m living in. I’m getting on in years, experiencing a shift in perspective that was once described by my mom as ‘a time when we turn from gazing into the future to gazing back at the past, as if we’re adrift in the current, slowly turning around.’ Some songs came from meditations on the fact that the portion of our brain devoted to memory is also the portion responsible for imagination, and what that entails for the collected experiences that we refer to as our lives. Other songs are cultivated primarily from the imagination, but also contain memories of what may be a real landscape, or at least one inspired by vivid dreaming.”

You can hear those songs live at this upcoming show at the Palace Theatre in St Paul.

01/03 Minneapolis, MN @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall

01/04 Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade

01/05 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

01/07 Nashville, TN @ Glen Campbell Museum

01/09 Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live

01/11 Houston, TX @ Super Happy Funland

01/13 Richmond, VA @ The Camel

01/14 Syracuse @ Funk N Waffles

01/15 Toronto, Canada @ The Supermarket

1/16 New York City, NY @ Mercury Lounge

01/17 Boston, MA @ O’Briens Pub

01/18 Philadelphia, PA @ Philamoca

01/20 Rutland, VT @ The Howlin’ Mouse

01/03/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

01/10/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

01/17/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

01/24/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

01/31/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

02/16/22 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre*

02/17/22 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre*

02/18/22 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Lulu’s Downstairs*

02/19/22 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall*

02/22/22 – Bozeman, MT @ Live From The Divide

02/23/22 – Spokane, WA @ Lucky You Lounge**

02/24/22 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern**

02/25/22 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios**

02/26/22 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios**

03/01/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel**

03/02/22 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Felton Music Hall**

03/03/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy**

04/29/22 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach

06/04/22 – McGill, NV @ Schellraiser Music Festival

06/08/22 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads▲

06/09/22 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Ponyboy▲

06/10/22 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall▲

06/11/22 – Austin, TX @ 3Ten▲

06/12/22 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall▲

06/15/22 – Saint Louis, MO @ Off Broadway▲

06/16/22 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabes▲

06/17/22 – Des Moines, IA @ XBK▲

06/18/22 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge▲

*with The Still Tide

**with Kacy & Clayton

▲with Esther Rose

1/05/2022 Skully’s Music Diner – Columbus, OH

1/06/2022 The Sanctuary- Hamtramck, MI

1/07/2022 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

1/08/2022 Turf Club- St. Paul, MN

1/09/2022 Wildwood- Iowa City, IA

1/10/2022 The Royal Grove – Lincoln, NC

1/11/2022 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

1/12/2022 The Complex- Salt Lake City, UT

1/14/2022 Dante’s – Portland, OR

1/15/2022 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

1/17/2022 Goldfield Trading Post – Sacramento, CA

1/18/2022 The Phoenix Theater – Petaluma, CA

1/19/2022 1720 – Los Angeles, CA

1/20/2022 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA

1/22/2022 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ

1/24/2022 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX

1/25/2022 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX

1/26/2022 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill – Dallas, TX

1/27/2022 Oklahoma City Limits – Oklahoma City, OK

1/28/2022 Growlers – Memphis, TN

1/29/2022 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO

1/30/2022 The Basement East – Nashville, TN

2/01/2022 Crowbar – Tampa, FL

2/02/2022 Respectables – West Palm Beach, FL

2/03/2022 Soundbar – Orlando, FL

2/04/2022 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

2/05/2022 Blind Tiger – Greensboro, NC

2/07/2022 Crafthouse – Pittsburgh, PA

2/08/2022 Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD

2/09/2022 The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA

2/10/2022 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

2/11/2022 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT

2/12/2022 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY