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Dayglow plans three back-to-back hometown shows in Austin on new tour

Dayglow will perform at three back-to-back Austin shows to conclude his tour in 2024.

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Indie pop artist Sloan Struble, a.k.a. Dayglow, will break out of his cocoon this fall on a new North America tour, which will include three stops at three different Austin venues from November 21-23.

Dayglow: The Tour will begin in Mexico City on September 12, and hit 41 cities across Mexico, the United States, and Canada in just three months. Before closing out his tour in Austin, Dayglow will stop at Bayou Music Center in Houston on Friday, November 1, and South Side Ballroom in Dallas on Saturday, November 2.

The three back-to-back hometown dates at the very end of the tour will take place across three different venues: Parish — the first Austin venue Dayglow ever played in — on Thursday, November 21; Scoot Inn on Friday, November 22; and Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater on Saturday, November 23. Australian indie rock band Teenage Dads will serve as the opening act for all Texas dates.

The Austin native is embarking on Dayglow: The Tour in support of his new self-titled album, which is expected to release fall 2024. Dayglow was entirely written, produced, performed, and mixed by Struble at his home studio in Malibu, after the singer-songwriter relocated from Texas to California sometime in 2023. The album's first single, "Every Little Thing I Say I Do" debuted in May, and the second single, "Cocoon" will be released Friday, June 21.

Struble said in a release that he said he sees his new album as a “debut” and a way for him to begin a new era of being himself.

“The past three records have shown who I was growing up, who my influences were, who I was when I was a kid, so they felt more like mixtapes,” Struble said. “Dayglow is finally entering the world in its purest form with clarity and confidence. I want this album to define exactly what Dayglow looks like, sounds like, and feels like.”

Presales begin Tuesday, June 18 at 1 pm ET, with the general on-sale on Friday, June 21 at 10 am at dayglowband.com.

DAYGLOW: THE TOUR DATES:

September 12 // Mexico City, MX // Blackberry
September 14 // Monterrey, MX // Showcenter
September 19 // Atlanta, GA // Tabernacle
September 21 // Birmingham, AL // Avondale Brewing Company
September 22 // Nashville, TN // Ryman Auditorium
September 25 // Raleigh, NC // The Ritz
September 27 // Charlotte, NC // The Fillmore Charlotte
September 28 // Cincinnati, OH // The Andrew J Brady Music Center
September 29 // Louisville, KY // Mercury Ballroom
October 1 // Grand Rapids, MI // Intersection
October 3 // Columbus, OH // KEMBA! Live
October 4 // Washington, DC // The Anthem
October 5 // Pittsburgh, PA // Stage AE
October 6 // Philadelphia, PA // The Fillmore Philadelphia
October 8 // Boston, MA // MGM Music Hall at Fenway
October 10 // Montreal, QC // MTELUS
October 11 // New York, NY // Hammerstein Ballroom
October 13 // Toronto, ON // HISTORY
October 15 // Cleveland, OH // House of Blues
October 16 // Detroit, MI // The Fillmore Detroit
October 18 // St. Louis, MO // The Pageant
October 19 // Indianapolis, IN // Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre
October 22 // Madison, WI // The Sylvee
October 24 // Chicago, IL // Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
October 25 // Minneapolis, MN // The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus
October 26 // Kansas City, MO // The Midland Theatre
October 28 // Denver, CO // Mission Ballroom
October 31 // Tulsa, OK // Cain’s Ballroom
November 1 // Houston, TX // Bayou Music Center
November 2 // Dallas, TX // South Side Ballroom
November 6 // Salt Lake City, UT // The Great Saltair
November 8 // Seattle, WA // Moore Theatre
November 11 // Vancouver, BC // Orpheum
November 13 // Oakland, CA // Fox Theatre
November 15 // Phoenix, AZ // Arizona Financial Theatre
November 16 // San Diego, CA // SOMA
November 17 // Los Angeles, CA // Hollywood Palladium
November 19 // Albuquerque, NM // El Rey Theatre
November 21 // Austin, TX // Parish
November 22 // Austin, TX // Scoot Inn
November 23 // Austin, TX // Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

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Not So Strange After All

Deaf Austin Theatre's landmark collab brings 'A Strange Loop' to all audiences

Photo by Sara Krulwich, The New York Times

"A Strange Loop" is told through a specific lens, but the story is applicable to all.

Next summer, two Deaf theater companies will be joining forces in a first-of-its-kind collaboration. Deaf Austin Theatre is pairing up with the Washington, D.C.-based Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA) to produce a version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop that's accessible to Deaf, hard of hearing (HoH), and hearing audiences alike.

The first run of performances will take place July 23-August 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. before transferring to Austin, August 29-September 14, 2025.

"I am thrilled that Deaf Austin Theatre and Visionaries of the Creative Arts are collaborating to bring A Strange Loop to their audiences," says the musical's creator, Michael R. Jackson, in the release. "Though A Strange Loop is told through Usher’s very specific lens, it has always been my intent that his story resonates universally throughout the human condition. I believe these two theaters will crack the piece open even further in a unique way that only they can do and for that reason, I enthusiastically support this co-production.”

A Strange Loop follows Usher, a Black, queer man writing a musical — which is about a Black, queer man writing a musical. (As you might have guessed, Jackson, is also a Black, queer man.)

The Tony Award-winning show was originally produced Off-Broadway in 2019, then premiered on Broadway in April of 2022, where it scooped up statuettes for both Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical.

This production of A Strange Loop will be performed by a company of Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing artists in American Sign Language (ASL).

"We are open to seeing [and] meeting actors who relate to this material," the play's director, Alexandria Wailes, tells CultureMap. "The role of Usher will be played by a Deaf/HoH actor. We are building the world around this."

Wailes' stacked resume includes performing in Deaf West's Broadway productions of Big River and Spring Awakening, and serving as director of artistic sign language for the Broadway runs of King Lear and Children of a Lesser God. The New York-based theater artist has also appeared on the CW's The Flash and Little America.

Stanley Bahorek will serve as the associate director and music supervisor of A Strange Loop.

A previous production from Deaf Austin Theatre. Photo courtesy of Deaf Austin Theatre

"[This] is a show that has a lot to say, that needs to be said, and needs to be 'heard [and] seen,'" says Deaf Theatre Austin's artistic director, Dr. Brian Cheslik. "I saw this show on Broadway and as a white man, it made me uncomfortable. But I welcomed that feeling because it forces you to think, unpack, assess, and listen.

"The show was raw and beautiful all at the same time. Usher is such a lovable, touching character who shared everything with his audience: his dreams, fears, frustrations, insecurities, family issues, sexual journey, and finds healing in his art. The moment I saw it, I knew that I had to produce it and make it accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences."

“This collaborative partnership is a significant opportunity for us to elevate the representation and raise awareness of the talents of Black Deaf individuals in musical theater,” agrees VOCA artistic director Michelle Banks.

Auditions are currently ongoing and the full cast and creative team will be announced at a later date.

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