The video at the bottom of this post of Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, solo work, recording work, etc.) playing the song “Endless Eyes” from his 2010 LP, Spark (discussed here), was filmed — credit to Jenia Goldshtein on YouTube, I assume, since that’s who posted it — from the side of the room at The Underworld in London, by that little balcony, on the final date of Johannes‘ UK run supported by Earl of Hell. That tour followed a 2023 stint in Europe that found him in the company of and collaborating with Iron Jinn. So far as I’m aware, the US shows announced below will be Johannes‘ first time on the Eastern Seaboard since his album Hum (review here) came out in 2021.

A Sept. 15 stop in NYC is quite literally the night after Desertfest ends, so rough timing there unless you actually live a block away, but that he’s making the trek over at all is an event. Doesn’t seem like there will be a backing band this time — both Earl of Hell and Iron Jinn played that role — but take what you can get since it’s not a show that happens every day. The dates were posted on social media as follows:

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Sun 9/1/24 @ Eastside Bowl Nashville,TN w/ Patrick Johnson of PJ and the Bear

Tue 9/3/24 @ Minibar Kansas City, MO w/ The Imaginaries

Wed 9/4/24 @ Turf Club St Paul, MN w/ The Imaginaries

Thur 9/5/24 @ Appleton Beer Factory Appleton, WI w/ Tom Thiel

Fri 9/6/24 @ Reggie’s Music Joint Chicago, IL w/ Sammy Boller & Joey Lopo/Jacky Legs of Alabaster 

Sun 9/8/24 @ The Coterie Kokomo, IN w/ Sammy Boller

Mon 9/9/24 @ Sanctuary Hamtramck, MI w/ Pharaohs

Wed 9/11/24 @ Club cafe Pittsburgh, PA w/ Sammy Boller

Thur 9/12/24 @ Colony Woodstock, NY w/ Sammy Boller

Fri 9/13/24 @ Taffeta Music Hall Boston, MA w/ Sammy Boller

Sun 9/15/24 @ The Iridium in New York City, NY

Wed 9/18/24 @ 118N Wayne, PA w/ Great Dying

Sat 9/21/24 @ Radio Artifact Cincinnati, OH w/ Ricky Liontones

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Alain Johannes, “Endless Eyes” live in London, UK, April 6, 2024

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