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Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+ John Craigie With special guest Lucy Clearwater Keep It Warm Tour 2026 $1 from every ticket is going to Waste Not. Waste Not creates sustainable food systems that help people and the planet flourish. They do this by eliminating food waste and hunger through innovative community partnerships. – Premium Seating: $36 + Dice Fees – Rail Seating: $36 + Dice Fees – High Top Table for Two: $36 + Dice Fees *Must Purchase Two Tickets* – General Admission Seating: $31 + Dice Fees – General Admission Standing: $26 + Dice Fees For over a decade, John Craigie has made music that brings people in, not with spectacle but with sincerity and songs that feel like conversations. His new album I Swam Here, out February 6, 2026 on Zabriskie Point Records, was written and produced by Craigie and recorded between New Orleans and Astoria. Seven tracks were cut at Deslonde St Studios with musicians handpicked by Sam Doores of The Deslondes, including Howe Pearson, Max Bien Khan, Jonny Campos, and a guest appearance from Desiree Cannon. Longtime collaborator Anna Moss appears across much of the record. The remaining tracks were finished at the Rope Room in Astoria, carrying over the same spirit and palette. The cover art, painted by Brittany Schall, nods to the design of mid century samba and jazz records. The album’s singles trace the path of its making. “Fire Season,” engineered by Bart Budwig, was one of the first songs written and features Cooper Trail, Nevada Sowle, Luke Ydstie, and Jamie Greenan. “Dry Land” was reworked in Astoria after early New Orleans sessions didn’t feel right. “Edna Strange,” inspired by Marty Robbins, is the only track where Craigie plays steel string acoustic, with Max Bien Khan on nylon string leads and a trio vocal arrangement in place of Moss’s harmonies. Following 2024’s Pagan Church with TK & The Holy Know-Nothings, which spent six weeks at #1 on the Americana Albums chart, I Swam Here feels both expansive and intimate,…