Kane Brown to play Fenway Park in 2024. Here’s how to get tickets

Country star Kane Brown is scheduled to play Fenway Park during his 2024 “In the Air Tour,” he announced Wednesday.

The tour will include 31 dates in 29 cities, kicking off March 28 in Charlottsville, Virginia.

The Fenway date is scheduled for July 20. LOCASH and RaeLynn will be the opening acts at the Boston show.

Brown last played at Fenway in June, making history as the first Black artist to sell out a headlining show there in the venue’s over 100-year history.

Kane Brown wished he had a Boys & Girls Club growing up – but at least he helped renovate one for today’s youth. The country star talks about what it was like returning to the Lowe’s where he used to wear a red vest, and seeing all the old coworkers who encouraged him to become an artist.

The “In the Air Tour” comes on the heels of Brown’s “Drunk or Dreaming Tour,” which wrapped up this summer. Wednesday’s announcement comes one day before he is scheduled to release his new single, “I Can Feel It,” which samples Phil Collins’ legendary drum solo and single from “In the Air Tonight.”

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. at redsox.com/concerts. You can also register at kanebrownmusic.com for the pre-sale beginning Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. Some select dates will go on sale on Oct. 5.

Below is a full list of tour dates:

Thursday, March 28, 2024 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena

Friday, March 29, 2024 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena

Saturday, March 30, 2024 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

Thursday, April 4, 2024 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena

Friday, April 5, 2024 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena

Saturday, April 6, 2024 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center

Thursday, April 11, 2024 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center

Friday, April 12, 2024 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena

Thursday, April 18, 2024 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena

Friday, April 19, 2024 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

Saturday, April 20, 2024 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center

Friday, April 26, 2024 Lubbock, TX United Supermarkets Arena

Saturday, April 27, 2024 Houston, TX Toyota Center

Sunday, April 28, 2024 Austin, TX Moody Center

Thursday, May 9, 2024 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Arena

Friday, May 10, 2024 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center

Saturday, May 11, 2024 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center

Friday, May 17, 2024 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center

Saturday, May 18, 2024 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena

Sunday, May 19, 2024 Temple, AZ Boots In The Park

Thursday, May 30, 2024 Orlando, FL Amway Center

Friday, May 31, 2024 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena

Saturday, June 1, 2024 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena

Friday, June 7, 2024 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena

Saturday, June 8, 2024 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena

Thursday, June 20, 2024 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest

Saturday, July 20, 2024 Boston, MA Fenway Park

Friday, August 16, 2024 Seattle, WA T-Mobile Park

Saturday, August 24, 2024 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium

Friday, September 6, 2024 Denver, CO Coors Field

Saturday, September 14, 2024 Arlington, TX Globe Life Field

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Kane Brown Sets In The Air Tour for 2024: See the Dates

Kane Brown — who is currently nominated for the CMA Awards’ musical event of the year trophy alongside his wife Katelyn Brown for their duet “Thank God” — announced a new slate of 29 tour dates on Wednesday (Sept. 20) for 2024, including stops in Las Vegas, Atlanta and Arlington, Texas.

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Brown’s In The Air Tour will launch March 28 at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va., and will wrap with five stadium shows, including his return to Fenway Park in Boston, where Brown earlier this year made history as the first Black artist to sell out a headlining show in the venue’s 100-year history. The tour concludes with a Sept. 14 headlining concert at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Joining Brown as openers on various dates on the tour are Tyler Hubbard, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Parmalee, LOCASH and RaeLynn.

Brown was saluted with the international award during the ACM Honors celebration in Nashville, and earlier this year wrapped the international leg of his Drunk or Dreaming Tour, which visited cities including Sydney, London, Amsterdam and Berlin.

The “Famous Friends” singer just notched his 10th Country Airplay No. 1 hit with “Bury Me in Georgia,” and is gearing up to release his new single, “I Can Feel It,” on Sept. 21. The song samples Phil Collins’ drum solo from his 1981 top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hit “In The Air Tonight.” Collins is credited alongside Brown, Gabe Foust and Jaxson Free as a writer on “I Can Feel It.”

“I was playing Stagecoach and doing interviews there on-site about what would be amazing and unexpected performances you’d want to see happen,” Brown said in a statement, noting his 2023 headlining performance at Stagecoach Country Music Festival. “I think I surprised a lot of interviewers with my answers- which were ‘Cher, Phil Collins…’ and the next day I was writing in Canada and went into the write with those Icons on my mind and just love the way the song came out. I immediately knew I wanted it as my next single.” 

See the full list of In The Air tour dates below.

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Kane Brown Announces Epic, 31-Date In The Air Tour

Brown’s upcoming tour will feature a slew of special guests.

Kane Brown just announced the In The Air Tour, a massive, 31-date trek for 2024.

The superstar will visit arenas and stadiums next year, marking one of his biggest headlining treks to date. 

The In The Air Tour will kick off on March 28 at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is set to visit 29 cities along the way including Newark, Toronto, Las Vegas, and Atlanta.

The five-time American Music Award-winning artist and current CMA Award nominee will wrap the tour with a series of five massive stadium shows. Among them is a return to the iconic Fenway Park in Boston, where he achieved a historic milestone earlier this year as the first black artist to sell out a headlining show in the venue’s illustrious 100-year history.

Joining the 10-time country chart-topper on the road will be Tyler Hubbard, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Parmalee, LOCASH, and RaeLynn on select dates. 

Fans can register now at kanebrownmusic.com for Kane Brown’s artist pre-sale that begins Tuesday, September 26 at 10 AM local time. Tickets for the In The Air Tour will go on-sale to the general public Thursday, September 28 at 10am local time.

Kane Brown; Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Kane Brown
Kane Brown; Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Kane Brown

The news comes after Brown wrapped his wildly successful Drunk or Dreaming Tour, which included his first headlining arena show at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Brown also wrapped the international leg of the same tour earlier this year, which hit cities including Sydney, London, Amsterdam, and Berlin.

Kane Brown recently earned his milestone 10th No.1 at country radio with “Bury Me In Georgia.” The song appears on his latest album, Different Man, and serves as a musical tribute to his home state.  

Upon its official add date, the track raked in a whopping 85 first-week adds, making it the most-added song at country radio that week. 

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“Bury Me In Georgia” was co-written by Brown alongside Josh Hoge, Matt McGinn, and Jordan Schmidt. 

“‘Bury Me In Georgia’ just a song, you know, about the home state that I grew up in,” Brown previously explained. “That’s where I want to go whenever it’s my time. Especially the Georgia Bulldogs, they on top of it right now about three-peat so anyway, no, Georgia is just, you know, it’s always gonna place in my heart.”

Kane Brown will give fans a taste of his forthcoming, yet-to-be announced new album, on Thursday (Sept. 21) with the release of his new single, “I Can Feel It.”

He’s shared several teasers of the new track on social media, adding to the excitement surrounding the song. 

See below for a complete list of just-announced tour dates and visit his official website for additional ticketing information.  

Kane Brown In The Air Tour

March 2024 

28 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena*°

29 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena*°

30 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center*°

April 2024

4 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*°

5 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*°

6 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center*°

11 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center*°

12 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena*°

18 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena*°

19 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center*°

20 – Grand Forks, ND – Alerus Center*°

26 – Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena*°

27 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center*°

28 – Austin, TX – Moody Center*°

Kane Brown; Photo Courtesy Kane Brown, Instagram
Kane Brown; Photo Courtesy Kane Brown, Instagram

May 2024 

9 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena*°

10 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center*°

11 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center*°

17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center*°

18 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena°

19 – Tempe, AZ  – Boots In The Park*°

30 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center*°

31 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena*°

June 2024 

1 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena*°

7 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena°

8 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena°

20 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest

July 2024

20 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park +$#

August 2024 

16 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park  ^$#

24 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium  *$#

September 2024

6 – Denver, CO -Coors Field =$#

14 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field  ∞$#

* Tyler Hubbard

+ Jon Pardi

^ Chris Young

= Bailey Zimmerman

∞ Cole Swindell

° Parmalee

$ LOCASH

# RaeLynn

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Country star Kane Brown coming to Orlando next year

Country superstar Kane Brown is hitting the road on his In the Air Tour, making stops in 29 cities including Orlando next year.

The five-time American Music Award-winning entertainer will visit Amway Center on May 30 with special guests Tyler Hubbard and Parmalee.

The tour announcement follows Brown’s recent Academy of Country Music International Award, which honors his contributions to country music on a global scale. On Sept. 21, the musician will release his new single, “I Can Feel It,” which samples Phil Collins’ drum solo from his single, “In the Air Tonight.”

In his career of less than a decade, 29-year-old Brown has risen through the ranks of country artists to be recognized as one of Time’s 100 “Most Influential People” in the world. This year, he made history as the first Black artist to sell out a headlining show at Fenway Park in Boston.

Tickets for Brown’s tour go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 28. An artist pre-sale is available beginning at 10 a.m. Sept. 26 for those who sign up on his website.

For tickets and information, visit kanebrownmusic.com or amwaycenter.com.

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ComedySportz Tournament, Guy Davis, and Latin American Film Fest: 12 things to do this week

How did we get into the second half of September already? Before you know it all things will have the flavor of pumpkin spice and Halloween. But before than happens, check out this list of comedy shows, a family program about bats, an art festival south of Wilsonville, and the opening of the Latin American Film Festival hosted by the Hollywood Theatre.

Bats of Oregon

Learn more about local bats and how they live at a program hosted by the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver. Photo courtesy of Michael Durham/Minden Pictures, Bat Conservation International; graphic by Mark Graves/The Oregonian

Mad About Bats

We’ve only just opened the book on fall, but already some events have a Halloweenish theme. This 30-minute educational comedy circus highlights bats. It’s a family-friendly program presented by Leapin’ Louie and Rhys Thomas. Kids can learn about the life of bats, how they echolocate, and more natural history facts through comedy, circus skills, and audience involvement.

1 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Sept. 21-22, Historic Hangar at Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E. Fifth St., Vancouver; free; nps.gov/fova/learn.

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ComedySportz hosts a weekend tournament of improvisational competitions this weekend.

ComedySportz NW Regional Tournament

Remember interactive improv? It’s still around! And ComedySportz will once again host a two-night competitive improv tournament for your amusement. Watch teams from Portland, Seattle, Boise and San Jose battle it out for the most laughs. ComedySportz is the oldest improv organization in Portland at 30 years and still going strong, and it’s rich in tournament-style performance chops.

8 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22-23, CSz Portland Arena, 1963 N.W. Kearney St.; tickets $15 in advance, $20 at door; portlandcomedy.com or 503-236-8888 option 2.

Charles Grant, William Knowles, and Antonía Darlene pose at a piano on stage

Charles Grant, William Knowles, and Antonía Darlene in “Ain’t Misbehavin’” at Broadway Rose Theatre Company, opening Sept. 21.Fletcher Wold

“Ain’t Misbehavin’”

Five zoot-suited, fabulously frocked singers recreate jazz great Thomas “Fats” Waller’s musical world for “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” a slimly biographical revue set at both the height of Waller’s popularity and the Harlem Renaissance.

Considered the grandfather of today’s countless copycat jukebox musicals, the 1978 Tony Award winner for best musical still swings and stirs while shining a light on Depression-era inequities. Get to the New Stage in Tigard early to take in “Spreadin’ Rhythm Around,” an exhibition of visual works from local Black artists that follows the run of the show.

Opens 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. Continues 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through Oct. 15; Broadway Rose Theatre New Stage, 12850 S.W. Grant Ave., Tigard; tickets $20-$52; broadwayrose.org

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Oregon Burlesque Festival

Tempting teases take the stage at the Alberta Rose Theatre for this showcase of comedy, circus, and other Burlesque performances. Get a single night pass, or take in the entire weekend featuring performers from the northwest, as well as other parts of the country. 21 and older only.

8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 22-23, Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 N.E. Alberta St.; tickets start at $30; etix.com/ticket.

“Arts with Flair ” Charbonneau Festival of the Arts

This annual celebration is just a year shy of 40 and will feature 35 artisan vendors booths filled with paintings, photographs, woodwork, glass art, pottery, and other mixed media. The festival also offers live music performances throughout the weekend. Charbonneau Arts Association is a non-profit providing a venue for the appreciation and promotion of visual arts and other fine arts in the Wilsonville and Canby areas of Clackamas County. A special dedication of a new statue of Sacajawea will kick off the festival at 10 a.m. Saturday. Sacajawea familial descendent, Rose Ann Abrahamson, will be the keynote speaker and will assist with the dedication ceremony. There will also be performances of Native American music and songs.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 23-24, Charbonneau Village Center, 32000 S.W. Charbonneau Drive, Wilsonville; free admission; charbonneauarts.org/2023-main.

Indiana Jones: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in Concert

John Williams’ epic score is played live by the Oregon Symphony while the classic adventure film is projected onto a big screen. Revisit the original story of Indiana Jones and his search for the lost ark of the covenant in the film that was originally released in 1981 and has spawned prequels and sequels and a new movie in 2023. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” was rated PG for scary scenes and violence. The PG-13 rating came into use a few years later in 1984.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23-24, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway; tickets start at $35; orsymphony.org/concerts-tickets.

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Schnauzers take center stage at the annual Schnauzer Walk in Oregon City.Photo courtesy of Rhonda Smith

25th Annual Schnauzer Walk

The fun German dogs with the great mustaches take center stage when the Portland Miniature Schnauzer Club holds its annual “Schnauzer Walk” this Saturday. The event is much more than a walk. Watch as the dogs take part in barn hunt activities, racing, agility courses, a parade of rescues, and several fun contests. The event is a fundraiser for the club and attracts schnauzer fans from across the Pacific Northwest and California.

Events begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, End of the Oregon Trail Park, 1725 Washington St., Oregon City; free for spectators; pmsc2.org.

Oktoberfest Celebration Forest Grove

The City Club of Forest Grove offers a family festival with live music, wiener dog races, stein carrying contests, hot dog eating contest, costumes and dunk tanks. About 10 live bands will take the stage during the event. Eat some authentic German food and raise a glass of beer in celebration. Kids can also take part in carnival games and contests that support local schools and clubs.

1-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, along Main Street in Forest Grove; free admission; oktoberfestfg.com.

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Guy Davis will perform at the Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro.photo by Joseph A. Rosen

Guy Davis

The two-time Grammy-nominated blues musician blends blues, roots, folk, rock and spoken word into a night of traditional blues with a contemporary twist. He’ll perform original work from his new album as well as blues favorites.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, Walters Art Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro; tickets $20 advance, $23 day of; hillsboro-oregon.gov/Home.

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Demetri Martin: The Joke Machine Tour

Comedian, writer, director, visual artist, and author Demetri Martin heads to Portland for two evening shows Saturday. He’s an award-winning actor and stared in his own comedy television series “Important Things.” He’s also done three standup comedy albums and four comedy specials for broadcast. Expect reflections on life’s little oddities, and rapid-fire delivery.

7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, Revolution Hall, 1300 S.E. Stark St., limited tickets available starting at $55; etix.com/ticket.

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The British pianist known for her refined and expressive playing makes her Portland debut in recitals presented by Portland Piano International. She opens Portland Piano’s 2023/24 Main Recital Series with a program of William Byrd, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schubert.

4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at Lincoln Performance Hall, PSU, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 S.W. Crescent St., Beaverton; tickets start at $45; portlandpiano.org/live.

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Film still from “Love is a Destiny” which opens the Latin American Film Festival.

XVII Portland Latin American Film Festival

The Portland Latin American Film Festival’s 17th season at the Hollywood Theatre kicking off September 27 with a screening of the Mexican film “Love is a Destiny” with director Montserrat Larqué in attendance. The festival’s 30 films will be shown on various dates through November 30 and offer feature films and documentaries from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Mexico, Panama, USA, and co-produced with Norway, Peru, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, France and Denmark. One of the highlights is “The Settlers (Los Colonos,)” the first Chilean production honored with the Caméra d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Chilean production to win that award.

Opening night with film screening and Q&A with the director 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.; tickets range from $9-$14; visit the website for a complete film listing hollywoodtheatre.org/programs.

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‘Black Artists of Oregon’ exhibition at Portland Art Museum honors Black life, and community

Walking through “Black Artists of Oregon,” the ambitious exhibition currently on display at the Portland Art Museum, it’s impossible not to be impressed by the range and power of the work, made by more than 60 creators. Paintings, mixed media, textiles, sculptures, photographs, and much more reflect joy, anger, activism, thoughtfulness and beauty, the personal expressions of artists from the 19th century up to the present day.

Though some of the artists’ names – Carrie Mae Weems, Al Goldsby, Arvie Smith, Charlotte Lewis, Robert Colescott, Thelma Johnson Streat, and Isaka Shamsud-Din, just to name a few – may be familiar, “Black Artists of Oregon” is also, as one of the panels introducing the exhibition says, a consideration of “the absence of Black artists’ work in institutional collections and how that exclusion affects our understanding of American art history and the history of the Pacific Northwest.”

For Intisar Abioto, the artist and guest curator of “Black Artists of Oregon,” the exhibition will, as she said in a recent interview, “Reveal the people who are truly here, and have always been here. Black artists and Black art are an expression of Black life, of Black community.”

“Black Artists of Oregon” grew out of research that Abioto began in 2018, a process that involved interviews with Black artists such as Adriene Cruz, Bobby Fouther, and others, as well as research into archives from the Portland Art Museum and other sources.

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Abioto, 37, grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, among a family of artists. After graduating from Wesleyan University in 2008, she moved, along with members of her family, to Portland, in 2010.

During her time in Oregon, Abioto has become involved in the state’s cultural life. She has performed in dance events; exhibited her art in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Portland State University, Reed College, and other venues; and written about Black people in the state, including a 2019 essay titled “Black Mark, Black Legend,” which appeared in Oregon Humanities magazine and explored some of the history of Black artists in Portland, what they experienced, and their legacy.

"Rock of Ages," by Isaka Shamsud-Din

“Rock of Ages,” by Isaka Shamsud-Din, is part of the “Black Artists of Oregon” exhibition at the Portland Art Museum.Courtesy Portland Art Museum

“I just continued to do it,” Abioto said of her work researching, going through archival sources and interviewing Black artists. The process sometimes led her to find works that she purchased, and to learn more.

The subject of Black artists in Oregon felt especially important because of the art establishment’s frequent practice of excluding work by artists of color, and also because of Oregon’s shameful history of discrimination, including Black exclusion laws, which included an 1849 law that generally made it illegal for any Black person to “enter into, or reside” in Oregon.

But learning more about Oregon’s history and Black artists was just a starting point.

“Research is great, but if it’s not shared, it’s just dead knowledge,” Abioto said. “So how could that information be given back to us?”

The opportunity to create what became “Black Artists of Oregon” came about when Grace Kook-Anderson, the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum, contacted Abioto in 2020. Kook-Anderson asked if Abioto would be interested in working on an exhibit.

“We have great moments in our history, but still, there have always been under-represented artists of color, and specifically women,” said Kook-Anderson, who began working for the Portland Art Museum in 2017.

"Monstro the Whale," by Thelma Johnson Streat

“Monstro the Whale,” by Thelma Johnson Streat, is part of the “Black Artists of Oregon” exhibition at the Portland Art Museum.

“In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, we had an opportunity to apply for a grant that looked at our collection, and also presented a newer interpretation, or different interpretation of American art in the collection,” Kook-Anderson said. “And I was thinking about Intisar’s work, and Black artists in the region, and I asked Intisar if she would be interested in being the guest curator for the exhibition.”

The process included bringing together works from the museum collection, but also pieces loaned by other institutions, by the artists themselves, and by artists’ family members.

“I feel really grateful that we have been able to do this,” Kook-Anderson said, particularly at a time when arts institutions across the country are still struggling to lure visitors back in the wake of the pandemic.

"Egungun," by Adriene Cruz

“Egungun,” by Adriene Cruz, is part of the “Black Artists of Oregon” exhibition at the Portland Art Museum. Courtesy of the Portland Art Mus

“As Intisar likes to remind us, it’s really not about the museum, it’s really about the stories of the elders, and stories of the community,” Kook-Anderson said. “I’m excited that the museum has gotten to be a part of it, and I hope that we continue to learn how to be great allies.”

In doing a “deep dive” into the museum collection, Abioto said, she saw very few black artists, and even fewer female Black artists.

“Where are we in this place?” Abioto remembered thinking. “Black art is eternal. It’s forever. It predates this museum, it predates Portland, it predates the concept of America.”

The idea that it’s somehow a “privilege” for artists of color to be in spaces such as museums is a complicated one, Abioto said, in that it suggests that such artists are finally being brought into spaces that have long been dominated by white founders, and white patrons.

“It can be a fraught endeavor,” she said, considering controversies that have arisen from museums collecting objects from different countries or cultures that people in those countries or cultures have tried to get back.

“Who are museums for?” Abioto said. For so long, the idea was that the “white gaze” was the valued gaze. “But for me,” she said, “it’s not a Black show unless Black people are there.”

Impressive as the talent represented in “Black Artists of Oregon” is, Abioto said, “I want people to understand this is not an end point for me.” She wants a bigger and better Black arts infrastructure, preservation of Black art, and support for Black artists as they pursue their careers.

“The art is an expression of care for Black people,” Abioto said. “Being a part of a lineage of revealing Black artistic presence here is about caring for Black Portlanders, Black Oregonians, Black people.”

“Black Artists of Oregon” is on display through March 17, 2024, at the Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland.

— Kristi Turnquist

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Kane Brown Plans on Going Big With Phil Collins Sample, Sets ‘In the Air’ Tour Dates

As Kane Brown readies the release of “I Can Feel It,” a new song that samples the iconic drum solo from Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight,” the country artist is announcing a run of spring tour dates he’s dubbed In the Air tour. The dates kick off in March and run through September. Several of the dates include stadium appearances.

Tyler Hubbard will serve as the opening act for most dates, while Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Parmalee, Locash, and RaeLynn will appear on various dates.

An artist presale will begin on Oct. 3, and a public on-sale will follow on Oct. 5.

Earlier this year, Brown was the first Black artist to sell out Boston’s Fenway Park, where he’ll be returning next year. “When I started playing bigger places, I got imposter syndrome,” he recently told Today. “It moved too fast. I wasn’t the greatest onstage. I wondered what everybody thought about me. But when I did Fenway, I knew that I was supposed to be there. Fenway was very iconic to me. And when I got out there, there was no nerves. There was no, ‘Oh, my God.’ It was, ‘It’s showtime.’”

Brown co-wrote the upcoming “I Can Feel It” with Gabe Foust and Jaxson Free; Collins is also a credited songwriter on the song. Country music’s recent embrace of past pop hits has become a go-to formula in recent months. Chris Young recently interpolated David Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel,” and Dustin Lynch recently put a new spin on Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away.”

As for “In the Air Tonight,” the song has had quite the comeback in recent weeks. Diddy used the song on “Another One of Me” and Chris Stapleton and Snoop Dogg recently collaborated on a remake of the tune for Monday Night Football.

Kane Brown tour dates:

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March 28 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena*
March 29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena*
March 30 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center*
April 4 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena*
April 5 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena*
April 6 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center*
April 11 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center*
April 12 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena*
April 18 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena*
April 19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center*
April 20 – Grand Forks, ND @ Alerus Center*
April 26 – Lubbock, TX @ United Supermarkets Arena*
April 27 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center*
April 28 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center*
May 9 – Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena*
May 10 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center*
May 11 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center*
May 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center*
May 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
May 19 – Tempe, AZ @ Boots In The Park*
May 30 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center*
May 31 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena*
June 1 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena*
June 7 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
June 8 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
June 20 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
July 20 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park +$#
August 16 – Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park  ^$#
August 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium  *$#
September 6 – Denver, CO @ Coors Field =$#
September 14 – Arlington, TX @ Globe Life Field  ∞$#

* Tyler Hubbard
+ Jon Pardi
^ Chris Young
= Bailey Zimmerman
∞ Cole Swindell
° Parmalee
$ LOCASH
# RaeLynn

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Kane Brown reflects on being branded ‘not country’ in early career

Kane Brown surprised his early audiences when he sang country instead of rap
Kane Brown surprised his early audiences when he sang country instead of rap

Kane Brown didn’t always have complete confidence in his ability to achieve stardom.

During a Sunday appearance on Today, the country music star opened up about grappling with imposter syndrome when his career was in its early stages of growth.

“When I f—ing started playin’ bigger places I got, like, imposter syndrome of it moving too fast,” Brown, 29, told Today’s Willie Geist. “I wasn’t the greatest on stage. I wondered what everybody thought about me.”

One pivotal moment that boosted his confidence was when he made history as the first-ever Black artist to headline Fenway Park in Boston with a concert on June 23. The singer felt a strong sense of belonging and purpose on that occasion: “I knew that I was supposed to be there.”

“When I got out there, you know, there were no nerves. There was no, ‘Oh my God,'” said Brown. “It was like, ‘It’s showtime and I’m going to put on a show and let these people know that I’m so glad they’re here and that I’m so glad to be here.”

The musician known for What Ifs was raised in Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee, by a white mother and a Black father. He frequently encountered discouragement, being told he wasn’t suited for the country genre. This could have played a role in his experience of imposter syndrome..

“They’d be like, ‘Just look at him. He’s not country. That’s not what country looks like,’ yada, yada, yada. But I feel like it’s also what made me blow up on Facebook. ‘Cause, I had a lot of people that clicked my video and they would be like, ‘I thought you were going to rap, excuse me,'” said Brown. “And then I started singing. So it kind of shocked them, and they wanted to share.”

Following his viral moment on Facebook, Brown released his debut album in late 2016 and achieved success with songs like “Used to Love You Sober,” “Heaven,” and “Be Like That.” Nowadays, he is focused on looking forward rather than dwelling on the past.

“Everything that I went through is a part of my life that got me here. And I’m actually proud of it,.” says Brown. “Even though a lot of it was tough and hard and you didn’t know what was going to come out of it. But I feel like that’s who made me who I am today.”

“It made me strong. It made me want to get back to people, and made me humble,” continued the musician. “And just made me proud of where I came from.”

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‘Remains, Remnants, Reliquaries:’ OU’s new art exhibit tackles a buried past

Photo courtesy of Wendel A. White

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On Friday, Sept. 8, at 5 p.m. in the Oakland University Art Gallery, Wendel A. White and Kenya Tyson participated in an open talk hosted by OU Art History Professor Claude Baillargeon

Baillargeon opened the gallery to several excited participants, art fans, faculty and students. He introduced the speakers, the artist, Professor Wendel A. White of Stockton University and Kenya Tyson, the senior associate provost at Dartmouth College and the executive director of the Black Massacre Project

“Remains, Remnants, Reliquaries” is an exploration of black lives, whether it be directly through the lens of a camera, newspaper clippings, or photo-editing technique. The exhibit contains four works: “Schools for the Colored,” “Red Summer,” “Manifest” and “Small Towns, Black Lives.” 

“It began with me at the time of the George Floyd murder,” Baillargeon said. “I realized that I was not doing enough.”

On sabbatical leave a year and a half ago, Baillargeon was writing a proposal to determine what he wanted to research when he remembered attending a talk by Wendel White. 

White specializes in photography, with all of the pieces in “Remains, Remnants, Reliquaries” using the camera as the chosen medium to dive deeper into the struggles of black folk. 

Arguably the most powerful work, “Red Summer,” is a juxtapositional collage that takes modern photographs of sites where lynchings took place and surgically places black and white-run newspaper clippings reporting on the events. 

“He’s bringing out a part of the history that is being suppressed,” Baillargeon said. “The vast majority of the sites that he went to photograph showed no evidence, no markers, no acknowledgment that the events took place.” 

At the open talk, Tyson and White’s discussion revolved around White’s personal history, sources of inspiration and the central meaning of his works. Often, Tyson and White brought up W. E. B. Du Bois’s metaphor, “the veil.

“For me, [the veil] specifically came out in the souls of black folk,” White said. “[DuBois] lived in the world that was outside the white world and in that world is obscured by the veil.”

“The veil” metaphor often comes across in White’s work, especially in works like “Red Summer” and “Schools for the Colored” — where photo editing techniques like focus, white balance and frame of reference take center stage. 

Tyson also discussed the importance of having guest artists and speakers of color at OU. 

“I think it’s critically important in all situations for every institution to have, you know, external writers and thinkers and artists and thought leaders coming into this space,” Tyson said.

“This is the first time we’ve had a solo exhibition, in the last twenty years, of an African-American artist,” Baillargeon said — echoing the same sentiment about the exhibit’s importance.

In recent history, OU has made efforts to implement diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of education at the university, including in the arts. 

“Having a space like this on campus can be really enlightening to a lot of people,” sophomore Nicki Gursin, an employee at the OU Art Gallery, said.

Those interested can visit the OU Art Gallery Tuesday through Sunday from 12-5 p.m. in room 208 of Wilson Hall until Nov. 26.

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Ted Nugent Blasts Jann Wenner’s ‘Racist and Misogynistic Attacks’

Ted Nugent is the latest artist to condemn the recent comments by Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner.

In a conversation with The New York Times published on Sept. 15, Wenner claimed that female and Black artists were not worthy of being interviewed for his book, Masters, because they were not “articulate enough” to be “philosophers of rock.”

“You know, just for public relations sake, maybe I should have gone and found one Black and one woman artist to include here that didn’t measure up to that same historical standard, just to avert this kind of criticism,” Wenner admitted. “Which, I get it. I had a chance to do that. Maybe I’m old-fashioned and I don’t give a [expletive] or whatever.”

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Wenner’s remarks drew criticism from throughout the music industry. He was swiftly removed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s board of directors, despite having been one of the institution’s co-founders.

Ted Nugent Slams Jann Wenner

In a video message to fans [via Blabbermouth], Nugent decried Wenner’s comments.

“Our soul came from Black heroes who had more soul because they had to get out of the curse of slavery and celebrate freedom musically,” Nugent declared. “[Wenner was removed] because of racist and misogynistic attacks that said that Black and female artists are not articulate enough to reference in his book about rock ‘n’ roll history, which is so clearly biased and so clearly racist and so clearly misogynistic. And those are the things that he has always accused me of.”

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Nugent went on to note that he and Wenner had a contentious history, possibly due to their drastically different political views. The rocker is a vocal right-wing Republican while Wenner is a liberal Democrat. Nugent claimed that these differences led Rolling Stone to run negative stories against him.

“[Rolling Stone] parroted the lies that I dodged the draft, which is a lie. They parroted that I had sex with Courtney Love, which is a lie,” Nugent declared. “The point is that [Wenner] always parroted all the nastiest allegations — [that] I dissed the Native Americans, which I never did. That I’m a racist, which I’m not. That I’m a homophobe, which I’m not. The point being that Jann Wenner finally got thrown off the board of directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that he has made sure I’m not part of because he actually made racist and misogynistic attacks on women and Blacks, and so the board threw him off, which proves that his accusations towards the conservative guy were actually what he was guilty of.”

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