Lodge.Room. Presents Alan Sparhawk's The White Roses Tour With Circuit des Yeux in Highland Park

Lodge.Room. Presents Alan Sparhawk’s The White Roses Tour With Circuit des Yeux in Highland Park

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Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | All Ages | General Admission | $30.00 + $7.50 service fee per ticket

Alan Sparhawk brings The White Roses Tour Featuring Circuit des Yeux to Lodge.Room. Highland Park on January 21st. Thirty years into a career of music making, 2024 found Alan Sparhawk entering uncharted territory. Sparhawk co-founded the band Low alongside vocalist and drummer Mimi Parker, who passed away in late 2022. Their music derived elemental power from its fearless exploration of quiet, gentle places. Low released thirteen albums and influenced a movement of spacious, graceful, intimate, and ever-evolving music.

Grammy Nominee

Over time, Low’s anthemic songs heightened in urgency and tone, unearthing new layers of musical exploration and lyrical questioning. Their final album, Grammy nominated “Hey What,” was released in 2021 to universal acclaim and marked a high point in their musical evolution and trajectory.

There is no question that White Roses, My God is a record borne of grief. However, it would be reductive, even foolish, to see grief as the sole source or the final limit of this taut, brilliant, provocative, thrilling album, whose bold experimentation is powered by profound lyrics and propulsive beats. White Roses, My God is an exorcism whose purpose is not to banish the spirit but to set it free.

Although he is obviously (and justifiably) best known for his thirty years in Low, a look at Sparhawk’s many side projects across that same span of time shows him experimenting with everything from punk and funk to production work and improvisation. Low itself never settled for a set sound or approach. The band was always a collaboration — a conversation, a romance — between Sparhawk and his wife, Mimi Parker, who was the band’s co-founder, drummer, co-lead vocalist, and its blazing irreplaceable heart.

Sparhawk has recently been playing with various collaborators and projects with friends and family members, including guest appearances with Yo La Tengo, Trampled by Turtles, Peder Mannerfelt, Charlie Parr, and funk band Derecho Rhythm Section.