missing Outside Spectrum in your album collection? need a January pick-me-up from your favorite indie band?
for a limited time, grab our purple vinyl plus an autographed 8x10 and sheet music to play along or hang on your wall for only $19(!) 💜
jamming during our members only EPIC Concerts is the freakin' best.
the band is loose and we play some of our best music.
if you're ready to get closer to The Empty Pockets... this is for you.
step inside EPIC before April 30th and become one of 'The Originals'
your name will be included in our first ever EPIC Keepsake we'll be mailing out this summer!
seriously, there's so much fun to be had. see ya there.
rehearsal sounded so good yesterday.
very excited to share so many new tunes tomorrow.
we’re on the the Lyric Theatre stage doing what we do best.
there’s a new song about our van breaking down in a narrow Montana valley.
one about a date that doesn’t exist.
we’ve even got a new murder ballad.
see you tomorrow, Blue Island.
nothing beats a glass of wine backstage with Al Stewart.
our merch from touring with Al is close to selling out, so grab this stuff before it's gone forever...
We are now almost prepped for our show on Saturday. We're playing new, unreleased tunes, old originals, and maybe a cover or two. Come see what happens after we take these soundcheck photos!
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@lyric.theater 5/16, Blue Island, IL
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we like to say we’re a live band at heart - and while it’s been really nice to have a few months home with the fam in Chicago, we are gearing up to announce a new record and tour dates to play it for you in real life.
our south side friends get to hear it first this weekend at @lyric.theater ✨
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southside chitown, we're heading to you this time... May 16th at the very pretty Lyric Theater AND we're playing our new album in it's entirety!
this is probably the only chance to hear live what we've been cooking up in the studio before we release the record.
unless you're EPIC.
it will be a fun one, no doubt.
help the band (and pick the best seat) by purchasing in advance!
📷: Olivia Ridge @olivea.m
did you know that we played with Uncle Al (Stewart) for ten years? somebody asked how much we rehearsed ahead of our first gig? a few weeks, maybe? we were given a live recording to work off of, charted the songs ourselves, and figured the individual parts out by ear.
we did learn more tunes while on the road as we toured together! Al would say, "let's try Dark and the Rolling Sea tonight," and we'd listen to the recording, whip up the chords in the green room, and figure out the parts to play for that night or the next night on tour.
not only did we become experts on Al's music on stage - we also memorized his best backstage stories and became good friends, bonding over Spinal Tap, history, and rock 'n' roll heroes.
we're making space in our Chicago studio for new music, so it's time to liquidate our tour merchandise from the last few years.
didn't get a copy of our double-disc live album with Al? came to a show and forgot to grab a poster? this is your chance!
visit our website and check out which Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets items we have left...
well you guys obviously wanted our tour posters and live album with Uncle Al (Stewart), because we sold out of one poster design in mere hours.
so we went into the archives to see what was in our studio and we are putting new signed Al Stewart posters on our website!
only a handful of each poster remains - scoop them up before they're gone...
we’re so excited to play Blue Island on May 16
our feet literally aren’t touching the ground
we’re doing something a little crazy
we’re playing TEN new songs
never released
most never played live
this one’s going to be special
The Lyric Theater
great sound, no bad seats
