Earlier this fall singer-songwriter Wallice shares her debut album, The Jester, out everywhere now via Dirty Hit. With The Jester, Wallice proves that she is a rising force ready to make her mark, blending genre lines to create a distinctive sonic landscape that is completely, unabashedly Wallice.

Wallice also shares the captivating album focus track, “Flash in the Pan.” A jazzy, melancholic lament, “Flash in the Pan” is a true album standout. The strong horn section combined with a piano and string accomplishment serves as a stunning compliment to Wallice’s vocals as she admits, “I thought I wanted to change your mind, but you were never really mine.”

Tour dates

January 25 – San Diego, CA – Voodoo Room at House of Blues San Diego
January 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
January 28 – Austin, TX – Parish
January 29 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
January 31 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Altar
February 1 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
February 2 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
February 4 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
February 5 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry at The Fillmore Philadelphia
February 6 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made
February 8 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Underground
February 9 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
February 10 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
February 13 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
February 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
February 15 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
February 16 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
February 18 – Portland, OR – The Old Church
February 20 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
February 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
April 10 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater *
April 11- Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
April 12 – Charlottesville, VA – Ting Pavilion *
April 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE *
April 18 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall *

* Opening for St. Vincent

Cover image by Monika Oliver

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Opening the night with their latest single “disappear,” Wallice lifted the crowd from its humpday slump, channeling 90s grunge rock with bravado. In contrast to their ebullient sound, Wallice maintains a relatively shy stage persona. Her hands touch earnestly to her chest inviting the audience into her emotion. When the choruses kick into full gear, her long black hair occasionally whips up and down like a turbulent black sea. 

In most of her songs, the verses are kept sonically slim to allow Wallice’s sonorous vocals to shine through. This is helpful for the moments that lean toward bedroom pop. Wallice’s trademark lyricism, which blends pensive self-awareness with a wry wit is not to be missed. 

Late in her set, she plays the syrupy tune “Dramamine” which drips with need and confusion, only to follow it with “Hey Michael” a diss track for the unearned confidence of straight men. “Hey Michael, you American Psycho, / where the hell did my night go?” she lambasts her subject with an on stage eye roll. 

Her most exciting tracks are her most recent. “Best Friend” and “Loser at Best” are knock-down and drag-out firecrackers, while a softer (and unreleased) “Why Do You Love Me” carries a more cinematic energy. The night was the perfect teaser for her newest EP Mr Big Shot  which drops Friday, June 23rd

At times the performance felt too polished. The show was supported by tracking, which kept the set on a smooth course, but left little room for the unscripted. Whenever Wallice did speak to the crowd, they responded enthusiastically. “On the count of four, we’re all gonna scream,” Wallice said midway through “Headache”. And scream they did.

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