The Ballroom Thieves @ Tourists
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Tourists (915 State Rd, North Adams, MA 01247, North Adams MA)
Calin Earley and Martin Peters, the Ballroom Thieves, play an intimate evening in the lounge at Tourists around the fireside.
What if we could all be a little more tender? Towards strangers, our kids, and ourselves?
“As people become more easily connected through social media, pop culture and our collective helplessness over the mistakes that are breaking us down,” Tourists says, “a realization has been washing over many of us: We don’t treat ourselves or each other very well, and in order to break that cycle we need to understand why.”
As two former kids, The Ballroom Thieves have some thoughts on the matter. Ten songs’ worth to be exact. Their 5th full length record, Sundust, is a collection of thoughts about the human experience.
For more than a decade, Calin Earley and Martin Peters have been combining their thoughts and musical abilities. They’ve toured the US dozens of times, ventured into Europe, Canada, and even managed a journey from Maine to Hawaii to Alaska in one trip, all to play their music for the dedicated fanbase they’ve been steadily growing, person by person.
The two have played beautiful theaters like Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, well-loved festivals such as Newport Folk, and legendary rock rooms like LA’s Troubadour all across the country. They’ve been known to power slide across stages on bloody knees with their full band and silence packed rooms for 90 minutes with their lyrics and harmonies, accompanied only by a cello and an acoustic guitar during their more intimate duo shows.