Name: Perfume Genius
Start: 2022-04-06T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Race Street Live

Perfume Genius

The Music Hall at Gateway City Arts is now Race Street Live!Race Street Live is a live music and event space located at 114 Race Street in downtown Holyoke. Situated on the historic Second Level Canal, our building was once the longtime home of the Judd Paper Company.Originally under the umbrella of the Gateway City Arts complex, Race Street Live reopened in August 2021 in partnership with DSP Shows, one of the leading independent concert promoters in the country. The 2022 name change reflects the new ownership’s commitment to presenting world class live music and events in the Pioneer Valley.The versatile venue has a capacity up to 499 for standing shows, and can accommodate 250 for seated events. With a state-of-the art sound & lighting system, incredible sightlines, a full bar, and beer garden, Race Street Live is the premier live music club in Western Massachusetts.

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Perfume Genius with support from special guest Hand Habits at Race Street Live in Holyoke, MA

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For the safety of our artists, venue staff, and our community as a whole we are requiring proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for admittance to all shows at Race Street Live until further notice. While mask-wearing is not required at this time, we still strongly encourage wearing a mask when not actively eating or drinking to protect yourself and others.Results from a negative COVID test will NOT be accepted for entry.Please bring your vaccination card, or a photo of it, along with a corresponding state or federal ID for entry.The CDC defines “full vaccination” as 2 weeks after the final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.These policies are subject to change.

General admission standing room only.

<a href="https://perfumegenius.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Perfume Genius</a>Perfume Genius is the moniker of artist Mike Hadreas. Hadreas grew up in Seattle, WA and started his music career in 2008. He released his debut album Learning in 2010 via long-time label home Matador, and it instantly caught the attention of critics. "The songs on Hadreas' full-length debut are eviscerating and naked," said Pitchfork, "with heartbreaking sentiments and bruised characterizations delivered in a voice that ranges from an ethereal croon to a slightly cracked warble." These descriptors became the hallmarks of Perfume Genius -- Hadreas' unique ability to convey emotional vulnerability not only lyrically, but with his impressively nuanced vocals.His following album, Put Your Back N 2 It was released in 2012 and continued to build both his audience and critical acclaim. 2014's Too Bright exhibited a massive leap forward in both production and confidence. Co-produced by Adrian Utley of Portishead, the album featured the stand-out single, "Queen." The track quickly became a queer anthem and a powerful statement of being. Hadreas performed the song on Late Night with David Letterman.In 2017, Perfume Genius released the GRAMMY-nominated No Shape, an album that would crystalize his fanbase world-wide and bring mainstream awareness to his art. The record was produced by Blake Mills (Fiona Apple, Alabama Shakes). "If you listen to the four Perfume Genius albums in chronological order, you can hear Hadreas healing himself in real time, moving toward an emancipation that seems, suddenly, to have come to pass," said The New Yorker. "The center of his music has always been a defiant delicacy -- a ragged, affirmative understanding of despair. 'No Shape' finds him unexpectedly victorious, his body exalted." Over the course of the campaign he appeared on multiple late-night television shows and graced the cover of The Fader.Perfume Genius' music has played a central role in a number of films and television including The Goldfinch, The Society, 13 Reasons Why, Booksmart and Eighth Grade. He has collaborated with artists including Christine And The Queens, Sharon Van Etten, Weyes Blood, Cate Le Bon, Anna Calvi, King Princess and more. Hadreas has also collaborated with brands like Prada and W Hotels on special projects. His albums have been nominated for a GRAMMY Award and a GLAAD Media Award and have topped numerous decade-end lists including Billboard's, Pitchfork's, Crack's, Paste's and more.

Dine at GCA! <a href="http://www.gatewaycityarts.com/judds" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Judd’s Bar &amp; Restaurant</a> is open Wednesday through Saturday from 5pm to 10pm. Small bites are available during all concerts at <a href="https://www.gatewaycityarts.com/food/the-famous-cafe/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Famous Cafe</a> starting at 7pm.

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