Three marimbas, three voices, three psyches: This summer, Whitney Johnson’s long standing experimental project Matchess will deal sonic doubles across the U.S. with the amplified groupthink of a trio formation each night!

In June, Whitney will be joined onstage by Haley Fohr (AKA Circuit des Yeux) and Lula Asplund; in July, it’ll be Matchess, Haley, and Jenny Pulse. Their individual practices in experimental music, sound art, and performance will invoke the “two against three” principle to alchemize a fresh collaboration on this tour of the American East, South, and West — with tremors of a new Whitney Johnson / Matchess album percolating! We’re surely feelin’ something…

Since taking a giant step from psychedelic songcraft into pure psychoacoustic space on Sonescent — their Drag City debut from 2022 — Whitney has been channeling alter egos to mellow out your neuroses and fold down the shroud of the death drive at the same time. If Sonescent represents music in the final stages of its life, these Matchess shows are perlocating something else entirely. The birth of a new energy source? Further investigation into the unknown? Only time can reveal the truth… but those pulling towards the glow should trace the source this June & July. Tickets are on sale now!

Matchess / Whitney Johnson 2024 Tour Dates:

6/9 - Cincinnati, OH @ DSGN CLLCTV*
6/10 - Louisville, KY @ B-Side*
6/11 - Knoxville TN @ Pilot Light*
6/12 - Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records*
6/13 - Carborro, NC @ All Day Records*
6/15 - Baltimore, MD @ Current Space*
6/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Rotunda*
6/17 - Portland, ME @ The Apohadion Theatre*
6/18 - Waterbury, VT @ The Phoenix*
6/19 - Kingston, NY @ Tubby's*
6/20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool*
6/24 - Lorain, OH @ Church of the Redeemer ^
6/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Solar Myth ^
6/26 - New York, NY @ Public Records ^
6/27 - Providence, RI @ Lost Bag ^
6/28 - Burlington, VT @ Bauschaus VT ^
6/29 - Belfast, ME @ The Fox Den ^
6/30 - Brattleboro, VT @ Epsilon Spires ^
7/1 - Catskill, NY @ Avalon Lounge/Wave Farm ^
7/2 - Washington, DC @ Rhizome ^
7/3 - Durham, NC @ Shadowbox ^
7/5 - Chicago, IL @ Kilbourn Park ^ 
7/13 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia %
7/14 -  Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas %
7/15 - Marfa, TX @ The Pony %
7/16 - Tucson, AZ @ Desert Drone #
7/17 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Instagation Series #
7/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Desert Drone #
7/19 - Joshua Tree, CA @ The Firehouse #
7/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ 2220 Arts + Archives #
7/21 - Big Sur, CA @ Pop and Hiss #
7/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Lost Church #
7/23 - Arcata, CA @ The Miniplex #
7/24 - Reno, NV @ The Holland Project #
7/25 - Eugene, OR @ Ditch Projects #
7/26 - Portland, OR @ Turn, Turn, Turn #
7/27 - Astoria, OR @ Anita #
7/28 - San Juan Island, WA @ Alchemy Art Center #
7/29 - Seattle, WA @ Recreational Psychoacoustics Lab #

* Matchess ft. Haley Fohr & Lula Asplund
^ Whitney Johnson w/ Lia Kohl
% Matchess ft. Jenny Pulse
# Matchess ft. Haley Fohr & Jenny Pulse