BRENN! is Brennan Reid Keller from Tuscaloosa, and Amateur at Best is his first full album after years of building an audience on banjo-and-acoustic confessionals. He wrote it between Alabama and Tennessee and hung it on baseball imagery, which sounds twee until you hear how hard the year behind it was. Irving Plaza is one of the larger headline rooms on the run, and his crowds sing the choruses back at him.
What to expect
An acoustic-forward folk-pop set drawn from the debut album, built on banjo, guitar and close harmony rather than volume. Irving Plaza's floor is standing general admission with a balcony above it. The crowd skews young and knows the words, so expect a loud singalong on the songs that broke first and a quieter room for the newer ones.
Good to know
- The set leans acoustic and lyrical, so this is a listening-room crowd rather than a rowdy one.
- The main floor is standing general admission, with balcony seating upstairs.
- Irving Plaza is just off Union Square, one of the best-connected subway junctions in the city.
- No support act has been announced, so the headline set may begin close to the listed start.
- He opens for other artists elsewhere on this run, but the New York date is his own headline show.
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Common questions
What kind of music is this?
Folk-pop and Americana: banjo, acoustic guitar and confessional songwriting, despite some ticket listings tagging it as electro pop.
What is Amateur at Best?
His debut studio album, a twelve-track record released on Darkroom, with the singles Brand New Car and Somehow Made It Out.
Is this a headline show?
Yes. Irving Plaza is one of the larger headline rooms on the tour, which also takes in Paris, Amsterdam and Los Angeles.
