🌹 Father John Misty @ Mission Ballroom

Father John Misty delivers lush, theatrical folk-rock that’s as tender as it is tongue-in-cheek. His shows feel like part lounge act, part existential sermon—grand, ironic, romantic, and slightly unhinged. If you like your ballads poetic and your banter razor-sharp, this one’s for you.

> “Josh Tillman croons like a fallen angel, swaddled in strings and sarcasm.”
> Read more: Pitchfork

• 🔹 Who He Is: The alter ego of Josh Tillman (ex-Fleet Foxes drummer), FJM crafts sweeping orchestral folk layered with wit, cynicism, and the occasional existential crisis.
• 🔹 If You Like: Fleet Foxes, Weyes Blood, Leonard Cohen, Rufus Wainwright
• 🔹 Essential Track: “Holy Shit” — part hymn, part breakdown, part thesis on modern romance.
• 🔹 Must-Listen Album: I Love You, Honeybear — a dizzying, devastating love story told in string sections and smirks.
• 🎤 Why This Show? Because sometimes you need your Sunday service delivered in a velvet blazer with a side of satire and a 10-piece band.
• 📍 Meetup Plan: Meet at Brew Dog at 6:30 PM for pre-show drinks and philosophy before heading into the ballroom.
• 🎟️ Tickets: $65 at AXS.

This may be a DIY event 🔥
As a top-voted show for our group, this possibly-DIY meetup is a chance to connect—even if I can’t (yet) commit to hosting it myself! Plan to make it your own, using the comments to coordinate. And maybe I'll be able to commit soon.

Q: What's the RSVP policy?
A: RSVP etiquette is crucial! No-shows can throw off the vibe of the event, so we kindly ask that you shoot the host a message or un-RSVP before the event starts if you can't make it. Two no-shows may result in removal from the group.

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