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THEO CONFIRMED TOUR DATES:
May 17 San Diego, CA Seven Grand Whiskey Bar
May 19 Prescott, AZ Founding Fathers Kitchen
Friday, May 20Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
May 21Idaho Falls, ID The Celt Pub & Grill
May 22Garden City, ID Sandbar Patio Bar & Grill
May 24Portland, OR White Eagle Saloon & Hotel
May 25Seattle, WA Conor Byrne Pub
May 26Salem, OR Ankeny Vineyard
May 28Reno, NV Pignic Pub & Patio
May 29San Francisco, CAA mando's
May 31 Los Angeles, CAHotel Cafe
July 7 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
July 10 Washington D.C. Pearl Street Warehouse
July 13 Philadelphia, PA The Fire%
July 14 Boston, MASonia%
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 10, 2022) — Astrological signs seem to always prevail and Los Angeles-based alternative singer-songwriter Theo Kandel plays into the cliché — attributing his zodiac sign for being the way he is — on his pop-punk single “STARSIGN” (released March 17). Now, he’s leaned into those “Scorpio skies” Phoebe Bridgers was talking about, and channeled his energy into bringing “STARSIGN” to life in this circa 2000s pop-punk music video, out today.
The original “STARSIGN” demo went viral on TikTok attracting over 230k+ views, with the final track being produced by Ben “Beep” Pleasant, Theo Kandel, and Justin Johnson (Priscilla Block). Stream “STARSIGN” here.
“Listen – I'm such a Scorpio. I'm determined, brave, loyal, honest, and ambitious, but I'm also jealous, secretive, resentful, controlling, and stubborn. I can't help it,” explains Theo. “It seems like the stars aligned to craft me into exactly the person I am today, no matter what I do. I'm sorry! Sometimes I just wanna party, and there's nothing anyone can do to stop me. If you really wanna get to know me, just take a look at the daily horoscope – that's probably what I'm feeling on any given day.”
Theo began the writing process of “STARSIGN” in February of 2021 with his friend Gabi Gotts from female trio NOT THE MAIN CHARACTERS, and completed it with Brooke Alexx, Lackhoney, and Ben “Beep” Pleasant in October of 2021.
Hot on the heels off his most recent single, “Half as Cool,” Theo will also be releasing his six-song indie rock EP What If It All Works Out In The End? this June (exact date TBA).
Starting at the end of this month throughout the summer, Theo has several tour dates lined up across the U.S. — with select dates opening for John Oates (of Hall & Oates), and additional dates to be announced.
Last year, alternative singer-songwriter Theo Kandel set his sights on the West Coast in what he calls the “final frontier” on a journey of music influence and inspiration that settled in Los Angeles. The journey began in New York City where he grew up learning classical and jazz violin before picking up the guitar. “Growing up in New York, I got super into folk music – that was what drove me to write initially – but I always found that my music was too pop to be completely folk, and too folk to be completely pop,” Kandel says.
It wasn't until he moved to Nashville, TN that he began honing his craft into something a bit more mainstream, despite an initial aversion to the word. “It definitely sounds cheesy, but in Nashville, the song itself is king. Writing better songs is literally the goal there. For a while I hated the idea of my music being labeled as ‘pop,’ but ‘pop’ actually just means accessible – relatable – whatever. So hopefully, the better my songs are, the more people can find a little bit of their own stories in there.”
His 2021 EP, Spin Cycle, found the exceptional artist arriving at the peak of those New York and Nashville influences that molded his creativity. What comes across in the six-song collection is equally vulnerable as it is highly unique. The songs are musically complex, layered, and blend a variety of instrumentation that creates a special alchemy; a musical fingerprint that directly identifies Kandel.