Your chance to see Chance the Rapper in Seattle

  • By Andy Rathbun Herald Writer
  • Wednesday, November 11, 2015 6:12pm
  • LifeGo-See-Do

It was one thing when this was happening in the Windy City, but now it’s gone national.

Chancellor Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, has become a major presence in pop well outside his hometown of Chicago. He drew huge crowds at Bumbershoot and now is headlining the Paramount Theatre at 7 p.m. Nov. 19.

There’s a reason this is remarkable. Chance hasn’t really released a proper album. Instead, he’s won fans — which include people like Stephen Colbert and Kanye West — by putting out mixtapes for free.

In theory, his breakthrough album “Acid Rap” and his more recent collaboration with Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment, “Surf,” both didn’t earn him a dime. Of course, in actuality, those free albums have turned him into a star capable of drawing thousands.

Tickets are $40.75 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.

City and Colour also will headline the Paramount, playing at 8 p.m. Nov. 13.

The folk-infused act led by Alexisonfire frontman Dallas Green is touring after the October release of its fifth album, “If I Should Go Before You.”

Green’s previous band, Alexisonfire, was known for a fierce brand of emo. With City and Colour, though, Green has turned that on its head. The moody and emotional act has kept intact all the heart-on-sleeve sentiment but funneled the emotion through an acoustic guitar.

Tickets are $30 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.

Glen Hansard also is back on the road, and will play Seattle’s Moore Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14.

Hansard won a large following after serving as the star of the indie musical “Once,” which featured his Oscar-winning track “Falling Slowly.”

Subsequent solo albums have found the Irish singer maintaining his strong sense of melody. His latest, “Didn’t He Ramble,” was another album of coffee-house-ready folk that saw release in September.

Tickets are $27.50 to $32.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.

The Neptune Theatre, meanwhile, will host a pair of indie-friendly artists, with Ride hitting the venue first at 8 p.m. Nov. 16.

In the 1990s, Ride’s atmospheric rock earned it the “shoegaze” label, while turning it into a small sensation. The band failed to capitalize on its early accolades, however, never really becoming a chart-topping force.

It has since gone through the usual break-up and make-up cycle, however, and the act is now reunited for a new world tour.

Tickets are $35 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.

Then, Blitzen Trapper will play the Neptune Theatre at 9 p.m. Nov. 19.

Formed in Portland, Oregon, Blitzen Trapper won acclaim last decade with the album “Furr,” released on Sub Pop Records. That album showcased the group’s able hand at blending indie rock and alt-country.

Subsequent albums haven’t been met with the same rapturous praise, but have helped the group maintain a steady presence on college rock radio. It’s touring now behind its new album, “All Across This Land,” which saw release in October.

Tickets are $18.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.

Roots rocker Sturgill Simpson, meanwhile, will play the Showbox SoDo at 8:30 Nov. 13.

The rough-necked songwriter has won a following with his gritty take on country music, featured on albums like 2014’s “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music,” a top 10 album on the country charts, and on singles like the witty “Turtles All the Way Down.”

Tickets are $28 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.

Then, the SoDo will stay busy with a visit from Primal Scream and The Cult at 8 p.m. Nov. 14.

The like-minded British rock acts both got their start in the underground. Primal Scream first started releasing music in the 1990s, but may have reached its peak with the 1991 album “Screamadelica,” featuring the arena-sized song “Movin’ On Up.”

The Cult also first hit it big in the 1980s with songs like the instantly recognizable “She Sells Sanctuary,” helping elevate it above the other heavy metal-influenced acts of its day.

Tickets are $42.50 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.

Finally, the Misfits also are back on the road, with the punk rock elder statesmen playing the Showbox SoDo at 7 p.m. Nov. 18.

Now led by original bassist Jerry Only, the often-tasteless and Halloween-friendly punk act has gone through numerous iterations. Legal wrangling and general discord has kept former frontman Danzig off the stage, but the group continues to tour.

Tickets are $27.50 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.

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