Bill Callahan - My Days of 58 Tour

Bill Callahan plays Radio/East on Tuesday, August 18, as part of his My Days of 58 tour. It's a solo bill—just Callahan on the lineup—and he's based right here in Austin.

If you're not familiar with his work, Callahan is a singer-songwriter who's spent years carving out a singular lane. He's known for a voice that sits low and steady, and for lyrics that tend toward the observational. The description that comes with this tour puts it in perspective: he's described as "continuing to open uncanny depths of expression, blazing one of the most original singer-songwriter trails out there."

There's a specific way he works that's worth keeping in mind before you go. He carries the energy of his live shows over into his recordings, and he describes his songwriting as "slice-of-life portraiture" that he sharpens into something "poetic, cinematic, novelistic, comedic and above all musical." That's a lot of words for what essentially comes down to a song: a small moment from a day, stretched out and looked at closely until it means something more.

Because he's an Austin resident, this is one of the local dates on the My Days of 58 tour. The show is on Tuesday, August 18, at Radio/East, with the set starting at 7 PM.