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Blacker Face

Shows on record: 5
Rooms played: 4
Cities: 1
Releases: 8
Last show: May 31, 2019Subterranean

About

Blacker Face is a band from Chicago, IL, tagged afropunk, alternative, avant-garde by its sources. Shows on record run from 2017 to 2019, across 4 rooms in 1 city.

Blacker Face is based in Chicago — MusicBrainz
Blacker Face has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2018–2019 — MusicBrainz
Blacker Face is based in Chicago, Illinois — Blacker Face on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Distinctive Juju (2019-10-18) — Bandcamp
Blacker Face has 676 listeners on Last.fm — Blacker Face on Last.fm
Blacker Face has released 7 recordings between 2017 and 2020 — Blacker Face on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

5 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20171 show
20183 shows
20191 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
May 31, 2019	Subterranean · ChicagoSupportwith Pile, C.H.E.W. (Chicago)	Support	Pile, C.H.E.W. (Chicago)
Jun 30, 2018	Hideout · ChicagoSupportwith Jim Lauderdale, Mock Identity, Toupee	Support	Jim Lauderdale, Mock Identity, Toupee
May 21, 2018	Cobra Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith Thunderpussy	Support	Thunderpussy
May 13, 2018	Burlington Bar · ChicagoSupportwith Friendship Commanders, Daymaker, Sonny Falls	Support	Friendship Commanders, Daymaker, Sonny Falls
Nov 25, 2017	Hideout · ChicagoSupportwith Mourning [A] BLKstar, Ono	Support	Mourning [A] BLKstar, Ono

Where they play

4 rooms in 1 city

Rooms played most

Hideout · Chicago2 shows
Burlington Bar · Chicago1 show
Cobra Lounge · Chicago1 show
Subterranean · Chicago1 show

Cities played

Chicago5 shows

Releases

8 releases, 2017–2020

Hands Off!
2020
Collected Works, 1987-2016
Jul 25, 2019 · Album · 14 tracks
Distinctive Juju
2019 · Album
Secretly Distribution Fall 2019 Sampler
2019
We Don't Work May 1st
2019
Think Piece
2018 · Album
Mississippi Goddam
Aug 6, 2017 · Album · 10 tracks
GOTDAMN. LIVE AT 2040
Jul 29, 2017 · Album · 10 tracks

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 1 plays, 2020-04-30–2020-04-30 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Hans) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Blacker Face — Collected Works, 1987-2016 — Release art · Collected Works, 1987-2016 — release

Blacker Face — Mississippi Goddam — Release art · Mississippi Goddam — release

Blacker Face — GOTDAMN. LIVE AT 2040 — Release art · GOTDAMN. LIVE AT 2040 — release

Blacker Face — Subterranean, 2019-05-31 — Poster · Subterranean, 2019-05-31 — Songkick

Blacker Face — Hideout, 2018-06-30 — Poster · Hideout, 2018-06-30 — Songkick

Blacker Face — Cobra Lounge, 2018-05-21 — Poster · Cobra Lounge, 2018-05-21 — Songkick

Blacker Face — Burlington Bar, 2018-05-13 — Poster · Burlington Bar, 2018-05-13 — Songkick

Blacker Face — Hideout, 2017-11-25 — Poster · Hideout, 2017-11-25 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Blacker Face on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Blacker Face on Last.fm	Artist facts
Blacker Face on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.