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Hand Habits

Folk & acoustic band from New York, NY

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
55
Cities
46
Releases
28
Last show
Aug 21, 2026Old Town School of Folk Music

About

Hand Habits is a band from New York, NY, tagged folk, folk pop, indie by its sources. Shows on record run from 2018 to 2026, across 55 rooms in 46 cities.

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

60+ on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 201820 shows
  2. 201934 shows
  3. 20202 shows
  4. 20222 shows
  5. 20231 show
  6. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 21, 2026Old Town School of Folk Music · ChicagoSupportwith Deep Sea Diver
May 20, 2023Hipnic · Big SurSupportwith Bitchin Bajas, Mapache
May 27, 2022Mass MoCA · North AdamsSupportwith Solid Sound, Wilco, Sylvan Esso, +20
Feb 25, 2022The Chapel · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Tomberlin, Boy Scouts
Mar 21, 2020Electric Park Ballroom · WaterlooSupportwith Kevin Morby
Mar 3, 2020The Factory · SydneySupportwith Weyes Blood
Nov 15, 2019Walt Disney Concert Hall · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Sylvan Esso
Nov 14, 2019Walt Disney Concert Hall · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Sylvan Esso
Oct 4, 2019Brooklyn Steel · BrooklynSupportwith Whitney
Oct 3, 2019Brooklyn Steel · BrooklynSupportwith Whitney
Oct 2, 2019Royale Boston · BostonSupportwith Whitney
Oct 1, 20193S Artspace · PortsmouthSupportwith Whitney
Sep 29, 2019Higher Ground Ballroom · South BurlingtonSupportwith Whitney
Sep 27, 2019Union Transfer · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Whitney
Sep 26, 2019Mr. Smalls Theatre · MillvaleSupportwith Whitney
Sep 23, 20199:30 Club · WashingtonSupportwith Whitney
Sep 22, 2019The National · RichmondSupportwith Whitney
Sep 21, 2019Cat's Cradle · CarrboroSupportwith Whitney
Sep 20, 2019Variety Playhouse · AtlantaSupportwith Whitney
Sep 18, 2019Saturn · BirminghamSupportwith Whitney
Sep 17, 2019Tipitina's · New OrleansSupportwith Whitney
Sep 15, 2019Satellite Bar · HoustonSupportwith Whitney
Sep 14, 2019Mohawk · AustinSupportwith Whitney
Sep 13, 2019Mohawk · AustinSupportwith Whitney
Sep 12, 2019Canton Hall · DallasSupportwith Whitney
Sep 11, 2019The Truman · Kansas CitySupportwith Whitney
Sep 10, 2019Delmar Hall · St LouisSupportwith Whitney
Sep 9, 2019Bluebird · BloomingtonSupportwith Whitney
Aug 3, 2019Industry City · BrooklynSupportwith Steve Gunn
Jul 6, 2019Love Field · Point Reyes StationSupportwith Cass McCombs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Frank Locrasto
Jun 6, 2019Fonda Theatre · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Broken Social Scene
May 4, 2019Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus · BrusselsSupportwith Weyes Blood
Apr 4, 2019Hideout · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Tomberlin, Gia Margaret
Apr 3, 20197th St. Entry · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Tomberlin, Half Tramp
Apr 2, 2019The Oxbow Hotel and the Lakely · Eau ClaireHeadlinerwith Tomberlin
Apr 1, 2019Slowdown · OmahaHeadlinerwith Tomberlin
Mar 30, 2019Larimer Lounge · DenverHeadlinerwith Tomberlin
Mar 29, 2019Kilby Court · Salt Lake CityHeadlinerwith Tomberlin, Harpers (US)
Mar 26, 2019Sunset Tavern · SeattleHeadlinerwith Tomberlin, Mega Bog
Mar 25, 2019Mississippi Studios · PortlandHeadlinerwith Tomberlin, Mega Bog
Dec 10, 2018Zebulon · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Tara Jane O'neil, Gregory Uhlmann
Jun 8, 2018Gundlach Bundschu Winery · SonomaSupportwith Lia Ices, Kyle Craft, Acetone, +23
May 30, 2018Bootleg Theater · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Dear Nora, Nicholas Krgovich
May 5, 2018recordBar · Kansas CitySupportwith Kevin Morby
May 4, 2018The Mill · Iowa CitySupportwith Kevin Morby
May 2, 2018Cedar Cultural Center · MinneapolisSupportwith Kevin Morby
May 1, 2018Back Room, Colectivo Coffee · MilwaukeeSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 30, 2018High Noon Saloon · MadisonSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 28, 2018Thalia Hall · ChicagoSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 27, 2018HI-FI · IndianapolisSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 26, 2018Park Theatre · HollandSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 25, 2018El Club · DetroitSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 24, 2018Ace of Cups · ColumbusSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 22, 2018Bowery Ballroom · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Kevin Morby
Apr 21, 2018Bowery Ballroom · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Kevin Morby
Apr 20, 2018Ottobar · BaltimoreSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 18, 2018The Earl · East AtlantaSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 17, 2018The Basement East · NashvilleSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 16, 2018Saturn · BirminghamSupportwith Kevin Morby
Apr 14, 2018White Oak Music Hall · HoustonSupportwith Kevin Morby

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

55 rooms in 46 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Los Angeles (LA)5 shows
  • Brooklyn3 shows
  • Chicago3 shows
  • Austin2 shows
  • Birmingham2 shows

and 41 other cities

Live history

65 shows on record
Shows counted
65
First on record
Jun 2013
Latest on record
Aug 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20131
  2. 20141
  3. 20151
  4. 20172
  5. 201820
  6. 201934
  7. 20202
  8. 20222
  9. 20231
  10. 20261

Top rooms

  • Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (LA) · 2
  • Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn · 2
  • Saturn, Birmingham · 2
  • Mohawk, Austin · 2
  • Bowery Ballroom, New York (NYC) · 2

Top cities

  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 6
  • Brooklyn, NY · 3
  • Chicago, IL · 3
  • Houston, TX · 2
  • Minneapolis, MN · 2

Often on the bill with: Whitney, Kevin Morby, Tomberlin, Mega Bog, Sylvan Esso, Altın Gün, Bitchin Bajas, Black Belt Eagle Scout

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

28 releases, 2012–2026

  • Good Person

    2026 · Single

  • Hot Creek

    2026 · Album

  • Your Lemon

    2026 · Ep

  • Seeing The Elephant / Good Person

    2026

  • Blue Reminder

    2025 · Album

  • Breaking Into Acting

    2025 · Single

  • Stars and Sons / Almost Crimes

    2025 · Single

  • Something Wrong

    2023 · Single

  • Sugar the Bruise

    2023 · Ep

  • Greatest Weapon / Under the Water

    2022 · Single

  • Fun House

    2021 · Album

  • dirt

    2021 · Ep

  • motherless / no reply

    2021 · Single

  • Motherless b/w No Reply

    2021

  • Pictures of Flowers

    2020 · Single

  • room in the sun

    2020 · Single

  • Lagniappe Sessions

    2019 · Ep

  • placeholder

    2019 · Album

  • Audiotree Live

    2017 · Ep

  • Spell Song

    2017 · Single

  • Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void)

    2017 · Album

  • yr heart

    2017 · Single

  • Yr Heart 7"

    2017

  • This Sounds Nothing Like Before

    2015 · Ep

  • This Sounds Nothing Like Tonight

    2015 · Ep

  • Small Shifts

    2014 · Single

  • Small Shifts / Living With Abbreviation

    2014 · Ep

  • pinky demos

    2012 · Ep

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 46+ plays, 2025-01-28–2026-06-08 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (DJ Riz) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Pacific Notions' (DJ Alex) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Hand Habits — Old Town School of Folk Music, 2026-08-21
Poster · Old Town School of Folk Music, 2026-08-21 — Songkick
Hand Habits — Hipnic, 2023-05-20
Poster · Hipnic, 2023-05-20 — Songkick
Hand Habits — The Chapel, 2022-02-25
Poster · The Chapel, 2022-02-25 — Songkick
Hand Habits — Electric Park Ballroom, 2020-03-21
Poster · Electric Park Ballroom, 2020-03-21 — Songkick
Hand Habits — The Factory, 2020-03-03
Poster · The Factory, 2020-03-03 — Songkick
Hand Habits — Brooklyn Steel, 2019-10-04
Poster · Brooklyn Steel, 2019-10-04 — Songkick
Hand Habits — Industry City, 2019-08-03
Poster · Industry City, 2019-08-03 — Songkick
Hand Habits — Love Field, 2019-07-06
Poster · Love Field, 2019-07-06 — Songkick
Hand Habits — Bootleg Theater, 2018-05-30
Poster · Bootleg Theater, 2018-05-30 — Songkick
Hand Habits — The Glass House, 2017-06-22
Poster · The Glass House, 2017-06-22 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Hand Habits on Last.fmArtist facts
Hand Habits on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited 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.