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The Suffers

Soul & R&B band from Houston, TX · formed 2011

Shows on record: 10
Rooms played: 10
Cities: 9
Releases: 16
Last show: Oct 6, 2022Chelsea's Cafe

About

The Suffers is a band from Houston, TX, formed in 2011, tagged funk, Houston, r&b by its sources. Shows on record run from 2014 to 2022, across 10 rooms in 9 cities.

The Suffers formed in 2011 — MusicBrainz
The Suffers is based in Houston — MusicBrainz
Kam Franklin: member — MusicBrainz
The Suffers has 7 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2015–2022 — MusicBrainz
The Suffers is based in Houston, Texas — The Suffers on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: I Think I Love You (2017-12-04) — Bandcamp
The Suffers is from Houston , Texas , United States — Wikipedia
The Suffers has 6 members: Kam Franklin, Nick Zamora, Jon Durbin, Michael Razo, Jose Luna, Edmond Prevost Jr — Wikipedia
The Suffers plays R&B — Wikipedia
The Suffers plays soul — Wikipedia
The Suffers plays smooth jazz — Wikipedia
The Suffers has 50142 listeners on Last.fm — The Suffers on Last.fm
The Suffers has released 10 recordings between 2013 and 2025 — The Suffers on Discogs
Country (per TheAudioDB): Houston, Texas — The Suffers on TheAudioDB
Formed 2011 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Kam Franklin — Wikidata

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

10 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20142 shows
20151 show
20172 shows
20182 shows
20191 show
20222 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Oct 6, 2022	Chelsea's Cafe · Baton RougeHeadlinerwith Sweet Crude	Headliner	Sweet Crude
Jul 3, 2022	Bullen Park · VictoriaSupportwith Ludic	Support	Ludic
Mar 9, 2019	Crescent Ballroom · PhoenixSupportwith Bane's World, Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, Donna Missal, +23	Support	Bane's World, Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, Donna Missal, +23
Nov 24, 2018	Scoot Inn · AustinHeadlinerwith Lion Heights, The Selfless Lovers	Headliner	Lion Heights, The Selfless Lovers
Jan 14, 2018	Mizner Park Amphitheater · Boca RatonSupportwith Tedeschi Trucks Band, Mike Gordon, Hot Tuna, +2	Support	Tedeschi Trucks Band, Mike Gordon, Hot Tuna, +2
Sep 29, 2017	Stephens Lake Park · ColumbiaSupportwith Gary Clark Jr., Old 97's, Booker T. Jones, +2	Support	Gary Clark Jr., Old 97's, Booker T. Jones, +2
Mar 4, 2017	Koncerthuset · CopenhagenSupportwith Band of Horses	Support	Band of Horses
Sep 12, 2015	Central Field, Forest Park · St LouisSupportwith Lord Huron, Strand of Oaks, The Avett Brothers, +28	Support	Lord Huron, Strand of Oaks, The Avett Brothers, +28
Aug 23, 2014	Trees · DallasSupportwith Somebody's Darling, Wesley Geiger	Support	Somebody's Darling, Wesley Geiger
May 10, 2014	Main Street Garden Park · DallasSupportwith Toadies, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Sarah Jaffe, +10	Support	Toadies, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Sarah Jaffe, +10

Where they play

10 rooms in 9 cities

Rooms played most

Bullen Park · Victoria1 show
Central Field, Forest Park · St Louis1 show
Chelsea's Cafe · Baton Rouge1 show
Crescent Ballroom · Phoenix1 show
Koncerthuset · Copenhagen1 show

Cities played

Dallas2 shows
Austin1 show
Baton Rouge1 show
Boca Raton1 show
Columbia1 show

and 4 other cities

Releases

16 releases, 2013–2025

Texas Wild
2025
Live At Stubb's
2023
Texas Wild
2023
It Starts With Love
2022 · Album
It Starts With Love, It Ends With Love: Part 1
2022
Take Me to the Good Times
2020 · Single
Do Whatever
2018 · Single
Everything Here
2018 · Album
Southside 2K Live
2018
I Think I Love You
Dec 4, 2017 · Track · 1 track
The Suffers
2016 · Album
Audiotree Live
2015 · Ep
Make Some Room
2015 · Ep
The Suffers
2015
Slow It Down b/w Step Aside
Jun 1, 2013 · Album · 2 tracks
Slow It Down
2013

Lineup

Kam Franklin

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 49 plays, 2015-04-01–2024-08-14 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Michele Myers) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Eva Walker) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Friday Night' (DJ Michele Myers) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

The Suffers — I Think I Love You — Release art · I Think I Love You — release

The Suffers — Slow It Down b/w Step Aside — Release art · Slow It Down b/w Step Aside — release

The Suffers — Bullen Park, 2022-07-03 — Poster · Bullen Park, 2022-07-03 — Songkick

The Suffers — Mizner Park Amphitheater, 2018-01-14 — Poster · Mizner Park Amphitheater, 2018-01-14 — Songkick

The Suffers — Stephens Lake Park, 2017-09-29 — Poster · Stephens Lake Park, 2017-09-29 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
The Suffers on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Wikipedia	Artist facts
The Suffers on Last.fm	Artist facts
The Suffers on Discogs	Artist facts
The Suffers on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
Wikidata	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos, Logo
Discogs	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.