Joan As Police Woman

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Critics Consensus

Based on 79 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Joan As Police Woman is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Joan As Police Woman concert reviews describe live shows and performances as melodic, dramatic, thrilling, sensual, emotive, lyrical, and powerful.

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On tour

Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, United States (March 27); Angelo Mai, Roma, Italy (April 4); Auditorium di San Francesco Al Prato, Perugia, Italy (April 6); Limelight 2, Belfast, United Kingdom (April 8); Roisin Dubh, Galway, Ireland (April 10); Cork Opera House, Cork, Ireland (April 11); Quarterhouse, Folkestone, United Kingdom (April 12); Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, United Kingdom (April 13); Papillon, Southampton, United Kingdom (April 15); St George's Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (April 16); Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, United Kingdom (April 17); Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom (April 18); The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool, United Kingdom (April 19); Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom (April 21); The Glasshouse, Newcastle, United Kingdom (April 23); Zorlu PSM - %100 Studio, İStanbul, Turkey (May 6); Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, New Zealand (May 16)

Festivals in 2025

Big Ears 2025

March 27 - 30, 2025

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Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Biddeford, United States (7/26/1970)

Bio

Joan As Police Woman is American musician, singer-songwriter and producer Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970, in Biddeford, Maine). She is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world.

Has Performed With

Leeroy Lee, Benjamin Lazar Davis

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Critic Concert Reviews

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

June 12, 2022

Joan As Police Woman put on a show in Avondale last night that was both exquisite and shambolic. The music was wonderful, but there were a few glitches.

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Ambient Light (New Zealand)

June 11, 2022

With a career spanning across three decades, New Yorker Joan As Police Woman (aka Joan Wasser) really needs no introduction. The singer-songwriter has become critically acclaimed and widely adored for her genre-defying sound and distinctive voice, and having seen her perform live it is immediately evident why.

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Scenestr (Australia)

June 7, 2022

On this windy and chilly Saturday night (4 June), I welcome the warm and moody embrace enveloping me as I enter the atmospheric interior of The Tivoli (in Brisbane).

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Scenestr (Australia)

June 2, 2022

Previously on Joan As Police Woman. . . For those arriving late, what follows is a brief introduction to Joan As Police Woman (those in the know, please feel free to skip ahead).

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Brighton Source (UK)

April 9, 2022

Quite possibly the coolest woman in music, Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Police Woman, was back in Brighton for her postponed show at St George's Church. We last featured her at the ‘Let It Be You' show at The Haunt with fellow Brooklyn artist Benjamin Lazar Davis, back in 2016, and he was back again with her band.

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