Joe Pug live in concert.
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Joe Pug

21
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

75
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Critic Consensus

Based on 21 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Joe Pug is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Joe Pug concert reviews describe live shows and performances as atmospheric, charming, poignant, and lyrical.

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Latest Release

Sketch of a Promised Departure (8 March 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Greenbelt, United States (4/20/1984)
Bio
Joe Pug (born Joe Pugliese on 20 April 1984) is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago. He has released two EPs, Nation of Heat and In the Meantime (the latter of which has been made available for free on his ) as well as the albums Messenger, The Great Despiser, Windfall and The Flood In Color.
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Critic Concert Reviews

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

November 26, 2019
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Joe Pug brought his The Flood In Color tour to Tuning Fork last night, where the singer-songwriter of remarkable lyrical depth refused to let a damaged voice weaken his beautifully simplistic, hour-long set.

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

April 1, 2017
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The rain outside is coming down in hardened waves as I pick my way between the puddles and cross the courtyard to The Tuning Fork for tonight's show. On a winter's night such as this, the venue is a welcome respite with its warm red velvet curtains, and subtle mood lighting.

Music-News.com (UK)

November 16, 2015
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A few nerves are natural this is his first ever concert in the UK in a small atmospheric church very close to an audience not really here to see him.

The Upcoming (UK)

November 14, 2015
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It’s an incredibly charming venue with all the necessary tools for a successful show: small intimate and with great acoustics.

Glide Magazine (USA)

October 30, 2013
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A charmingly lonely and eerie sustained harmonica note beckoned the crowd closer to the stage as Joe Pug solo entered calling everybody closer like a dinner bell. The set opener consisted of a down tempo rendition off the EP “Nation of Heat” but with deep rooted soul. Pugs eyes were a squint into the crowd th

The Music (Australia)

November 23, 2012
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The Annandale Hotel, Sydney, Australia

Dallas Observer (USA)

April 4, 2011
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Joe Pug's Twitter Feed A year ago, in the low-lit underfloor that is J&J's Pizza in Denton, Joe Pug played a set for a tiny, but dedicated crowd at NX35 Conferette.

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Image Credit

Bruce Baker [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons