Hand Habits @ Tractor Tavern

Grab a beer to cry into šŸ„²

šŸ“ø: Hand Habits | Photo by Ivanna Baranova

Tuesday, June 20th ā€¢ 9 pm

Hand Habits, the project of musician Meg Duffy, is a sonic treat. 

Fun House, Duffyā€™s latest record, is full of guitar and harmonies, produced by Sasami Ashworth (Sasami) and engineered by Kyle Thomas (King Tuff). Sasami and King Tuff are sonically different from Duffyā€™s previous music, and their harder style is present in Fun House. 

The trio created the record out of friendship and collaboration while living together in LA and running a studio out of their basement. Duffy cites the album as the result of deep self-reflection, self-awareness, and conversation with their trans identity. This complex process of uncovering reverberates through Fun House. And in a post about this West Coast tour, Duffy assured fans that ā€œweā€™re going to laugh and cry and sing and dance together, and the show doesnā€™t really work without you.ā€ 

Gregory Uhlmann joins Hand Habits on this bill. Ulhmann is a Los Angeles-based guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. Again and Again, Ulhmannā€™s latest record, released in April, presents a rhythmically interesting album that lets Ulhmannā€™s tender voice shine. Both Hand Habits and Ulhmann cultivate a warmth that can almost mask lifeā€™s biting aspects. This element alludes to the chipper blues of country musicā€”and it fits right in at The Tractor Tavern. Grab a beer to cry into.

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Miranda Hardy

Miranda is a Seattle-based writer, musician, and gal about town. You can find her at the library, your local barā€™s karaoke night, and staring longingly at the Ballard Locks. Donā€™t ask her about AI, pop music, or why she loves Seattle because youā€™ll never get your ear back.