L'Rain Performs at Walker Art Center's McGuire Theater
On Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 7:30 pm, the McGuire Theater will host a live performance by L'Rain, featuring Taja Cheek. The 80-minute show includes musicians Taja Cheek (guitar, bass, vocals), Ben Chapoteau-Katz (sax, synthesizers, vocals), Timothy Angulo (drums), Justin Felton (guitar, samples), and Zachary Levine-Caleb (guitar, bass, vocals). Attendees should note that the event will be recorded in both audio and video formats, implying consent to be included in the documentation. Taja Cheek's 2023 release, 'I Killed Your Dog,' has garnered significant praise, while her 2021 album 'Fatigue' was recognized as The Wire's top album. Cheek serves as the Artistic Director of Performance Space New York, and the Walker Art Center honors the Dakota people as the original stewards of the land.
Key facts
- L'Rain performs at Walker Art Center's McGuire Theater on May 2, 2026 at 7:30 pm.
- The 80-minute performance has no intermission and will be recorded.
- Taja Cheek (L'Rain) is Artistic Director of Performance Space New York.
- Cheek's album 'Fatigue' was The Wire's #1 album of 2021.
- Ben Chapoteau-Katz co-produced L'Rain's albums 'Fatigue' and 'I Killed Your Dog'.
- Justin Felton released 'Pitch Pine' in 2022 via RVNG Intl and toured with Big Thief in 2024.
- Zachary Levine-Caleb's debut album 'There's A Virus Going On' was praised by The Fader.
- Timothy Angulo has performed with Jeff Parker, Mulatu Astatke, and Bill Frisell.
Entities
Artists
- Taja Cheek
- L'Rain
- Ben Chapoteau-Katz
- Timothy Angulo
- Justin Felton
- Zachary Levine-Caleb
- Andrew Lappin
- Allen Dobbins
- Lilleth
- Moses Sumney
- Solange
- Rihanna
- DRAM
- Bettye LaVette
- Big Thief
- Bryonn Bain
- Harry Belafonte
- Sly Stone
- Dave Longstreth
- Will G. Radin
- Jeff Parker
- Mulatu Astatke
- Ambrose Akinmusire
- Craig Taborn
- Reggie Workman
- Ravi Coltrane
- Bill Frisell
- Lucy Dacus
- Annahstasia
- Cassandra Jenkins
- Sonja Sohn
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
- Glenn Kaino
- André Gregory
- Ivo Van Hove
- Lila Neugebauer
- Diane Paulus
- Niegel Smith
- 600 Highwaymen
- Kaneza Schall
- Animal Collective
- Brittany Howard
- Sharon Van Etten
- Immanuel Wilkins
- Kevin Beasley
- Deerhunter
- Terrance Thomas
Institutions
- Walker Art Center
- McGuire Theater
- Pitchfork
- The Wire
- RVNG Intl
- The Fader
- Pigeons & Planes
- Okayplayer
- LoveLove Studios
- North Sea Jazz Festival
- The MET Museum
- Billboard Live Tokyo
- Forest Hills
- Hollywood Bowl
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- Hulu
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- Apple Vision Pro
- Lincoln Center
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- New York Philharmonic
- The Getty Museum
- The Geffen Contemporary at The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
- Little Island NY
- Superblue
- Abrons Art Center
- Berghain
- CTM Festival
- La Mama
- CPR – Center for Performance Research
- The Bushwick Starr
- DAAD Galarie Berlin
- Brooklyn Arts Exchange
- Ars Nova
- National Sawdust
- The Louvre
- Brooklyn Academy of Music
- The Park Avenue Armory
- St. Ann's Warehouse
- The Holland Festival
- Harvard University
- BAM
- The Kitchen
- The Barbican
- MASS MoCA
- The Stone
- Cafe Oto
- Blue Note Tokyo
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Performance Space New York
- BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn
- MoMA PS1
- City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department
- Jerome Foundation
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Performance Network
- Minnesota State Arts Board
- MPR News
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- YourClassical MPR
Locations
- Minneapolis
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- Germany
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- Canada
- Asia
- Europe
- Bde Maka Ska
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