The Orpheum presents Nick Shoulders, on Wednesday, April. 1st 2026 at the historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Flagstaff, AZ!
DOORS 6:30PM | SHOW: 7:30PM | AGES: All Ages
Refugia Blues, the fifth album from Nick Shoulders, is a record of big ideas and small, intimate moments.
These nine songs are rooted in the stylings of Southern traditional music. Sparse, timeless, and unamplified, they're older than the sounds Shoulders saluted on albums like 2023's All Bad, with its loud, whooping anthems for roadhouses and sweaty dancehalls. Here, Shoulders isn't shouting over a band. He isn't bringing a crowd to its feet with dance-ready tempos. Rather, he's exploring another side of his craft by stepping up to a ribbon microphone as a solo performer, delivering each song with acoustic instruments and a voice that's equal parts country croon, Appalachian yodel, and high-lonesome field holler. As he explains it, Refugia Blues isn't just a call to action; it's a call to rest, too.
"This is my Nebraska," he says, nodding to Bruce Springsteen's lo-fi acoustic record from 1982. "Some people listen to Bruce for the E Street Band and the big radio hits, but I like the intimacy and rawness of Nebraska instead. I'd like to think of Refugia Blues as a little window into the heart, as opposed to the drumbeat of a revolution."
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The Orpheum Theater is a historic, indoor venue located on Aspen Street in downtown Flagstaff next to the Weatherford Hotel and Residence Inn.
- Parking is not available on site. Find info on street and garage parking here.
- Tickets are the same price at the box office and online
- A Full Bar is available at the venue
- No outside food and beverage is allowed. Concessions available in the venue.
- Empty, soft, clear water bottles will be allowed. No hydro flasks, metal, or hard plastic water bottles of any kind will be permitted inside the venue.
- Unless specifically stated by the show, venue has a strict no re-entry policy
As of September 1st, 2025, our security team will be enforcing a "Clear Bag Policy."
Guests attending public-ticketed events are permitted to bring a 12″ x 6″ x 12″ or smaller CLEAR stadium bag, or a gallon-sized clear zip bag.
Permitted non-clear bags include wristlets measuring 4″x6″x1″ and smaller, and/or diaper/medical bags, which are subject to search.
No other bags are permitted; bag storage is NOT available at the theater. Clear bags are available for purchase. Thank you for your understanding.
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