Robbie Fulks **SEATED SHOW**

CapCity Presents Robbie Fulks Wild Child November 20th, 2026 Doors at 6:00 Show at 7:00 $20 Advance ($22.62 after fees) or $25 day of show

Robbie Fulks

It’s time to make a change,”Robbie Fulks declares at the start ofNow Then, his second albumon Nashville’s Compass Records. This statement is familiar to anyone who follows this criticallyacclaimed and GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter’s career. Since emerging in the 1990s asa pioneer of today’s Americanamovement, Fulks hasconsistently explored different sounds,genres, and themes across 16 albums, performing on stages from theGrand Ole OpryandLateNight with Conan O’Briento the Hollywood Bowl andJimmy Kimmel Livewith Steve Martin,Alison Brown, and Tim O’Brien.Thatrestless spirit lies at the heart ofNow Then. Like a well-stocked jukebox in your favoritebar, the 12 songs onNow Thenrange from folk to power pop, jazz to old-time country.But theperspective threaded through each one comes from the realizationthatthe time behind you spansagreater distance than what lies ahead.“It’s from an older person’s outlook, and mostly true,”Fulks says. “The tone is about 70 percent reflective, 20 percent amused, and 10 percent angry.”Indeed, the album opener“Workin’No More Blues”quietlyresists a world that demands greaterconformity by the day:“Now I’m weary of those around me/AndI know for sure they’re sick ofme/They say I won’t do as I’m told/They say I’ve lost the thread/I’m too old.”Theagednarratorof“Savannah is a Devilish Girl”—a dance between banjo and fiddle—dreams of disappearinginto rural life. Love appears in the song“TheThirty-YearMarriage”as something morepotentthan romance. The narrator and his wife smile at young couples who don’t yetrealize what onlyyears reveal:“We didn’t fall out of love/Wefell into rhythm.”A constant acrossNow Thenis the novelist’s eye for lyrical detail. Peeling back these story songsoften uncovers harsh truths, as in“Your Tormentors,”where the music’slate-night setting hidesfamily secrets. In“That was Juarez, This is Alpine,”a narrator describes a cross-border journeyinto a troubled landscape of political division and historical injustice, with the music providingan epic sweep. And“Ocean City”tells a coming-of-age story set in summer 1974, narrated by ayoung boy. Adults drink and play gin rummy, and the boardwalk holds lifelongdesires. “The girldownstairs/Haswavy yellow hair/ThatI’ll be seeing a long time in dreams,”Fulks sings.Throughouthis career, Fulks has collaborated with some of music’s mostdistinguishedartists,including Lucinda Williams, jazz violinist Jenny Scheinman, bluegrass pioneers Sam Bush, JerryDouglas, Alison Brown, and Sierra Hull, singer Kelly Willis, NRBQ’s Al Anderson, and steelguitarist Lloyd Green.Now Thenexpands this circle with contributions from Scheinman,drummers Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) and Jay Bellerose (Aimee Mann, Robert Plant, AlisonKrauss),bassistPaul Bryan (Aimee Mann, Jeff Parker), keyboardist Wayne Horvitz (John Zorn,Bill Frisell), guitarists Duke Levine (Bonnie Raitt, Peter Wolf) andKevin Barry (JacksonBrowne, Rosanne Cash), and accordionist Pepe Carlos (La Santa Cecilia), among many others.As an ensemble, they craft intertwined musicaltextures that drive each song’s rhythm, highlighttheir personalities, and add depth.Now Thencan be seen as Fulks’proper“L.A.record,”as it’s his first complete collection ofsongs written since moving to Los Angeles in 2019, featuring musicians heconnected with soonafter arriving. “Working with people I admired on records but had never met, who I was just starting to meet—that was at the front of my mind when I started working on the songs,”hesaid. “They influenced me when I was trying to putthe songs on the page, and later when I wasbringing them to life.”Robbie Fulks has always been more than aconventionalcountry singer and songwriter. Aftergrowing up in North Carolina and spending time in New York City, Fulks began his professionalmusic career playing bluegrass in the band Special Consensus before emerging as a solo artist inChicago during the mid-1990s. His early albums received nationwide praise for blending amodern sensibility with honky-tonk country. His creative partnership with the late Steve Albiniresulted in a string of highly regarded albums, showcasing his sharp lyrical wit, sophisticatedinstrumentation, and inventive storytelling.Along the way, Fulks gained recognition for his instrumentalvirtuosityand powerfulsongwriting. Artists like Sam Bush, Andrew Bird, John Cowan, the Old97’s, and Hiss GoldenMessenger have covered his songs, and he has released full albums reinterpreting the works ofMichaelJackson and Bob Dylan, along with two collectionsof unreleased songs and raritiestotaling103tracks.His creative ventures include an unhinged 2013 collaboration with the punklegends The Mekons, productions of albums by alt-country songwriters Brennen Leigh andDallas Wayne, and a fiery duo with rockabilly pioneer Linda Gail Lewis.Fulks also performswith comic improvisers; he is a regular at Second City’s holiday fundraisers and has sharedthestage with talents like Michael McKean, Tina Fey, Bob Odenkirk, and Fred Armisen.Fulks resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Donna Jay Fulks