Noah Kahan

On Aug. 18, 2023, overall-clad, stomp-and-holler powerhouse Noah Kahan played a show at the Pavilion in Spokane. But despite being a massive fan, I don’t remember a lot of it. I was too busy thinking about my hometown, which was burning down just 20 miles away that evening. The smoke from the Gray Fire in Medical Lake enveloped me and my eyes welled up as Kahan sang lyrics that hit too close to home: “It’s all washin’ over me / I’m angry again / The things that I lost here / The people I knew.” Kahan cut the show short due to the smoky conditions and, honestly, I’m not sure how much more singing about small towns I could take that night. So this weekend’s show at the Gorge is my do-over! I better not hear of wildfires nearby that could mess this up for me and the other fans who just want to scream “New Perspective” and “False Confidence” into the Columbia River Gorge in smoke-free peace.

Noah Kahan, Jensen McRae • Sat, June 29 at 7 pm • Sold out • The Gorge Amphitheatre • 754 Silica Road, Quincy • gorgeamphitheatre.com