May Erlewine is coming back to Boulder, and this time it’s eTown Hall

The Michigan songwriter's Feb. 5 show is her first in Boulder since a 2024 night at Chautauqua. She's trading the big wooden auditorium for a seated room of about 200.

The last time May Erlewine sang in Boulder, it was under the high wooden roof of Chautauqua Auditorium on Feb. 7, 2024. Almost exactly three years later she comes back to a much smaller room. May Erlewine plays eTown Hall on Friday, Feb. 5, 2027, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $40 through eTown's Humanitix page. The show went on sale Oct. 19 and is billed as an evening with Erlewine.

That move from Chautauqua to Spruce Street is the part to notice. According to eTown's own FAQ, the hall holds a little over 200 people. Unless the ticket link says otherwise, shows are seated and seating is first come, first served. If you saw her at Chautauqua, you'll be a lot closer this time. If you want a good chair, show up early.

The music has changed since that 2024 visit, too. Erlewine is a West Michigan singer-songwriter best known for patient, plainspoken songs. Her latest album, *What It Takes*, came out March 21, 2025, and it's her loudest record. Theo Katzman produced it. He also produced her 2023 album *The Real Thing*, and this time he pushed her toward rock 'n' roll. Concentrate Media framed the album as Erlewine embracing both rock and vulnerability. Michigan Public called it "courageously vulnerable." She has toured behind those songs since, so Boulder will hear them after plenty of road miles. That's a different show from the one Chautauqua got in 2024.

If you saw her at Chautauqua, you'll be a lot closer this time.

eTown is a good fit for that kind of set. The hall belongs to eTown, the Boulder nonprofit behind the national radio show. Its live tapings go out to an audience of more than 300 radio stations plus podcasts, so the room is built around listening. "eTown Presents" nights like this one aren't tapings. They're concerts in a room made for hearing every word, and Erlewine's songs reward that.

For Boulder listeners, a gap like this changes how you treat the date. Erlewine's route through the Front Range hasn't been yearly, and nearly three years passed between visits. A February Friday in a 200-seat room is a short window. Small rooms at eTown can sell out (a spring 2026 taping with Dar Williams did), so this is a show to buy for now rather than plan to buy later.

The details: eTown Hall is at 1535 Spruce St. The show starts at 7 p.m. on Feb. 5, and admission is $40. Her official site has the records if you want to catch up first. *The Real Thing* and *What It Takes* side by side show where she's been heading.

Three years is long enough to forget how quiet a room can get when she sings. In a hall this size, Boulder gets to find out again.

Sources: eTown Presents an Evening with May Erlewine (Humanitix, eTown host page) (events.humanitix.com); eTown Hall FAQ (etown.org); eTown Hall (etown.org); eTown Taping with Dar Williams and Peter Mulvey - SOLD OUT (etown.org); May Erlewine official site (mayerlewine.com); Local Spins: May Erlewine channels her rock 'n' roll passion for new album (localspins.com); Concentrate Media: May Erlewine embraces rock 'n' roll and vulnerability on new album (concentratemedia.com); Michigan Public Stateside: May Erlewine's courageously vulnerable new album (michiganpublic.org); WKTV Journal: West Michigan singer-songwriter May Erlewine (wktvjournal.org)