Gyasi brings his glam rock to Songbirds in March

The singer-guitarist behind 'Here Comes The Good Part' plays Songbirds on Saturday, March 6, 2027, at 7 p.m., with tickets at $15 to $20.

Glitter, platform boots and loud guitars aren't what most people picture on a Chattanooga Saturday in early March. Gyasi is booked to change that for a night.

Gyasi plays Songbirds on Saturday, March 6, 2027, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $20 through See Tickets, and the date was announced Oct. 29. It's a small-room show at a small-room price.

Gyasi (pronounced "jah-see," as one of his own record titles spells out) makes glam rock in the old, unapologetic sense: big riffs, theatrical vocals, and a stage persona built for a spotlight. His most recent studio album, Here Comes The Good Part, came out on Alive Records in early 2025, and the reviews leaned hard into that lineage. His label's page carries Rolling Stone's verdict of the record as "a glam rock triumph," and The Fire Note's review described it as a fusion of vintage glam and gritty rock 'n' roll.

The album arrived as the follow-up to the live record Rock 'n' Roll Sword Fight, a fitting sequence for an artist whose reputation was built on stage. His earlier catalog also includes Androgyne. Ahead of the album's release, Tampa's WMNF premiered the single "Lightning" as its song of the day, and The Fire Note ran its own premiere of the track.

Glam rock in the old, unapologetic sense: big riffs, theatrical vocals, and a stage persona built for a spotlight.

Music Connection's Vinyl Minded feature with Gyasi gets at what makes him tick: this is a player steeped in records, and you can hear that crate-digger's knowledge in the way his songs nod to the classics without sounding like museum pieces. Live, that translates into a set that's as much about showmanship as songcraft.

Songbirds is an ideal spot for it. The room was built around a love of guitar and rock history, and a glam-rock guitarist with a flair for the dramatic fits right in. It's also intimate enough that the theatrics land up close instead of from the back of a big hall, which is exactly how this kind of show is meant to be seen.

The price helps too: $15 to $20 for a touring act with this kind of press behind him is about as low-risk as a Saturday gets. An early 7 p.m. start leaves plenty of evening on either side.

Tickets are on sale now. Give Here Comes The Good Part a spin before March, dig out the loudest jacket you own, and get there early enough to get close to the stage.

Sources: Gyasi: Here Comes The Good Part [Album Review] - The Fire Note (thefirenote.com); Gyasi - Alive Records (alive-records.com); Gyasi - Bandcamp (gyasimusic.bandcamp.com); WMNF SOTD 2/7/25: Lightning by Gyasi [Premiere] (wmnf.org); Fire Track Premiere: Gyasi – "Lightning" - The Fire Note (thefirenote.com); Vinyl Minded with Gyasi - Music Connection (musicconnection.com); Gyasi (pronounced Jah-See) LP (sp-siliconpower.com); Gyasi at Songbirds - See Tickets (prod-nts-api.seeticketsusa.us)