Paul Thorn books Brewsky's for an April Friday

The Mississippi songwriter brings his country, rock and folk songs, including those from his 2025 album Life Is Just A Vapor, to Hattiesburg on April 23.

For Hattiesburg, a Paul Thorn show is close to a home game. Paul Thorn plays Brewsky's on Friday, April 23, 2027, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $46.01 through TicketWeb. The date was announced October 27.

Thorn's music covers a lot of ground: country, rock and folk all show up on his listing, and his shows mix storytelling with a band that can rock. His most recent album is *Life Is Just A Vapor*, released February 21, 2025, on Thirty Tigers. A year and a half later, venues are still billing it as his new record, which says something about how much mileage he's getting from those songs on the road.

He has been touring steadily on that album through 2026, with stops ranging from the Levoy Theatre in New Jersey in June to Tucson in October. The Hattiesburg date is the kind of booking that shows up between bigger-market runs: a Friday night in a room that knows him.

Then there's Brewsky's, which holds 502. That's about right for a Thorn show. It's big enough to give the band some room and a crowd to play off, and small enough that the stories between songs still land. That's important for Thorn, whose sets lean on the talking as much as the playing.

Late April is also a good time to be out in Hattiesburg. The weather has turned, and a Friday 8 p.m. start makes it easy to plan a night around. Tickets are on sale now, and at 502 capacity, a Friday show from an artist with a steady regional following may not last long.

If you've been listening to *Life Is Just A Vapor* since it came out, this is a chance to hear those songs live with a full crowd around you. If you've only heard about Thorn secondhand, a room this size is a good first show.

Some performers play Hattiesburg because it's on the way to somewhere else. Thorn is one Mississippi crowds tend to treat as one of their own. April 23 is the date to remember.

Sources: Paul Thorn - News (paulthorn.com); Out now: Paul Thorn's new album Life Is Just A Vapor (New Frontier Touring) (newfrontiertouring.com); Levoy Theatre presents Paul Thorn on June 18th (New Jersey Stage) (newjerseystage.com); Paul Thorn at Brewsky's (JamBase) (jambase.com); Paul Thorn - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)