Cory Branan brings 'You'll Live' to Alchemy on March 6

The Memphis songwriter plays an early Saturday show in a 300-capacity Providence room, touring his new Blue Élan album.

Write down 6 p.m. Cory Branan's Saturday, March 6 show at Alchemy starts early, and anyone who shows up at their usual time will miss part of it.

Cory Branan plays Alchemy in Providence on Saturday, March 6, 2027, at 6 p.m. Tickets are through OpenDate. The show was announced Oct. 20, and the room holds 300.

Branan is a Memphis singer-songwriter who works in the space where rock, folk and country overlap, and he comes in with a new record. *You'll Live* is out on Blue Élan Records. Blue Élan put out the single "O Charlene" ahead of it, and before that released his *When In Rome, When In Memphis*. His previous studio album, *When I Go I Ghost*, came out in 2022, so this tour is the first real chance to hear the new songs live.

A songwriter's songwriter in a room that holds 300.

Branan has never been one to stay in a single lane. He's written plainly political songs, like "Another Nightmare In America" with Dave Hause, and he's written funny ones and sad ones, sometimes in the same set.

At 300 capacity, Alchemy is big enough for a Saturday crowd and small enough that the stage stays close. An early start also means you're out by a reasonable hour, with the rest of Saturday night still ahead.

Some fans will have the new record memorized by March. Others will be hearing it for the first time that night. Both are good reasons to go.

Tickets are on OpenDate now. Get there by 6. Earlier is fine.

Sources: Blue Élan: Memphis singer-songwriter Cory Branan joins Blue Élan (blueelan.com); Blue Élan: Cory Branan releases new single 'O Charlene' (blueelan.com); Blue Élan: Cory Branan's 'When In Rome, When In Memphis' releases today (blueelan.com); Levitation: Cory Branan – You'll Live (CD) (levitation.fm); Qobuz: Cory Branan (qobuz.com); My Global Mind: Cory Branan discusses When I Go I Ghost (myglobalmind.com); Alternative Press: Cory Branan 'Another Nightmare In America' feat. Dave Hause (altpress.com); OpenDate tickets (app.opendate.io); JamBase listing (jambase.com)