Effin returns to Reno with a new album and a January night at Cargo

The bass producer plays Cargo Concert Hall on Sunday, Jan. 24, his first Reno–Tahoe show since a summer 2024 set at Wingfield Park, two months after his album Heartbeats comes out.

The last time Effin played Reno it was outdoors in July, at Wingfield Park by the river. The next time will be in January, inside Cargo, on a Sunday night.

The facts: Effin plays Cargo Concert Hall on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2027, at 8 p.m., with Nikita, the Wicked and AYCH on the bill. The show was announced Oct. 20. Tickets are $22 to $32 through Eventbrite. Cargo holds about 1,100. It's his first Reno–Tahoe show since July 27, 2024, at Wingfield Park Amphitheater.

What has changed since then is mostly on record. This Sunday, Nov. 8, Effin releases *Heartbeats*, a 12-track album that EDM.com reports his press release calls his most conceptual project yet. The record is built from sampled older material and framed as a love story, according to the same coverage.

That fits his recent work. His *Jukebox Vol. 1* EP reworked vintage soul samples into bass-heavy tracks (EDM.com), and his catalog includes a collaboration with Chris Lake, "I Want You" (EDM.com). Old records cut up and pushed through a big system has become his calling card.

Old records cut up and pushed through a big system has become his calling card.

By late January, *Heartbeats* will have been out for more than two months, which is enough time for the new songs to settle into his sets. So the Cargo show is likely to be one of the first chances local fans get to hear that material in a room, instead of on headphones.

The room is a change of pace from the last visit, too. A free-feeling summer park show and an indoor 1,100-capacity hall in the middle of winter are different nights, and the second one is built for a bass set. At $22 to $32, it's also one of the more affordable tickets of the winter.

When to buy: now, while the low end of that range is still available. Listen to *Heartbeats* when it drops this weekend, then plan for Sunday, Jan. 24, at Cargo. It's a school night, but it's worth it.

Sources: EDM.com — Effin coverage (Heartbeats album) (edm.com); EDM.com — Effin's Jukebox Vol. 1 (edm.com); EDM.com — Effin & Chris Lake, I Want You (edm.com); Eventbrite — Effin at Cargo Concert Hall (eventbrite.com); JamBase — Effin at Cargo Concert Hall (jambase.com)