MANSFIELD — Idea Works will shine a spotlight on three local bands Friday night.
Narrow/Arrow, Chase Beaire and Hurricane Ditka will play a live show at 40 W. Fourth Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The show ignites Narrow/Arrow’s new nationwide tour. The band will be showcasing songs off their latest album, ClaustrOHphobia.
“We are super proud of these songs,” frontman Cody Nicholas said. “The production is more in-depth than our EP, with extra horn parts and harmonies. It’s a lot more than we are able to do live, but I like that. It won’t be aggressive and all in your face. It’ll just be a drummer, guitar, bass (guitar) and vocals.”
Nicholas said the new 10-track album gives the band more of an arsenal during its tour.
“It’s a little scary because sometimes bands don’t make it passed their EP,” he said. “If people fell in love with our five songs on our EP, but are no as much in love with the new album … But we can mix and match during our set — play songs off the EP and our full-length album.”
Narrow/Arrow will play shows over the next three weeks.
After their show at the Idea Works building, the group will drive to Cincinnati, Atlanta and New Orleans. In New Orleans, Narrow/Arrow will hook up with “label mates” Modern Color, Nicholas said.
Both bands are signed by Other People Records in Orange County.
After a stint in Louisiana, the band will head to major cities in Texas — Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio; then it’s off to Roswell, New Mexico, Phoenix, Fullerton, California, Pomona, California, and San Francisco.
On the roundabout, there will be shows in Reno, Provo, Utah, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Lincoln, Illinois, South Bend, Indiana, Chicago, Muskegon, Michigan and Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The kickoff-event will feature Chase Beaire playing with a full band. Beaire, 18, recently produced his first full-length, self-titled record.
Hurricane Ditka is also performing at Idea Works. The Shelby-based band is self-described as an emo-band.
Hurricane Ditka’s frontman, Marshall Elgin, said he was very excited to play at this show.
“It’s great to be apart of Narrow/Arrow’s debut for their record,” he said. “A release is an important moment and we are honored to be able to play in the debut.”
