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SUMMARY:Jake Thistle
DESCRIPTION:Jake Thistle has been chasing songs for as long as he can remember. Well before albums\, tours\, or national television\, there was a three-year-old boy glued to a Super Bowl halftime show\, mesmerized not by spectacle\, but by the simple power of a guitar and a story. Now 21\, Thistle is stepping into a wider frame\, appearing on the 2026 season of American Idol while releasing his second full-length record – the latest chapter in a story nearly two decades in the making\, now unfolding on the public stage. \nThe groundwork was laid early: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers set the wheels in motion\, sparking a deep love for classic rock music first as a wide-eyed fan\, and soon after as a young musician determined to understand how those songs were built. By age nine\, Thistle was discovering that spark in himself. Six months after picking up the guitar\, he played his first open mic night in New Jersey\, a foothold that soon turned into a steady run of showcases\, restaurant sets\, and street-corner performances where he learned his craft in real time. As the rooms grew\, so did his commitment to writing songs of his own – and when the pandemic brought live music to a halt\, he turned inward. Taking the downtime as an opportunity to focus\, Thistle self-produced and self-released his debut album\, Down the Line\, in late 2020. The record marked a turning point for his self-image: No longer was he just a young performer cutting his teeth on stage\, but a songwriter stepping forward with his own body of work. A radio performance soon caught the ear of industry veteran Joe Riccitelli\, who signed Thistle to Gold’n Retriever Entertainment and helped usher in the next phase of his career.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/jake-thistle/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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