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Acoustic Duo: Dave Pirner & Ryan Smith

Friday, April 10, 2026 / 8:00 pm

Loeb Playhouse

128 Memorial Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907 United States + Google Map
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ABOUT SOUL ASYLUM

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Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling rock band SOUL ASYLUM started as Minneapolis’ punk younger brothers to the Replacements and Husker Dü. Their 1992 breakthrough album Grave Dancers Union featured the international hits “Runaway Train”, “Black Gold” and “ Somebody to Shove”. “Runaway Train” won a Grammy,  and its groundbreaking music video brought nearly two dozen missing and exploited children and teens around the world home to their families.

SOUL ASYLUM has released 13 original albums – including their most recent, 2024’s Slowly But Shirley – with multiple live albums and assorted Greatest Hits collections. Their famous 1993 MTV Unplugged performance was released for the first time on vinyl as a coveted Record Store Day exclusive, and November 2025 also saw the 30-year-anniversary reissue of their Let Your Dim Light Shine album. 

This upcoming show offers a rare opportunity to see SOUL ASYLUM’s Dave Pirner and Ryan Smith perform an intimate, one-of-a-kind acoustic set.

Jared Gertzen about David Pirner:

One of the best singer/songwriters to come out of Minnesota since Prince.

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Dive Into Soul Asylum’s Inspiration Behind Slowly But Shirley

Get an inside look at Soul Asylum’s latest chapter in this The Current interview with frontman Dave Pirner and guitarist Ryan Smith.

In their conversation, the band breaks down how they approached recording Slowly But Shirley — returning to a live, band-in-a-room feel with producer Steve Jordan (who also worked with them in 1990) to capture raw energy and chemistry. They also share the unique inspiration behind the album’s title and artwork: Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney, the pioneering drag racer Pirner admired growing up, who embodies grit and defying expectations.

Pirner reflects on his decades-long career, the joy of playing together, and how these influences shaped the sounds and stories on the record.

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