Cream Calendar Alert: Dreamer Boy Heads to the Belcourt

Singer and songwriter Zach Taylor and his production partner Bobby Knepper came rocketing out of the gate in late 2018 with Love, Nostalgia, their debut album of swoon-y, melancholy, electronically enhanced pop under the name Dreamer Boy. They scored something of an internet hit with the single “Falling for the Wrong One,” which has been streamed more than 1.8 million times on Spotify. One impressive statistic doesn’t make them into stars, but if the duo’s music is up your alley, there’s a decent chance that you’ve heard the single.

But it’s also possible that you saw their name and thought: “Who’s that?” They opened a leg of a tour for indie-pop rising star Still Woozy that included a sold-out Mercy Lounge gig in January, and a performance in March was a highlight of contributor Lance Conzett’s trip to SXSW. Still, like many outstanding Nashville pop acts, they haven’t built their fan base with tons and tons of shows around town, as rock bands tend to do. 

That makes it extra notable that you’ll have a chance to see Dreamer Boy Wednesday night when they play the Belcourt. (The theater has long been a home for a variety of arts programming, but that was recently highlighted in a cool mini-doc by The Criterion Collection.) The show kicks off at 9 p.m., and tickets are $15. To get prepared, take a look below at the music videos for “Falling for the Wrong One” and “Simple.”