CrowdMateFor the Thursday–Sunday stretch of September 24–27, Thalia Hall offers a particularly concise two-night route through songwriting with deep catalog context. On Thursday, September 24, The Secret Sisters arrive with Mary Bragg; on Friday, September 25, Paula Cole brings her THIS FIRE: 30 program with Rett Madison. Both shows begin at 8 p.m., giving Pilsen listeners a pair of consecutive evenings centered on voices, songs, and bodies of work whose histories remain audible in their current presentations. Thalia Hall identifies itself as a Pilsen public hall established in 1892, an apt setting for this small run of artists connecting reflection, memory, and direct performance.[1][2][3]
Thursday, September 24: The Secret Sisters and Mary Bragg
The Secret Sisters’ recent work supplies the Thursday show with a present-tense frame. Alabama siblings Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle describe Mind, Man, Medicine as their fifth full-length, a collection shaped by motherhood, relationships, compassion, self-preservation, and hard-won equilibrium. Their official biography places close harmony at the center of a sound that moves through country-folk while making room for piano, synth, moody guitar, fiddle, and classic R&B coloring across the record. That detail matters for a room like Thalia Hall: the appeal lies in songs that can carry their emotional weight through the duo’s blended voices while retaining a broad arrangement palette.[1][2]
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A current record with room around the harmony
Mind, Man, Medicine gives the night a useful listening entry point without requiring a history lesson at the door. The Sisters describe its songs as tied to care, advocacy, changing relationships, fractured friendships, and the effort to locate steadiness amid pressure. Their biography also credits the album’s co-production to the pair alongside Ben Tanner and John Paul White, with recording in Muscle Shoals and Florence, Alabama. Mary Bragg’s place on the bill keeps the evening in singer-songwriter territory from the opening set onward. For listeners who value lyrical focus and voices that carry shared phrasing, this is the gentler edge of the weekend’s calendar, though the record’s textures suggest a fuller range than a strictly acoustic presentation.[1][2]
Friday, September 25: Paula Cole’s THIS FIRE: 30
Cole’s Friday program uses its title as a clear anniversary marker, directing attention toward This Fire while placing it inside a much longer creative arc. Her official site calls the album’s period a breakthrough era and traces an earlier path from Berklee College of Music through intensive demo-making, home recording, and work across California and New York. This month she also released Sonic Memoir: Demos 1989–1998, a 63-track archival project drawn from formative recordings. Together, the tour name and archival release make the Thalia Hall date feel connected to the materials and methods that preceded Cole’s wider recognition, as well as to the record itself.[1][3]
Plan the Pilsen double feature
Thursday’s The Secret Sisters with Mary Bragg show is scheduled for 8 p.m. on September 24 at Thalia Hall. Paula Cole’s THIS FIRE: 30 with Rett Madison follows at 8 p.m. on Friday, September 25, at the same venue. The compact scheduling makes this a practical pick for anyone who wants two connected nights without crossing the city: start with The Secret Sisters’ recent country-folk writing, then return for Cole’s anniversary-focused program. Check Thalia Hall’s official show page and Paula Cole’s official tour page before leaving for doors, ticket availability, set times, and any other changeable details.[1][3]
These concerts happened on 24–25 September 2026
The next dates at these venues: Thalia Hall
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- Shows — Thalia Hall
- About — The Secret Sisters
- Paula Cole — Paula Cole