Higher Ground has two rooms. The Showcase Lounge is the one that rewards arriving early — smaller, tighter, the kind of setup where there is no bad spot to stand. On Tuesday, June 16, joe p plays it. Doors at 7:30 PM, show at 8:00. All ages.
About joe p
Joe Parella is from Sparta in North Jersey, and he makes indie rock the way it used to be made — in a basement, on his own terms, with guitar hooks that do real emotional work. His debut album Garden State Vampire (Atlantic Records/Neon Gold, August 2024) came out of a recording stretch he describes as a vampire schedule: locked in, not sleeping, finishing the album on fumes and adrenaline. The title stuck. Critics called the record “diaristic without becoming slack, polished without sanding off their nerves.”
This tour supports Garden State Vampire – Stripped, a double LP version of the debut with two bonus tracks, released on vinyl in May 2026. It is a solo headline run — no support act listed for this date — which means the whole night is his, and he is leaning into it.
Before headlining, joe p opened for Cold War Kids, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Spacey Jane, Joywave, and beabadoobee, and played Lollapalooza and ACL. His early TikTok videos drew millions of views; Apple Music’s Zane Lowe duetted on his “Fighting In The Car” video. He now counts over 500,000 Spotify monthly listeners across Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta, and London.
About the Venue
Higher Ground is one of the most respected independent music venues in Vermont, and the Showcase Lounge is its more intimate stage — a room where the distance between you and the artist disappears fast. Find it at 1214 Williston Rd in South Burlington. For more shows in the region, browse our North Country concert calendar. Doors open at 7:30 PM — plan to be there early.
Tickets
This is an all-ages show. Tickets are on sale now through See Tickets. Get tickets to joe p at the Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground — Tuesday, June 16, 2026, show starts at 8:00 PM.