WBUR Presents: A concert and conversation with Hrishikesh Hirway moderated by Min Jin Lee

WBUR is proud to present a special conversation and concert at The Sinclair in Cambridge between Hrishikesh Hirway (“Song Exploder”) and acclaimed author Min Jin Lee ("Pachinko,” “American Hagwon”) to support the release of Hirway’s new album, “In the Last Hour of Light.” The album is a memoir about letting go — of people, of memories, of the desire to stop time from moving too fast.

The event will begin with a conversation about the album, Hirway’s life and the creative process, followed by a live performance by Hirway and his band.

$0.25 from each ticket purchased will go to The Shout Syndicate, a Boston-based, volunteer-run fundraising effort who raises money to help fund youth-led arts programs at proven non-profit creative youth development organizations in Greater Boston. Housed at The Boston Foundation, The Shout Syndicate works in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's creative plan, Boston Creates.

About “In the Last Hour of Light”
“In the Last Hour of Light,” the new record from Hrishikesh Hirway, is a memoir about letting go — of people, of memories, of the desire to stop time from moving too fast. The songs were born in the wake of Hrishikesh's mother's death, as the years since push her further into the past; in the moments spent waiting for his father to recover in his hospital room; in the dream of a daughter that he will never have. There are love songs, too — but the kind of love that has the patina of a long-shared life, where there is as much time behind you as there may be left ahead. The lineup of Hrishikesh's band included Shahzad Ismaily (Feist, Arooj Aftab), Ken Pomeroy, Mike Haldeman (Moses Sumney, Dawn Richards), Joshua Crumbly (Leon Bridges, Kamasi Washington), Oliver Hill (Kevin Morby, Broken Bells, Vagabon), Sean Mullins (Sam Evian) and Cole Kamen-Green (Beyoncé, Taylor Swift); with featured guest vocals from Iron & Wine, Fenne Lily, Ken Pomeroy and Uwade; and contributions from Jay Som, Palehound, Daniel Hart (St. Vincent), Zosha Warpeha (L'Rain) and Dustin O'Halloran.