Rufus Wainwright

One thing you can’t call Rufus Wainwright is one-note. The Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist is bringing his signature bittersweet and introspective songwriting to Humphrey’s by the Bay this September. Before the pandemic, the last studio effort we saw from Wainwright was an album of adapted sonnets made famous by William Shakespeare over four hundred years prior.

It had been over eight years since Wainwright had released a pop record so fans rejoiced when Unfollow the Rules was released in 2020. The record was filled to the brim with emotions Wainwright was unable to contain. Covering everything from being a father, to the hard headed opera directors he’s tired of dealing with, to the humors of life as we know it. You can hear the title track of the album in the 2018 film Here and Now starring Sarah Jessica Parker.