Pete Droge
Tickets will be on sale to the public 6/10 at noon. On sale to all Passim members 6/5 at noon.
Pete Droge’s appearance at Club Passim will be his first show in the Boston area since touring with Americana supergroup The Thorns in 2003. The intimate acoustic evening will feature fan favorites and deep cuts from his 1994 American Recordings debut, Necktie Second, which is getting the double vinyl deluxe treatment this Fall. The set will also lean heavily on material from his new album, Fade Away Blue. Out 8/22/25 on Puzzle Tree Records, Fade Away Blue is a profoundly personal autobiographical record, a lifetime in the making. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see this acclaimed singer-songwriter in a legendary Cambridge venue.
Pete Droge
- Folk Rock
- Singer/Songwriter
Born in Eugene, Oregon and raised on an island outside of Seattle, Droge rocketed to early acclaim on the strength of his 1994 debut, Necktie Second, which prompted the Los Angeles Times’ Robert Hilburn to compare his songwriting to Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Breakout single “If You Don’t Love Me (I’ll Kill Myself)” became a multi-format radio hit and landed a prominent spot in the iconic Farrelly Brothers comedy Dumb & Dumber, and within a year, Droge was on the road supporting Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. In the decades to come, he would go on to release a series of similarly well-received solo albums, appear in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous (performing alongside his wife and longtime collaborator, Elaine Summers); team up with Matthew Sweet and Shawn Mullins to form the Americana supergroup The Thorns; co-produce records for Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America; record three collections with his wife as The Droge and Summers Blend; and compose a variety of works for film and television, including feature scores and commercial spots for brands like Toyota, T-Mobile, and State Farm.
This summer he releases his new album, Fade Away Blue. Recorded with Grammy-winning producer Paul Bryan (Aimee Mann), the collection is largely autobiographical, offering up a series of dreamy, cinematic snapshots from throughout Droge’s life as he reflects on the existential forces that mold and shape us.
