Have Mercy Acoustic/Chase Huglin (In the Locker Room)

After touring with Real Friends and Tiny Moving Parts, the hard rock act Have Mercy will bring its acoustic tour to town. Singer Brian Swindle formed the band in 2011; shortly after that, the band self-released its first album, My Oldest Friend. On “Let’s Talk About Your Hair,” a gut-wrenching song about losing love, Swindle sings softly before the gentle, melodic guitars pick up when he belts out the main chorus, singing, “But I know, that you know, that I know, that you don’t really care" in a raspy, yet calming voice. With the release of the band’s newest album, Make the Best of It, Swindle still cleverly writes about lost relationships. (Adrian Leuthauser)