{"id":8709291,"date":"2026-03-26T23:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=8709291"},"modified":"2026-03-26T23:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:00:42","slug":"pop-music-artist-oklou-in-the-midwest","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/pop-music-artist-oklou-in-the-midwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop music artist Oklou in the Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Named among the best albums of the year by <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, <em>Pitchfork<\/em>, <em>Billboard<\/em>, <em>The FADER<\/em>, and <em>Stereogum<\/em>, and awarded France\u2019s Le Prix Jos\u00e9phine Album of the Year, <em>Choke Enough<\/em> has cemented Oklou as a cult-favorite voice in contemporary pop. She has announced a series of North American headline dates for 2026, bringing her distinctive sound across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour includes two key stops in the Midwest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/first-avenue.com\/event\/2026-04-oklou\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/first-avenue.com\/event\/2026-04-oklou\/\"><strong>April 24, 2026:<\/strong> Minneapolis, MN \u2013 First Avenue<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pabsttheatergroup.com\/events\/detail\/oklou-2026\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.pabsttheatergroup.com\/events\/detail\/oklou-2026\"><strong>April 25, 2026:<\/strong> Milwaukee, WI \u2013 The Pabst Theater<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Born Marylou Mayniel in rural western France, Oklou&#8217;s musical foundation was built on classical piano and cello, before she fell in love with electronic production and began performing her first shows in Paris. Her 2020 mixtape\u00a0<em>Galore<\/em>\u00a0marked a creative breakthrough, blending introspective songwriting with futuristic sound design. With\u00a0<em>choke enough<\/em>, Oklou has evolved into one of the most compelling voices in modern music\u2014bridging intimacy and innovation with fearless emotional clarity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8709297,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[230],"app_city_tax":[223],"app_event_type":[238],"class_list":["post-8709291","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-music","app_city_tax-chi","app_event_type-concert"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pop music artist Oklou in the Midwest - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Oklou brings her Choke Enough tour to Minneapolis and Milwaukee on April 24 &amp; 25, following the release of the deluxe edition of her debut album and her appearances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/pop-music-artist-oklou-in-the-midwest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pop music artist Oklou in the Midwest - 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