Singer-songwriter Simon Joyner assembles a multinational band to play his heaviest songs

In a songwriting career spanning three and a half decades, Simon Joyner has reliably applied unflinching verity and scrupulous craft to portrayals of characters in states of existential extremis. Both those qualities remain strong on his most recent album, last year’s Coyote Butterfly (Grapefruit), where the Omaha-based singer and guitarist deals with some very personal experiences. Set to sparse, mostly acoustic accompaniment, its songs map out the sadness, isolation, and self-recrimination Joyner felt after the 2022 death of his adult son, Owen. On “I’m Taking You With Me,” the titular “you” shifts between Owen and the audience, but the precisely measured registration of emotion and information never falters. This concert is part of Joyner’s first U.S. tour since the album’s release,