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Published on 2026-09-28
Acclaimed singer-songwriter-bassist Karina Rykman made her national television debut on CBS Saturday Morning this past weekend, performing new songs from her album Late Checkout, released last week.Set featured image
Watch “Late Checkout” on CBS Saturday Morning
Watch “Easy, Rider” on CBS Saturday Morning
Watch “Shoegaze Summer” on CBS Saturday Morning
All three songs are from Rykman’s long-awaited second studio album, Late Checkout, available everywhere now via Karina Rykman/High Rotation Records. Rykman celebrated with a hometown record-release headline event on Friday at New York City’s Webster Hall. Earlier in the week, Rykman made history with the first-ever in-store performance at New York City’s beloved gourmet institution, Zabar’s, a truly special event featuring live music, limited-edition Zabar’s x Karina Rykman merchandise, and a new Late Checkout-inspired take on the famed jam-filled, tie-dye “Babkarina.”
Stream or purchase Late Checkout
Recorded with longtime collaborator Gabe Monro at Trey Anastasio’s The Barn in Westford, Vermont, and LCD Soundsystem’s DFA Studios in New York City, Late Checkout includes such kaleidoscopic singles as “Riverside Drive,” “Easy, Rider,” “Late Checkout” and “Shoegaze Summer,” the latter of which earned applause from Live For Live Music as “the perfect 3:37-minute thesis of what Karina Rykman is all about—balancing the line between pop and prog, heavy and heady, catchy and crushing.” All three tracks are joined by official music videos as well as live SiriusXM session performance videos streaming now on YouTube.
Watch the official music video for “Shoegaze Summer”
Rykman—accompanied by her tried-and-true bandmates, Adam November on guitar, loopers and effects, Pete Miller on keys, and Chris Corsico on drums—will mark the arrival of Late Checkout with a busy U.S. tour schedule traveling into 2027. Highlights include a two-night stand at Chicago’s Garcia’s Chicago on October 8–9 and a debut headline performance at West Hollywood’s historic Troubadour on November 6. In addition, Rykman is set for festival appearances at Live Oak, Florida’s Suwannee Hulaween on October 23 and next year’s Jam Cruise 23, February 4–10, 2027. Additional dates will be announced.
For complete details and ticket information, visit karinarykman.com.
KARINA RYKMAN TOUR 2026–2027
October
October 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
October 3 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
October 8 – Chicago, IL – Garcia’s Chicago
October 9 – Chicago, IL – Garcia’s Chicago
October 10 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
October 11 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
October 13 – St. Louis, MO – Atomic
October 14 – Nashville, TN – Row One Stage
October 16 – Austin, TX – Brushy Street Commons
October 17 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
October 18 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
October 21 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
October 22 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall
October 23 – Live Oak, FL – Suwannee Hulaween †
October 24 – Charleston, SC – The Charleston Pour House
October 25 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle (Backroom)
November
November 5 – San Diego, CA – Winston’s Beach Club
November 6 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
November 7 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
November 12 – Bend, OR – The Domino Room
November 13 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
November 14 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
November 17 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
November 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
November 21 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
December
December 3 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music
December 4 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
December 5 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
February 2027
February 4–10 – Miami, FL – Jam Cruise 23 †
† Festival appearance
Late Checkout sees Karina Rykman expanding her musical universe with the vibrant onstage energy of her road-tested live band and a new focus on lyrical storytelling. The album—which follows 2023’s critically acclaimed debut LP, Joyride—plants a truly distinctive flag in modern psychedelic indie rock, at turns shimmering and ethereal, hypnotic and explosive, and always joyfully present in the here and now. Standout moments abound, from the dreamy, reverb-drenched “Shoegaze Summer” and emotional love letter to the grind, “Riverside Drive,” to the tender “Where You At?” and the sleek darkwave of “Balcony,” the latter of which demonstrates the wide scope of Rykman’s seemingly infinite sonic range while also professing what might be her one-of-a-kind career’s overall mission statement: “The destination is not our concern / This is the journey: let it burn.”
Born and raised in New York City, Karina Rykman began playing in bands in her early teens while attending countless live gigs as a fan. Her prodigious prowess on the bass guitar soon landed her a number of high-profile television gigs, spanning America’s Got Talent to backing up pop star Julia Michaels on NBC’s TODAY. Rykman’s talent and infectious spirit saw her invited to join pianist Marco Benevento’s combo, as recommended by Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz. 2023’s Joyride kicked off what has proven to be an acclaimed solo career with its jubilant brand of sonic exploration, highlighted by the title track, “Joyride,” featuring signature lead guitar from avowed fan, longtime friend and co-producer Trey Anastasio.
Along with her still-evolving body of studio work, Rykman has spent much of the past half-decade on the road, honing her craft by playing countless headline dates with her namesake band, stealing the show at festivals across the country, sitting in with the 8G Band on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, and supporting and collaborating with such diverse creators as Phish’s Trey Anastasio, My Morning Jacket, Khruangbin, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Nels Cline, the Gaslight Anthem, Warren Haynes, and her hometown’s beloved gourmet institution, Zabar’s, with whom she partnered for the jam-filled, tie-dye “Babkarina.”
