14+ (under 16s with an adult)
For as long as she can remember, Dora Jar has been battling the existential. Growing up with creative parents and a special-needs sibling in suburban Northern California, she felt especially attuned to the ways her life stuck out. “Why is anything the way it is?” she remembers asking herself. In 2022, that question returned in full force when her still-burgeoning music career suddenly blew up after Billie Eilish asked her to open on her arena tour. “There was big imposter syndrome. It was a mix of being really grateful and also feeling like I don't deserve this at all,” she says. “I felt like [I was] skipping a lot of steps. Now, I feel like I'm coming back and starting over.”
This starting over arrives in the form of her long-awaited debut album, No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire, but also a head-first plunge back into the existential waters by posing the question: “Who am I?” It’s the query that opens the richly whimsical, dark pop fantasia, a lyric she poofs into being like a smoke cloud exhaled from the wise caterpillar of Wonderland. Over the course of 13 songs, she arrives no closer to one singular answer. But what she does illuminate is her penchant as an artist to delightfully slip beyond boxes, defying the music industry’s need for easy comprehension. “It might be the contrarian in me, in light of everyone identifying themselves and others, but I never want to stick to one sound or identity,” she says. “I like to shape-shift.”
It’s an ambitious concept for a debut album but if there’s one thing Dora’s career — which has already drawn admiration from Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, and The 1975 — has proven, it’s that she’s not here to take the easy, well-trodden road. “If my music can get people excited about the mysteries in their life, and help people feel more curious then that's a wonderful thing,” she says.
Why do we have a restoration Levy?
Put very simply, our restoration levy is an additional charge added to your ticket price which is directly invested back into the venue. This money is used for critical maintenance, repairs, and preservation efforts to ensure the long-term sustainability of the building.
As the 3rd oldest church building in Glasgow, dating back to 1836, Saint Luke's requires ongoing care and special restoration to maintain its historic character and facilities. This levy will enable us to fund essential projects that will safeguard the venue's future as a vibrant hub for live music and community events.
If you would like to be kept up to date on progress with how we are using this fund then please follow us on social media @stlukesglasgow, and sign up to our mailing list where we will send out quarterly updates on the improvements that your donations are helping us make.
Tue Jun 10 2025
7:00 PM
£23.81
Ages 14+
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Dora Jar
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Dora Jar
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£23.81 Ages 14+
14+ (under 16s with an adult)
For as long as she can remember, Dora Jar has been battling the existential. Growing up with creative parents and a special-needs sibling in suburban Northern California, she felt especially attuned to the ways her life stuck out. “Why is anything the way it is?” she remembers asking herself. In 2022, that question returned in full force when her still-burgeoning music career suddenly blew up after Billie Eilish asked her to open on her arena tour. “There was big imposter syndrome. It was a mix of being really grateful and also feeling like I don't deserve this at all,” she says. “I felt like [I was] skipping a lot of steps. Now, I feel like I'm coming back and starting over.”
This starting over arrives in the form of her long-awaited debut album, No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire, but also a head-first plunge back into the existential waters by posing the question: “Who am I?” It’s the query that opens the richly whimsical, dark pop fantasia, a lyric she poofs into being like a smoke cloud exhaled from the wise caterpillar of Wonderland. Over the course of 13 songs, she arrives no closer to one singular answer. But what she does illuminate is her penchant as an artist to delightfully slip beyond boxes, defying the music industry’s need for easy comprehension. “It might be the contrarian in me, in light of everyone identifying themselves and others, but I never want to stick to one sound or identity,” she says. “I like to shape-shift.”
It’s an ambitious concept for a debut album but if there’s one thing Dora’s career — which has already drawn admiration from Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, and The 1975 — has proven, it’s that she’s not here to take the easy, well-trodden road. “If my music can get people excited about the mysteries in their life, and help people feel more curious then that's a wonderful thing,” she says.
Why do we have a restoration Levy?
Put very simply, our restoration levy is an additional charge added to your ticket price which is directly invested back into the venue. This money is used for critical maintenance, repairs, and preservation efforts to ensure the long-term sustainability of the building.
As the 3rd oldest church building in Glasgow, dating back to 1836, Saint Luke's requires ongoing care and special restoration to maintain its historic character and facilities. This levy will enable us to fund essential projects that will safeguard the venue's future as a vibrant hub for live music and community events.
If you would like to be kept up to date on progress with how we are using this fund then please follow us on social media @stlukesglasgow, and sign up to our mailing list where we will send out quarterly updates on the improvements that your donations are helping us make.
For as long as she can remember, Dora Jar has been battling the existential. Growing up with creative parents and a special-needs sibling in suburban Northern California, she felt especially attuned to the ways her life stuck out. “Why is anything the way it is?” she remembers asking herself. In 2022, that question returned in full force when her still-burgeoning music career suddenly blew up after Billie Eilish asked her to open on her arena tour. “There was big imposter syndrome. It was a mix of being really grateful and also feeling like I don't deserve this at all,” she says. “I felt like [I was] skipping a lot of steps. Now, I feel like I'm coming back and starting over.”
This starting over arrives in the form of her long-awaited debut album, No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire, but also a head-first plunge back into the existential waters by posing the question: “Who am I?” It’s the query that opens the richly whimsical, dark pop fantasia, a lyric she poofs into being like a smoke cloud exhaled from the wise caterpillar of Wonderland. Over the course of 13 songs, she arrives no closer to one singular answer. But what she does illuminate is her penchant as an artist to delightfully slip beyond boxes, defying the music industry’s need for easy comprehension. “It might be the contrarian in me, in light of everyone identifying themselves and others, but I never want to stick to one sound or identity,” she says. “I like to shape-shift.”
It’s an ambitious concept for a debut album but if there’s one thing Dora’s career — which has already drawn admiration from Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, and The 1975 — has proven, it’s that she’s not here to take the easy, well-trodden road. “If my music can get people excited about the mysteries in their life, and help people feel more curious then that's a wonderful thing,” she says.
Why do we have a restoration Levy?
Put very simply, our restoration levy is an additional charge added to your ticket price which is directly invested back into the venue. This money is used for critical maintenance, repairs, and preservation efforts to ensure the long-term sustainability of the building.
As the 3rd oldest church building in Glasgow, dating back to 1836, Saint Luke's requires ongoing care and special restoration to maintain its historic character and facilities. This levy will enable us to fund essential projects that will safeguard the venue's future as a vibrant hub for live music and community events.
If you would like to be kept up to date on progress with how we are using this fund then please follow us on social media @stlukesglasgow, and sign up to our mailing list where we will send out quarterly updates on the improvements that your donations are helping us make.
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