Lawrence, the NYC soul-pop outfit fronted by the brother-sister pair Clyde and Gracie Lawrence, brought its Family Business to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night for a nationally televised performance of the recent LP’s opening track, “Whatcha Want”.

The appearance came as the band continues to promote its fourth studio album, Family Business, released in June on producer Jon Bellion‘s Beautiful Mind Records. The LP showcases a band making pop music the way they feel it ought to be made: with self-arranged, live instrumentation that balances high-level “musician’s music” and easily accessible, energetic songwriting.

For their tonight show performance, Clyde, Gracie, and the rest of the Lawrence gang transformed the late-night show’s stage to match the retro-office aesthetic of the new LP, from desks and filing cabinets to business casual attire all around. The explosive performance also featured a special new hire: Questlove, the drummer for house band The Roots, who held down drum kit duties throughout the song.

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Watch Lawrence preform “Whatcha Want” on The Tonight Show with help from Questlove below.

Lawrence w/ Questlove – “Whatcha Want” – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

 

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Last week, the group released its latest “acoustic-ish” re-imagining of Family Business track “Whatcha Want”. With 10+ vocalists, fierce horns, and funky keys, to go along with its (somewhat) acoustic instrumentation, the live studio rendition is at once stripped-down and beefed-up. Watch the video below.

Lawrence – “Whatcha Want” (acoustic-ish)
 

Lawrence will take the Family Business on the road this year for its biggest-ever headline tour, which includes Radio City Music Hall (few tickets remain) and a sold-out Wiltern in Los Angeles. The tour kicked off earlier this summer with a run of July shows across Europe. Lawrence also recently toured stadiums supporting The Jonas Brothers and opened for The Rolling Stones in front of a crowd of more than 80,000 at MetLife Stadium.

Click below for a complete list of upcoming Lawrence Family Business Tour dates. For ticketing information, head here.

Lawrence Family Business Tour 2024

SEP 17 Philadelphia, PA // The Met Philadelphia
SEP 19 New York, NY // Radio City Music Hall
SEP 20 Silver Spring, MD // The Fillmore
SEP 23 Charlotte, NC // The Fillmore
SEP 24 Nashville, TN // Marathon Music Works
SEP 26 Atlanta, GA // The Tabernacle
SEP 27 St. Petersburg, FL // Jannus Live
SEP 28 Fort Lauderdale, FL // Revolution Live
SEP 29 Orlando, FL // House of Blues
OCT 1 New Orleans, LA // House of Blues
OCT 2 Houston, TX // House of Blues
OCT 4 Austin, TX // Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
OCT 5 Dallas, TX // House of Blues
OCT 8 Phoenix, AZ // The Van Buren
OCT 9 Los Angeles, CA // The Wiltern
OCT 11 San Diego, CA // SOMA
OCT 12 San Francisco, CA // The Masonic
OCT 14 Portland, OR // Roseland Theater
OCT 15 Seattle, WA // The Fillmore
OCT 16 Vancouver, BC // Commodore Ballroom
OCT 18 Salt Lake City, UT // The Depot
OCT 19 Denver, CO // Fillmore Auditorium
OCT 22 St. Louis, MO // The Pageant
OCT 23 Minneapolis, MN // The Fillmore
OCT 25 Chicago, IL // Byline Bank at Aragon Ballroom
OCT 26 Indianapolis, IN // Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
OCT 27 Columbus, OH // The Bluestone
OCT 29 Detroit, MI // The Fillmore
OCT 30 Toronto, ON // HISTORY
NOV 1 Montreal, QC // Beanfield Theatre
NOV 2 Boston, MA // MGM Music Hall at Fenway

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[Originally published 8/7/24]