Che Arthur, Putty Knife, Transmit Failure Che Arthur is a rock lifer. The Chicagoan has been a Midwest underground mainstay with the band Pink Avalanche and his own solo music and has worked as a touring engineer for acts like Silversun Pickups and Hüsker Dü’s Bob Mould. As a gay African American man, he also has a unique perspective in what’s a predominantly very white scene. He explores topics like that, his recovery from cancer treatments, musical ageism and more on his upcoming solo album For That Which Now Lies Fallow (out April 26). Before the new record drops, Arthur swings through Spokane for a solo acoustic show, one that’ll mix songs from his deep back catalog as well as tunes from the new record.