Jobi Riccio Performs Climate Anthem “Wildfire Season” On The Kelly Clarkson Show

New Album Face The Feeling Out Now Via Yep Roc Records

Upcoming Dates With Deer Tick, Shakey Graves, John Craigie, And More

"I think we'll be singing ['Wildfire Season'] for years to come."

- NPR Music

May 22, 2026 : Jobi Riccio made her debut on The Kelly Clarkson Show with a performance of "Wildfire Season," the acclaimed protest anthem from her new albumFace The Feeling, out now via Yep Roc Records.

Written after devastating wildfires swept through Colorado in 2020, "Wildfire Season" confronts the grief, anger, and urgency of the climate crisis head-on. Raised in Morrison, Colorado, Riccio grew up hiking in the Rockies, where increasingly destructive wildfire seasons became a defining reality of her generation. Built around searing guitars and a defiant chorus, the song has become a centerpiece of her live show and a rallying cry for those navigating an increasingly unstable world.

The track has earned widespread acclaim, with Ann Powers calling it "protest music at its finest" in NPR Music's "Best Songs of 2025" list, while Natalie Weiner wrote: "Riccio sums up our moment's crises with startling urgency and clarity… We need more songs like this in 2026." David Cantwell named it "a raging anticapitalist punk rock anthem."

Watch Jobi Riccio's "Wildfire Season" performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show HERE .

On Face The Feeling, Riccio expands beyond the folk and country foundations of her breakthrough debut Whiplash - which earned her an Americana Honors & Awards nomination for Emerging Artist of the Year and the John Prine Songwriting Fellowship Award - embracing a more expansive sound that folds grunge, indie rock, alt-folk, and country-rock into her incisive songwriting. The album was recently spotlighted atop NPR Music's New Music Friday with praise for Riccio's "gorgeous, range-y, expressive, contemplative voice" and her"clear songwriting perspective."No Depression added,"the strength of the songs show she's taking a hard look and reporting back with an honesty that's both astonishing and appealing."

Listen to Face The Feeling HERE , out now.

Watch the new lyric video for album single "A Little At A Time" HERE .

Along with upcoming appearances at Summerfest, Winnipeg Folk Fest, and Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Riccio will join Deer Tick, Shakey Graves, and John Craigie on select dates later this year, with upcoming stops in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Charlotte, New York City, London, Paris, and more. For more information and all upcoming tour dates, please visit https://www.jobiriccio.com/ .

Jobi Riccio 2026 Tour Dates

June 9 - Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA

June 10 - Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA*

June 12 - The Atlantis - Washington, DC*

June 13 - Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall - Pittsburgh, PA*

June 14 - The Ludlow Garage - Cincinnati, OH*

June 16 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL*

June 17 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN*

June 18 - The Current's Happy Hours @ Sociable Cider Werks - Minneapolis, MN*

June 20 - El Club - Detroit, MI*

June 21 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON, Canada*

June 23 - Bearsville Theater - Woodstock, NY*

June 24 - Daily Brew Coffee House & Lounge - Falmouth, MA

June 25 - State Theatre - Portland, ME*

June 26 - Royale - Boston, MA*

June 27 - Schenley Plaza - Pittsburgh, PA

July 2 - Summerfest 2026 - Milwaukee, WI

July 9 - Winnipeg Folk Festival - Oakbank, MB, Canada

August 7 - Rocky Mountain Folks Festival 2026 - Lyons, CO

October 7 - Bush Hall - London, UK^

October 9 - Sound House - Dublin, Ireland^

October 10 - The Deer's Head - Belfast, UK^

October 12 - Stereo - Glasgow, UK^

October 14 - YES - Manchester, UK^

October 15 - Voodoo Daddy's - Norwich, UK^

October 17 - A L P H A B E T - Brighton And Hove, UK^

October 18 - Supersonic Records - Paris, France^

October 22 - Ideal Bar - København, Denmark^

October 24 - Nalen Klubb - Stockholm, Sweden^

October 26 - Belleville, Oslo - Oslo, Norway^

December 2 - Tipitina's Uptown - New Orleans, LA%

December 3 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA%

December 4 - The Ritz - Raleigh, NC%

December 5 - Charleston Gaillard Center - Charleston, SC%

December 6 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC%

December 7 - Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA%

December 9 - Webster Hall - New York, NY%

December 10 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA%

December 12 - Theatre Beanfield - Montreal, QC, Canada%

December 13-14 - HISTORY - Toronto, ON, Canada%

December 15 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI%

December 16 - Agora Theater & Ballroom - Cleveland, OH%

December 17 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH%

*Supporting Deer Tick

^Supporting John Craigie

%Supporting Shakey Graves

For more information, please contact Taylor Perry ( [email protected] ).