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    Jake Worthington: Intent to Tonk

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    Friday, June 19, 2026

    6:00 PM

    Mercury Lounge

    New York, NY

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    About This Event

    Jake Worthington performs at the Mercury Lounge, bringing honky-tonk song structures into a tight club setting; a Big Loud Texas singer-songwriter and Season 6 finalist on The Voice, he favors clean, unshowy vocal lines and a steady rhythmic drive. He is joined by Julianna Rankin, whose recent releases include Bad Habits and Good Horses.

    About Intent to Tonk

    “Intent to Tonk” lands at Mercury Lounge as a country set built for a New York room, where the genre’s narratives meet an audience that doesn’t assume its codes. Jake Worthington and Julianna Rankin front the night, working in songs shaped by barroom cadence, plainspoken feeling, and tight ensemble playing. No NYC premiere history is currently documented, but the booking itself speaks to the city’s ongoing appetite for regional American forms in small clubs. The material favors clarity over polish, which reads as a quiet aesthetic choice.

    About the Artists

    Jake Worthington

    Jake Worthington

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    Jake Worthington is a country singer and songwriter signed to Big Loud Texas, known to many viewers as a finalist on Season 6 of *The Voice*. His New York City appearances include the Mercury Lounge, where he brings honky-tonk structures into a tight club setting.

    Julianna Rankin

    Julianna Rankin

    Official website of Julianna Rankin. Bad Habits and Good Horses out now!