Watson Twins start tour
Monday, July 7, 2008 – Leigh and Chandra Watson, better known as The Watson Twins, will be touring through North America this summer with co headliner Tim Fite. The tour begins on July9 at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington DC, includes a stop in Milwaukee opening for M.Ward and wraps up in the Kentucky natives adopted home of Los Angeles on July29 at the Echo. The Watson Twins' new record F"ire Songs," came out on Vanguard Records June 24.
Tour dates are:
July9- DC- Rock and Roll Hotel
July10- Brooklyn- Brooklyn Music Hall
July11- NYC- Mercury Lounge
July12- Boston- TT The Bears
July14- Montreal Lambi Concert Hall
July15- Toronto- Lee's Palace
July16- Pontiac MI- Pike Room/At Crofoot
July17- Chicago- Lakeshore Theater
July18- St Paul MN- Turf Club
July19- Milwaukee WI Pabst Theater ( Watson Twins opening for M Ward)
July21- Denver, CO- Hi Dive
July22- Salt Lake City, UT- Urban Lounge
July25- Seattle WA Tractor Tavern
July26- Portland OR- Doug Fir
July28- San Francisco- Bottom of the Hill
July29- Los Angeles- the Echo
Tour dates are:
July9- DC- Rock and Roll Hotel
July10- Brooklyn- Brooklyn Music Hall
July11- NYC- Mercury Lounge
July12- Boston- TT The Bears
July14- Montreal Lambi Concert Hall
July15- Toronto- Lee's Palace
July16- Pontiac MI- Pike Room/At Crofoot
July17- Chicago- Lakeshore Theater
July18- St Paul MN- Turf Club
July19- Milwaukee WI Pabst Theater ( Watson Twins opening for M Ward)
July21- Denver, CO- Hi Dive
July22- Salt Lake City, UT- Urban Lounge
July25- Seattle WA Tractor Tavern
July26- Portland OR- Doug Fir
July28- San Francisco- Bottom of the Hill
July29- Los Angeles- the Echo
More news for The Watson Twins
- 10/12/18: Wall, Evans, Allen offer new music
- 07/06/10: Watson Twins launch August tour
- 10/27/09: Watson Twins plan for February '10 CD release
- 01/26/09: Watson Twins go live with EP, tour
CD reviews for The Watson Twins
Sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson (known as The Watson Twins) teamed up with big name producer Butch Walker for the musical shout-out, "Holler." The duo, many times known for their high profile backing vocal appearances, put themselves in the spotlight for this enjoyable, harmonious effort.
While the title track rocks out, "Honky Tonk Heart" features the pair exploring their country side. Even though they may find themselves in more cosmopolitan environments, their rural roots ...
Nearly two years after the release of their acclaimed collaboration with Jenny Lewis ("Rabbit Fur Coat"), the Watson Twins step out of Lewis' considerable musical shadow with this solid solo release. Leigh and Chandra Watson deliver a set of harmony-rich coffeehouse tunes that is both soulful and sweet.
Fire Songs" alternates between mid-tempo strummers (Dig a Little Deeper and Bar Woman Blues) and torchy ballads (How Am I to Be and Fall). The standout track is Sky Open Up, a ...
"I doubt if the texture of Southern life is any more grotesque than that of the rest of the nation," Flannery O'Connor told students at Notre Dame in 1957. Probably true. But there certainly is something in the southern air that seems to push an inquisitive spirit toward haunted storytelling.
Fifty years after O'Connor's speech, the Watson Twins prove on this eight-song EP that they share the famous author's gothic sensibilities and interest in the shadowed corners of lineage. ...
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