Brothers Comatose, Mipso lead Caravan tour
The tour from the Americana bands visits more than 30 cities from Sept. 26 through Nov. 18. The Caravan also makes a stop at the 18th Annual AmericanaFest 2017 prior to kicking off the tour at the Pub Station in Billings, Mont.
"Campfire Caravan" is a nod to the musicians' early days playing music, when they'd perform for friends and family in basements, living rooms and around campfires. All three bands rotate in the lineup with no single ensemble acting as the tour headliner. A completely different show will be presented in each city with spontaneous collaborations amongst the groups taking place between sets.
"I love how the string band tradition is rooted in different parts of America - each offering a unique twist and a distinct regional flavor," said Mipso's Joseph Terrell. "This tour is all about mixing those flavors. Each of our bands take inspiration from currents that run through American music, but with such a deep and rich tradition to pull from, there's a thousand ways it could go. I think our sounds will compliment and mix really well. Plus, we all love putting on a fun show."
The Brothers Comatose from San Francisco tour in support of a brand-new single, "Don't Make Me Get Up And Go," produced by John Vanderslice and scheduled for release on Sept. 8. The quintet has released three full-length albums.
Mipso, from Chapel Hill, N.C., released "Coming Down The Mountain " in April, while The Lil Smokies release their sophomore studio album, "Changing Shades," in September.
Mipso mixes folk-rock and modern alt.-country with Appalachian tradition.
With their roots submerged in traditional bluegrass, The Lil Smokies also play progressive acoustic. Based in Missoula, Mont., the quintet won the 2015 Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition.
Tour dates are:
Sept. 26 - Billings, MT - Pub Station
Sept. 27 - Bozeman, MT - Emerson Center for Arts & Culture
Sept. 28 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
Sept. 29 - Portland, OR - McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom
Sept. 30 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Oct. 1 - Eugene, OR - Hi-Fi Music Hall
Oct. 3 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's
Oct. 4 - Paso Robles, CA - Barrelhouse Brewing Co
Oct. 5 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater
Oct. 6-7 TBA
Oct. 10 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
Oct. 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Urban Lounge
Oct. 12 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Oct. 13 - Colorado Springs, CO - Ivywild School
Oct. 14 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
Nov. 2 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
Nov. 3 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
Nov. 4 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Nov. 5 - Detroit, MI - Otus Supply
Nov. 7 - Pittsburgh, PA - James Street Ballroom
Nov. 9 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
Nov. 10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Nov.11 - Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall
Nov. 12 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Nov. 14 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
Nov. 15 - Nashville, TN - The Mercury Lounge
Nov. 16 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
Nov. 17 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
Nov. 18 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
* Additional dates will be announced soon.
CD reviews
Count Mipso among a growing contingent of youthful ensembles aggregating the Americana experience for their generation, a subsection of roots music that includes The Steel Wheels, The Stray Birds and Rhiannon Giddens. What they all have in common is the inclusive nature of their music, which incorporates bluegrass, old-time, folk, blues, country and a little rock 'n' roll, but what sets them apart from other genre-mashing outfits is the seamless way the songs incorporate those influences. ...
The Brothers Comatose have a branding problem. The band name conjures sleepy, deep jams. Their music is anything but. Rather, The Brothers Comatose is a romp of rock-infused bluegrass instrumentation. Their songwriting is clever, and its imagery conveys a northern California sensibility with straight-ahead musicianship. Each song tells a story, which is richly evocative, displaying a removed sentimentality.
Northern California is a polyglot of music tastes. Country music or bluegrass is not ...
With a slow-building career over the past few years, this North Carolina combo emerges into a crowded acoustic/Americana scene by painting in the corners of all their peers and precursors. Despite the album title, there's little old time traditionalism here outside of a generally homespun aesthetic; instead Mipso travels a Band-like path of assimilation, spinning their influences back out in a comfortably patchwork fashion.
"Father's House" is typical of this set of tunes, a ...
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