Tumbleweed Wanderers West Coast Tour w/ Greensky Bluegrass

Tumbleweed Wanderers West Coast Tour w/ Greensky Bluegrass 

Tour Dates

Feb 22 @ DLC Gallery
   Elko, NV
Feb 23 @ Park City Live*
   Park City, UT
Feb 26 @ Top Hat Lounge*
   Missoula, MT
Feb 27 @ Crystal Ballroom*
   Portland, OR
Feb 28 @ WOW Hall*
   Eugene, OR
Mar 1 @ Neptune Theatre*
   Seattle, WA
Mar 2 @ Domino Room*
   Bend, OR
Mar 6 @ The Catalyst*
   Santa Cruz, CA
Mar 7 @ The Crystal Bay Club*
   Crystal Bay, NV
Mar 8 @ Belly Up*
   Solana Beach, CA
Mar 9 @ Troubadour*
   Los Angeles, CA
Mar 11 @ Crescent Ballroom*
   Phoenix, AZ
Mar 12 @ Sol Santa Fe*
   Santa Fe, NM
Mar 14 @ Soho Lounge
   Austin, TX
Mar 21 @ The Fox Theater**
   Oakland, CA

*  = w/ Greensky Bluegrass
** = w/ Jackie Greene + The Mother Hips

Oakland-based, Tumbleweed Wanderers, talk about what motivates them playing as an opening band on tour with Greensky Bluegrass live at the legendary Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA. This is "Roll With the Times" from their debut album, So Long. TW recorded So Long at indie rocker John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, with Vanderslice himself producing the album.

Download Greensky Bluegrass Live at Hoxeyville Music Festival on 2011-08-20 (August 20, 2011)

Listen: Cowboy Junkies LIVE at Birchmere

Cookie Crumbs Volume 12 Cowboy Junkies LIVE at Birchmere

Cookie Bob: "I was very excited when I first heard that the Junkies would play two shows at Birchmere that would encompass all of Trinity Session and Black Eyed Man. I immediately made plans to attend. It seemed like I hit every traffic jam in each of the eight states I traversed on the drive down, but it was well worth the frustration. Trinity was well-rehearsed and fluid, while Black Eyed Man was less so, yet so very welcome as it contains many of my most favorite CJ songs. Winter’s Song alone was worth the trip. This will be the longest Cookie Crumbs to date, as there was so much good music played over the two days. I’ve included the entire first night’s show plus the BEM set from night two. I had intended to take the Nomad songs that were exclusive to the second night and intersperse them in the first night’s Nomad set, but doing so seemed to interrupt the flow and detract from the overall energy level, so I left well enough alone. Mike is better at set list construction than I am. I had a real good time at these shows and now you can, too. Special mention should be made of the Birchmere staff, who are consistently welcoming, friendly and do their best to be accommodating."

The HickoryTown Ruckus - Old City Night

Gordon Smoker is doing what we here at Popa HQ love the most and love to support, a musician doing what he loves for the love of what he’s doing and doing it beautifully and having fun. A wonderful heartfelt album for the common folk.

“I don't have a record label or promotional budget, I have focused my resources on what I think is really good music, and I hope to offer it to as many people as possible. My goal with my music is not to make a profit but to make it available and visible. As a family man I don't have big festivals or venues on my resume but I love playing local house shows, bars, and campfires. My songs tell my story and I believe demonstrate realities that are common for so many people. The music is simple and real, acoustic guitar, percussion and flavorings of piano, harmonica, cello, male vocals with some female features. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoy making it.”

Old City Night Tracklist:
1. Sugar Hill - This little light of mine
2. Radiant  featuring Canyon
3. Holland In the Springtime
4. Sweet Annie GPS
5. Old City Night w/ Kimberliana
6. The Mystery
7. What You Do + Phone Convo
8. Before The Curse
9. When You Still Love Me w/ Kelly Lapp
10. West of The Horizon

Old City Night available 02-25 on iTunes, Amazon
All vocals and instruments by Gordon Smoker and
Canyon vocals on track 2
Kelly Lapp vocals on track 9, backing vocals on track 3
Kimberliana vocals on track 5
Jason Frey percussion on track 3,4&10, backing vocals on track 10, radio DJ track 7
Seth Johnson percussion on track 1,2,5,7,8&10

Band of Skulls Announce Tour Dates

Band of Skulls 'Himalayan' new album coming March 31st 2014

FEB 27 BAND OF SKULLS ACOUSTIC: LONDON
MAR 18 BAND OF SKULLS: BELASCO THEATRE LOS ANGELES, CA
MAR 20 BAND OF SKULLS: THE WARSAW BROOKLYN, NY
MAR 23 BAND OF SKULLS: LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY LEEDS,UK
MAR 24 BAND OF SKULLS: QUEEN MARGARET UNION GLASGOW, UK
MAR 25 BAND OF SKULLS: THE RITZ MANCHESTER, UK
MAR 27 BAND OF SKULLS: SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE LONDON, UK
MAR 28 BAND OF SKULLS: SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE LONDON, UK
MAR 29 BAND OF SKULLS: ROCK CITY NOTTINGHAM, UK
APR 01 BAND OF SKULLS: TIVOLI OUDEGRACHT UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
APR 02 BAND OF SKULLS: BOTANIQUE/ORANGERIE BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
APR 03 BAND OF SKULLS: LE TRABENDO PARIS, FRANCE
APR 05 BAND OF SKULLS: LE FUZZ YON LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCE
APR 06 BAND OF SKULLS: L'UBU RENNES, FRANCE
APR 07 BAND OF SKULLS: LE NINKASI KAO LYON, FRANCE
APR 09 BAND OF SKULLS: KOMPLEX KLUB ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND
APR 10 BAND OF SKULLS: TUNNEL MILAN, ITALY
APR 11 BAND OF SKULLS: EUPHORIC/ATLANTICO CLUB ROME, ITALY
APR 13 BAND OF SKULLS: ATOMIC CAFE MUNICH, GERMANY
APR 14 BAND OF SKULLS: GRUENER SALON BERLIN, GERMANY
APR 15 BAND OF SKULLS: HAFENKLANG HAMBURG, GERMANY
APR 17 BAND OF SKULLS: UNDERGROUND COLOGNE, GERMANY
APR 18 BAND OF SKULLS: DEN ATELIER LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG
APR 19 BAND OF SKULLS: PAASPOP FESTIVAL SCHIJNDEL, NETHERLANDS
APR 24 BAND OF SKULLS: PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE TORONTO, CANADA
APR 25 BAND OF SKULLS: CORONA THEATRE MONTREAL, CANADA
APR 26 BAND OF SKULLS: UNION TRANSFER PHILADELPHIA, PA
APR 28 BAND OF SKULLS: 9:30 CLUB WASHINGTON, DC
APR 29 BAND OF SKULLS: HOUSE OF BLUES BOSTON, MA
MAY 01 BAND OF SKULLS: MR. SMALL'S THEATRE PITTSBURGH, PA
MAY 03 BAND OF SKULLS: BIG GUAVA FESTIVAL TAMPA, FL
MAY 04 BAND OF SKULLS: REVOLUTION FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
MAY 06 BAND OF SKULLS: CANNERY BALLROOM NASHVILLE, TN
MAY 07 BAND OF SKULLS: CAT'S CRADLE CARRBORO, NC
MAY 09 BAND OF SKULLS: SHAKY KNEES FESTIVAL ATLANTA, GA
MAY 12 BAND OF SKULLS: EMO'S EAST AUSTIN, TX
MAY 13 BAND OF SKULLS: WAREHOUSE LIVE HOUSTON, TX
MAY 14 BAND OF SKULLS: GRANADA THEATER DALLAS, TX
MAY 16 BAND OF SKULLS: GOTHIC THEATER ENGLEWOOD, CO
MAY 17 BAND OF SKULLS: IN THE VENUE SALT LAKE CITY, UT
MAY 18 BAND OF SKULLS: EMO'S EAST AUSTIN, TX
MAY 19 BAND OF SKULLS: HOUSE OF BLUES SAN DIEGO, CA
MAY 20 BAND OF SKULLS: THE OBSERVATORY SANTA ANA, CA
MAY 22 BAND OF SKULLS: THE REGENCY BALLROOM SAN FRANCISCO, CA
MAY 24 BAND OF SKULLS: SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL QUINCY, WA
MAY 27 BAND OF SKULLS: WONDER BALLROOM PORTLAND, OR
MAY 28 BAND OF SKULLS: COMMODORE BALLROOM VANCOUVER, CANADA
JUN 03 BAND OF SKULLS: FIRST AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS, MN
JUN 05 BAND OF SKULLS: PARK WEST CHICAGO, IL
JUN 06 BAND OF SKULLS: ST ANDREW'S HALL DETROIT, MI
JUN 07 BAND OF SKULLS: NEWPORT MUSIC HALL COLUMBUS, OH
JUN 09 BAND OF SKULLS: HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL LOUISVILLE, KY
JUN 10 BAND OF SKULLS: THE VOGUE INDIANAPOLIS, IN
JUN 11 BAND OF SKULLS: GRANADA THEATER LAWRENCE, KS
JUN 17 BAND OF SKULLS: THE HI-FI MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
JUN 20 BAND OF SKULLS: THE HI-FI SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
JUN 21 BAND OF SKULLS: THE HI-FI BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

Dex Romweber Duo to release Images 13 on March 18 + new single and tour dates

Dex, with his whip-wristed sister Sara Romweber on drums, takes Images 13 through neon-lit alleys, full of pulp fiction juvey rock, sci-fi theme songs and greasy denim hipster jive. Recorded at Rick Miller’s (Southern Culture on the Skids) Kudzu Ranch studio in North Carolina, Images 13 would make everyone from Duane Eddy to Stan Kenton to Lenny Bruce crack a smile, a joke or the seal on a fifth of rye and head for the Naugahyde ice bucket.
Images 13 will release on March 18 via Bloodshot Records (pre-order available here). This is the band’s third release on the label, and first following 2011’s critically acclaimed Is That You In The Blue?  

For a quarter century, Dex Romweber has trolled the dark corners and back shelves of the haunted thrift store of Americana ephemera and honed an extraordinarily idiomatic sound, a particular and readily identifiable DEXness for those in the know. It’s a creepy doll collection of surf, proto-rockabilly, garage, dark and vengeful blues, and nobody, but nobody, plays it like Dex. First with the legendary Flat Duo Jets and now with his Duo, Dex distilled the punk ethos of less-is-more to the essential guitar/drums template. Left in the wake of his lecherous and slithery Silvertone were early acolytes like Jack White, Neko Case, and the Reigning Sound as well as a current crop of the indie pack like Ty Segall, No Age, Japandroids, and The Black Keys. All owe an unclaimed pawn ticket of debt to his sublime and spine-tingling sound. He is a live wire back to the murky, sometimes dangerous and always unpredictable headwaters of real rock and roll.

Listen to the new single “Roll On”



Dex Romweber Duo have also just announced a run of tour dates with Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons of Carolina Chocolate Drops:

BIG DAMN ROOTS REVOLUTION TOUR:

Fri March 14 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s Rock Club ~
Sat March 15 – Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag Theatre ~
Sun March 16 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop ~
Tues March 18 – Buffalo, NY – Waiting Room ^
Weds March 19 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater ^
Thurs March 20 – Harrisburg, PA – Appalachian Brewing Company ^
Fri March 21 – Rehoboth Beach, DE – Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats ^
Sat March 22 – Harrisonburg, VA – Clementine Café ^
Sun March 23 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge ^
Tues March 25 – Somerville, MA – Johnny D’s ^
Thurs March 27 – Washington, DC – The Hamilton ^
Fri March 28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater ^
Sat March 29 – Erie, PA – The Crooked I ^

~ = Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Dex Romweber Duo, and Dom Flemons (formerly of Carolina Chocolate Drops)

^ = Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and Dex Romweber Duo only

Runaway Dorothy's NEW album, "The Wait" 2/25

Americana quartet Runaway Dorothy counts Roseanne Cash, Adam Duritz, Rob Thomas, and Ryan Adams as fans.  The band has also been fortunate to have an engaged fan base to support its latest album, The Wait. Runaway Dorothy’s sensibility is both rustic and refined, mining folk, country, and alt-country with a songs-first restraint as to leave ample space for the group’s captivating storyteller lyrics, mesmerizingly melancholy vocals, and achingly beautiful harmonies. The band has performed at SXSW (Runaway Dorothy played 11 shows in the 5 days they were in Austin), The Outlaw Roadshow during the CMJ music festival, and headlined the Red Room in Boston. They’ve been featured on Fox News, the popular video blog The Rock Office, and garnered accolades from PGH Music Mag.
Runaway Dorothy’s The Wait will be released February 25, 2014.

The Brooklyn-based four-piece’s origins date back to when band founder Dave Parnell was plucked from singer-songwriter obscurity to be the guitarist of a promising rock band playing big shows and showcasing for major labels.

“I was hesitant at first, I wanted to do my own music, but this opportunity allowed me to just focus on being a musician,” he explains. 

As industry pressures sapped the South Carolina band’s morale, Dave kept on writing for himself. However, when the band was summoned to New York City for label a showcase, Dave had a career-shifting moment.

“I ran into Ryan Adams randomly on the street," Dave recalls.  “We hung out all day, and I got the chance to play him some tunes.  I played him the band’s music and my own solo stuff. When he heard my tunes, he said: ‘This is the stuff you should be pursuing.’”  

And when the band finally splintered, that’s exactly what he did: Dave moved to Brooklyn with a handful of songs; recorded the Runaway Dorothy debut, The Arc, in Springfield, Missouri; and then assembled a band.

The Wait marks the debut of the firm lineup of Dave Parnell (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Dave’s younger brother Brett “Bert” Parnell (electric guitar), Sam “The Reverend” Gallo (bass), and Evan Mitchell (drums). The band plays with dynamic sensitivity:  the players patiently let each song’s meticulous arrangement unfold in the center spotlight, and then contribute motifs to enhance the mood.  The band developed its sympathetic chemistry through grinding it out playing live on NYC subway platforms.

“It was like boot camp for becoming a cohesive group,” Dave explains.  “Can we sound good as a unit when it’s so loud down there?”

Tracklist:

01 Sing With Me
02 Let The Right One In
03 Give Me A Reason

04 Background
05 Hurry
06 Blue Kentucky Rain
07 Caroline
08 Want It All
10 Chases
09 Come Down
11 Ballad Of A Dead Man

The new album is a staggering achievement for Runaway Dorothy, and particularly Dave as a masterful songwriter. Lyrically, The Wait is both personal and mythical.

“Half the album is a story I made up, the other half is about a relationship that just wasn’t going to work,” Dave confides. 

Hauntingly gorgeous tracks like “Ballad Of A Dead Man” and “Blue Kentucky Rain” are snapshots of gritty Americana, both weaving together a narrative of a man driven to murder to provide for his family.

The gracefully sparse track “Hurry” is a standout relationship song with curious origins. “The song began as a Japanese bubblegum pop song,”

Dave says laughing. “I sent it to my brother and said ‘Do whatever you want with it.’” Brett “Bert” Parnell picked up the banjo and re-imagined the track. It’s a collaboration that speaks to the mutual respect and deep creative connections the brothers share.

Runaway Dorothy self-produced The Wait and recorded it at Threshing Floor Studios in North Carolina. The band went for a lean approach with the production treatment, delicately adding only essential flourishes.

“The songs have to stand on their own with just voice and guitar,” Dave says of his production philosophy.

Currently, the band is further exploring its creative synchronicity by sharing in songwriting for Runaway Dorothy. Dave is eager to record the third album with this expanded pool of songwriting talent. Reminiscing back on the time leading up to The Wait he says: “You know, I started off singing Counting Crows cover songs at open mic nights. It was so special when Adam Duritz mentioned our band in an interview.  It’s just amazing to me all of this that has happened.”

A sampler from Noisetrade is available


Upcoming Show Dates:
Feb 22 He Brews Coffee Newtown Square, PA
  Feb 25 Bowery Electric (Map Room) New York, NY
  Mar 04 Bowery Electric (Map Room) New York, NY
  Mar 18 Bowery Electric (Map Room) New York, NY
  Mar 19 Hill Country - NYC New York, NY
  Apr 25 Hill Country - DC Washington, DC