Texas summer is here. For real. Turned on the news yesterday at 6:45 pm and it was 103 degrees. I knew that June and July were playing tricks on us Austin folk and it was just a matter of time!
Grupo Fantasma is finally back from their massive summer outing and will do a return from tour party at the Mohawk on Friday, August 27th. Tickets HERE will go quickly. Amy Cook is out on the west coast supporting Alejandro Escovedo (his new album Street Songs of Love is great, by the way) and Foot Patrol is busily mixing their newest effort due out early next year.
A big hug and 'Mazel-Tov' to my good friend and living legend Larry Harlow who had a 40 piece orchestra perform his 1977 album La Raza Latina at Lincoln Center this past weekend, the first time the piece has ever seen the live stage. Here's some video:
June 8, 2010
DMG artists on the road - both Amy Cook and the mighty Grupo Fantasma will be hitting the pavement this summer to support their new records. Get out to a show near you!
6/8/2010 - Nashville, TN: Imogene & Willie
6/9/2010 - Birmingham, AL: Workplay Theatre
6/11/2010 - Carrboro, NC: Local 506
6/12/2010 - Arlington, VA: IOTA (opening for Richard Buckner)
6/15/2010 - Cambridge, MA: Toad
6/16/2010 - Brooklyn, NY: Union Hall
6/17/2010 - Philadelphia, PA: World Cafe Live
6/18/2010 - New York, NY: Rockwood Music Hall (with David Garza)
6/19/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA: Club Cafe
6/21/2010 - Detroit, MI: The Majestic Cafe
6/23/2010 - Chicago, IL: Schuba's Tavern
6/24/2010 - St. Louis, MO: Old Rock House
6/25/2010 - Little Rock, AR: Revolution Music Room (opening for Drive by Truckers)
6/26/2010 - Dallas, TX: All Good Cafe
6/27/2010 - Austin, TX: The Parish
GRUPO FANTASMA
Wed, 6/9 Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
Thu, 6/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Fri, 6/11 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Sat, 6/12 Madison, WI @ Marquette Waterfront Festival
Mon, 6/14 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
Wed, 6/16 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Thu, 6/17 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Fri, 6/18 San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar
Sat, 6/19 Snoqualmie (Seattle, WA) @ KEXP World Music Festival
Tue, 6/22 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Wed, 6/23 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
Thu, 6/24 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Fri, 6/25 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Sat, 6/26 Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre
Wed, 6/30 Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Room
Thu, 7/1 Huntsville, AL @ Flying Monkey
Fri, 7/2 Chattanooga, TN @ Miller Plaza / Nightfall Concert Series
Sat, 7/3 & Sun, 7/4 Dayton, OH @ City Folk Festival
Mon, 7/5 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Wed, 7/7 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Festival
Thu, 7/8 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Sat, 7/10 Hudson, NY @ Club Helsinki
Tue, 7/13 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Wed, 7/14 Boston, MA @ Middle East
Fri, 7/16 Corvallis, OR @ DaVinci Days
Sun, 7/18 Great Neck, NY @ Steppingstone Park Waterside Theatre
Tue, 7/20 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Fri, 7/23 Sainte Croix Volvestre, France @ Festival Terre De Couleur
Sat, 7/24 Vic Fezensac, France @ Tempo Latino Festival
Tue, 7/27 London, UK @ 100 Club
Thu, 7/29 Sines, Portugal @ Festival Musicas do Mondo
Sat, 7/31 Luzern, Switzerland @ Blue Balls Festival
Wed, 8/4 Paris, France @ New Morning
Thu, 8/5 Karlsruhe, Germany @ Zeltival
Fri, 8/6 Brugge, Belgium @ Klinkers
Sat, 8/7 Vence, France @ Nuits Du Sud
Sun, 8/8 Lorient, France @ Festival Interceltique
Thu, 8/12 Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub
Fri-Sun, 8/13 - 8/15 Salmon Arm, BC @ Roots & Blues Festival
Sat, 9/4 Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles @ North Sea Jazz Festival Curaçao
May 11, 2010
Grupo Fantasma's new masterpiece El Existential is being released directly to fans today via their website. It will be available instore and online (iTunes, Rhapsody, etc) on June 15th in the US. It's already been released in the EU, Canada and Japan.
April 6, 2010
Amy Cook's new album "Let the Light In" comes out today. It was produced by Alejandro Escovedo and special guests include Patty Griffin, Tosca Strings and Ben Kweller.
Good stuff! You can download it HERE from iTunes for the exclusive and limited time price of $7.99 or buy a physical copy at Amy's merch store.
March 17, 2010
Let the mayhem begin. SXSW Music offically begins today. DMG clients will be all over town this week. Here's the lowdown:
Fri 3/19 - 3pm @ 604 E 6th St above El Sol y La Luna
Fri 3/19 - 4:30pm @ Mess with Texas Party, 1101 E 6th St
Fri 3/19 - Midnight @ Copa (WOMEX Showcase), 217 Congress Ave
Sat 3/20 - Midnight @ Emo's Main Room (Agency Group Showcase), 603 E 6th St
Brownout
Thu 3/18 - 3pm @ 604 E 6th St above El Sol y La Luna
Thu 3/18 - 8:20pm @ Scoot Inn, 1308 E 4th St
Amy Cook
Fri 3/19 - 6pm @ South by San Jose, 1316 S Congress Ave
Sat 3/20 - 3pm @ Yellowdog Studios, 104 W Annie
Foot Patrol
Fri 3/19 - 5:30pm @ Typewriter Museum, 1306 E 6th St
Sat 3/20 - 2pm @ Snack Bar, 1224 S Congress Ave
Sat 3/20 - 5pm @ 604 E 6th St above El Sol y La Luna
February 3, 2010
A big welcome from the DMG to Foot Patrol. I don't know what else to say but "it's a smellebration!"
Read previous DMG news posts here.
