The best thing about travelling to play music is seeing old friends and meeting new ones, returning to favorite spots and finding new ones. Next week, we’re going on a trip to one of our favorite places to play, Radio Bean in Burlington, VT, for the Burlington Jazz Fest! And along the way, we’ll be playing at some new places, thanks for the absolutely amazing booking genius, Sean Padilla of Happy Nomad Booking. We’re so grateful to him for helping us for this week of shows, which starts a week from today in Brooklyn at El Cortez!
Wednesday, June 5 at El Cortez, with Brillbird, Atomic Pigeons, and Trevor and the Lamanites
For this show, we will be joined by our good friend, poet, and stout connoisseur, Dan Gutstein! He is moving from CA back to the East Coast as we speak…er, as I type! This means we’ll get to finish up the E.P. we started last summer before he left, States of America, with recording dates booked for July. What’s love but a second-hand emoticon?? 😛
Thursday, June 6 at Pauly’s Hotel, Albany, NY with Ayanna Martine, The Maloney Tone
Our first time playing in Albany! I always forget how absolutely giant NY state is, because I was going to write some anecdote about John recording somewhere near there with his first band and then I realized that was nowhere near Albany. But we can’t wait to play at Pauly’s, “Albany’s Oldest Tavern.”
Saturday, June 8, two shows in VT! Bagito’s, Montpelier, 6-8pm and Radio Bean, Burlington, 11:30pm-1am
We love playing in Vermont because they have great food and great music. Our early evening show will be a slightly quieter set, at Bagito’s, which is a cafe on Main Street of Montpelier that boasts Bagels, Burritos, Authentic Indian Cuisine, and music from local and touring bands almost every night. We play there from 6 to 8pm, and then head over to Burlington, VT for the late night Jazz Fest set at Radio Bean. Dr. Sammy Love plays before us at 10pm, and we start at 11:30, and we can’t wait to share our take on “punk-jazz” with the Burlington Discover Jazz Fest again!
Sunday, June 9, PVDFest, Providence, RI
For the last day of this trip, we’ll be playing in Providence for the first time, on day four of their PVDFest! They have such a cool and eclectic lineup of performers, bands of all genres, dance from ballet to Bollywood, theremin players, mimes… we cannot wait to be a part of it! Music is from 12-6 on Sunday, and we play at 4pm on the 44 Washington stage!
Can’t wait to see you out there!!