Monday, August 30, 2010

2010 US Tour









On Sept. 1 I'll leave for a two-and-a-half month US tour. I'll have my band with me for some of the Midwest dates. My drummer, Gary Foster, will join me for the east coast and the South, from Sept. 19 to Oct. 15. NYC improviser Philip Gayle will join us playing guitar, mandolin, and waterphone with us for several of the East Coast dates. I'll be traveling with sound artist Bryan Day, who will play some dates along the way as his solo project Eloine (with various collaborators). Ron Wax, one of my favorite Lincoln bands, will be playing with us in Ames, Iowa City, St. Louis and Columbia, MO. Ron Albertson of that band made gorgeous posters for the tour! Live collaborations along the way with Kath Bloom, Bryan Day, The Black Twigs and the Chiara String Quartet.

Looking forward to seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and seeing much of the entire country! I'll keep updating this, but the most updated place to check for tour dates will be the calendar at www.myspace.com/emberschragmusic. Wish us luck!

Ember Schrag Fall Tour Dates
8/30 : Omaha, NE. Bemis Center for the Arts. With Daniel Higgs, the Chiara String Quartet. Debut of collaboration with Chiara Quartet.
9/1 : Ames, IA. The Ames Progressive. with Ron Wax, Pennyhawk.
9/2 : Iowa City, IA. The Mill With Ed Gray, Ron Wax.
9/3 : Dubuque, IA. Monk’s Kaffee Pub.
9/4 : Minneapolis, MN. 331 Club. With Andy Elwell, Adam Svec.
9/5 : Madison, WI. The Gates of Heaven. With Meteorade, El-Tin Fun.
9/6 : Milwaukee, WI. The Sugar Maple. With Plumwife.
9/7 : Chicago, IL. Uncommon Ground. With Barnfires.
9/8 : Detroit, MI. Burton Theater. With Windy Weber & Hitoko Sakai, Eloine + Gabriel Beam.
9/9 : Columbus, OH. Spore Infoshop. With Time and Temperature, Crawfishes.
9/10 : Bloomington, IN. Bryan Park Tot Lot. With Vollmar, Normanoak, Hanz Bronze.
9/11 : Normal, IL. Never Forget Fest.
9/12 : Urbana, IL. Mike ‘n’ Molly’s. With You & Yourn, Kayla Brown.
9/13 : St. Louis, MO. Pig Slop. With Ron Wax, Teaadora.
9/14 : Columbia, MO. The Hairhole. With Ron Wax, Heater.
9/15 : Kansas City. The Brick. With The Chiara Quartet.
9/16 : Lawrence, KS. 8th St. Taproom. With CJ Calhoun, Katlyn Conroy, Sam Billen.
9/17 : Omaha, NE. The Slowdown. With The Chiara Quartet, Noah Sterba & the Cocktails.
9/18 : Lincoln, NE. The Zoo Bar. With World History, Zoe Boekbinder.
9/19 : Fairfield, IA. Thug Estates. With Eloine, The Horror the Horror.
9/20 : Louisville, KY. Derby City Espresso. With R. Keenan Lawler.
9/21 : Pittsburgh, PA. Helter Shelter.
9/22 : New Haven, CT. Cafe Nine. With Kath Bloom.
9/23 : Hudson, NY. The Spotty Dog. With Kath Bloom, Bunnybrains.
9/24 : Burlington, VT. The Radio Bean.

9/25 : Portland, ME. Mayo St. Arts. With Boston improv ensemble featuring Junko Simons.
9/26 : Boston, MA. Whitehaus. With Kath Bloom, Glenn Jones, Jaggery.
9/27 : Brooklyn, NY. Goodbye Blue Monday. With Mal Madrigal, Boom Chick, Guitars.
9/28 : New York, NY. The Living Room. With P.G. Six, Mal Madrigal, Frank Hoier.
9/29 : Philadelphia, PA. Castle Gay. With The Snow Caps, Charlotte Littlehales, Kate FerenczBuffalo Stance.
9/30 : Baltimore, MD. 2640. With Rosemary Krust, Other Colors, Holy Ghost Party.
10/1 : Washington, DC. Pyramid Atlantic. With Eloine + Gary Rouzer, Rosemary Krust, Layne Garrett.
10/2 : Blacksburg, Virginia. Gillie’s. With The Black Twigs.
10/3 : Boone, NC. TBA w/Eloine, Arte Povera.
10/4 : Johnson City, TN. The Acoustic Coffeehouse.
10/5 : Chapel Hill, NC. Nightlight. With Eloine, Inspector 22.
10/6 : Athens, GA. Flicker Bar. With Sea of Dogs, Tiny Distance.
10/7 : Gainesville, FL. The Church of Holy Colors.
10/8 : TBA Tallahassee, FL or Mobile, AL.

10/10 : New Orleans, LA. The Saint. With Bill Haite, James Hayes.
10/11 : Houston, TX. Notsuoh’s. Performing together with The Chiara Quartet. With Tax the Wolf.
10/13 : Austin, TX. United States Art Authority. With Christina Carter, Ralph White.
10/14 : Wichita, KS. Vertical Violet. With Ghostbeard.
10/15 : TBA Omaha
10/16 : Monee, IL. The Bark ‘n’ Bath.
10/20 : Norman, OK. Opolis. With Ex Oblivione.
10/21 : Amarillo, TX. The 806.
10/22 : Phoenix, AZ. The Dressing Room. With Hell-Kite.
10/23 : Los Angeles, CA. Echo Curio. With Moses Campbell.
10/24 : TBA San Diego
10/25 : TBA San Francisco
10/26 : TBA Oakland
10/27 : TBA Berkeley
10/28 : Eugene, OR. With Sabrina Siegel.
10/29 or 10/30: Portland, OR. With Ohioan, Hearsay and Hyperbole.
11/1 : Seattle, WA. The Can-Can. With Low Hums, Bill Patton.
11/2 : TBA Boise, ID.
11/3 : TBA Salt Lake City, UT.
11/4 : TBA Denver, CO.
11/6 : Taos, NM. Seco Pearl.
11/8 : TBA Albuquerque, NM
11/9 : North Platte, NE. Da Buzz.
11/10 : TBA Rapid City, SD
11/11: TBA Sioux Falls, SD
11/12 : TBA Fargo, ND
11/13 : TBA Grand Forks, ND
11/14 : TBA Minneapolis, MN
11/15 : TBA Decorah, IA