Everyone’s favorite psych-and-folk-rock pioneers, Black Mountain, are back on the road for an early 2008 tour in support of their second full-length album, In The Future. The band has toured the world, playing everything from the smallest of rock clubs to the largest of outdoor amphitheaters, yet have succeeded in maintaining live performances with universal appeal. Even though they are championed by the more underground-minded record-collector type of music geek as well as by high-profile musicians such as Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, Black Mountain's music will stick readily to the ribs of most any garden-variety music fan.
Black Mountain's self-titled debut full-length was an instant classic, and In The Future resonates with the same epic ring, beloved deep rock touchstones and genuine folk fragility. The new album possesses immense breadth, seamlessly showcasing short and classic folk-pop gems along with driving modern rock masterpieces, peaking with "Bright Lights," a seventeen-minute multi-dimensional opus that gives Pink Floyd's "Echoes" a run for its money.
Check back early next month to see a Ground Control review of the sure-to-be-amazing Troubadour show in LA…
Black Mountain Tour Dates:
01/31/08 Seattle, WA – Neumo's w/ Yeasayer, MGMT, Howlin' Rai
02/02/08 Portland, OR – The Doug Fir w/ Howlin' Rain
02/04/08 San Francisco, CA – The Independent w/ Howlin' Rain
02/05/08 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour w/ Howlin' Rain
02/07/08 San Diego, CA – Casbah w/ Howlin' Rain
02/08/08 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress w/ Blood on the Wall
02/13/08 Birmingham, AL – Bottle Tree w/ Blood on the Wall
02/15/08 Atlanta, GA – The EARL w/ Blood on the Wall
02/16/08 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle w/ Blood on the Wall
02/17/08 Chapel Hill, NC – The Local 506 w/ Blood on the Wall
02/19/08 Washington, DC – The Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Bon Iver
02/20/08 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's w/ Bon Iver
02/22/08 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom w/ Bon Iver
02/24/08 Boston, MA – Middle East Upstairs w/ Bon Iver
02/25/08 Portland, ME – The Space Gallery w/ Bon Iver
02/26/08 Muncton, NB – The Manhattan w/ Bon Iver
02/27/08 Halifax, NS – The Marquee Club w/ Bon Iver
02/29/08 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rosa w/ Bon Iver
03/05/08 Toronto, ON – Lee's Palace w/ Bon Iver
03/07/08 Louisville, KY – Headliners w/ Bon Iver
03/09/08 Knoxville, TN – The Pilot Light w/ Bon Iver
03/10/08 Nashville, TN – Exit/In w/ Bon Iver
03/27/08 Winnipeg, MB – Pyramid Cabaret w/ Ladyhawk
03/28/08 Regina, SK – The Distrikt w/ Ladyhawk
03/29/08 Saskatoon, SK – Amigo's w/ Ladyhawk
03/31/08 Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room w/ Ladyhawk
04/01/08 Calgary, AB – The Warehouse w/ Ladyhawk
04/05/08 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom w/ Ladyhawk
Download – "Tyrants" from In the Future – [mp3]
More on Black Mountain here: www.blackmountainarmy.com
