Greensky Bluegrass Tour Behind If Sorrows Swim

Greensky Bluegrass Announces Fall Tour Dates To Support Riveting New Album

If Sorrows Swim Distributed by Thirty Tigers – Out September 9, 2014

Since their founding at the turn of the millenium, the five members of Greensky Bluegrass have fashioned a dynamic, intoxicating sound rooted in classic stringband Americana while branching outward to effortlessly encompass an array of styles and techniques. Their fifth studio album, If Sorrows Swim, is to be released on September 9, 2014 and distributed nationally by Thirty Tigers.

In support of If Sorrows Swim, Greensky Bluegrass has announced a series of Fall tour dates, with stops at New York’s Gramercy Theater, Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse, two nights at Las Vegas’ Brooklyn Bowl, two nights at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom and West Hollywood’s Troubador. A complete list of tour dates are included below.

Featuring twelve new original compositions, If Sorrows Swim is a compelling snapshot of the evocative songwriting and fluid instrumental interplay that has made Greensky Bluegrass a word-of-mouth underground sensation.

“There’s this great duality to what we do,” explains Greensky mandolinist, vocalist, and songwriter Paul Hoffman. “We’re existing in a few different places at once: we’re a bluegrass band and a rock band, we’re song-driven and interested in extended improvisation.” Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan (home of the original Gibson Guitar-Mandolin factory), Greensky – which also includes dobro player Anders Beck, banjoist Michael Arlen Bont, guitarist and songwriter David Bruzza, and bassist Michael Devol – came to acoustic music after a thorough immersion in improv-fueled rock, giving them a uniquely open-ended perspective on the genre.

“While some may see potential limitations because of our instrumentation,” Beck reflects, “a really big part of what is Greensky Bluegrass is about is to essentially ignore those limitations.” If Sorrows Swim finds the band exploring the full range of their potential, from classically hard-driving bluegrass to more expansive, exploratory passages. At the heart of it all are a set of poetic, yearning pop songs – several of which have already been introduced to the groups growing legion of diehard followers in concert.

Tireless road warriors, Greensky have emerged as a club and festival favorite, earning spots on such illustrious stages as Bonnaroo, the Austin City Limits Festival, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. An extensive, coast-to-coast tour to support the release of If Sorrows Swim will be announced in the weeks ahead.

SEPTEMBER
10 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
11 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
12 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
13 – Gramercy Theater – NY, NY
16 – Headliner’s – Louisville, KY
17 – Americana Festival – Nashville, TN
18 – The Jefferson – Charlottesville, VA
19 – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
20 – TLA – Philadelphia, PA
23 – Rex Theater – Pittburgh, PA
24 – Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC
25 – Visulite Theater – Charlotte, NC
26 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
27 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
30 – Duling Hall – Jackson, MS

OCTOBER
1 – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN
2 – Old Rock House – St. Louis, MO
3 – The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
22 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
23 – Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
24/25 – TBA

27 – Belly Up – Aspen, CO
28 – Sol – Santa Fe, NM
29 – Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ
31 – Hulaween Festival – Live Oak, FL

NOVEMBER
1 – Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV
2 – Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV
5 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
6 – Top Hat – Missoula, MT
7 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
8 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
9 – Neptune Theater – Seattle, WA
12 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA
13 – Troubadour – W. Hollywood, CA
14/15 – TBA