So there’s this band I play with called The Loom and it’s pretty great. We opened for Toronto band The Acorn (my new favorite band, btw) at Mercury Lounge in NYC on Wednesday night. Now we’re in their fair city.
Toronto July 16th
Today we played on CIUT, a radio show at the University of Toronto which will air tomorrow. Tonight we play the legendary venue El Mocambo, whose stage was graced by the likes of the Rolling Stones and Stevie Ray Vaughan. We’re headlining with supporting bands Mathemagic, Gravity Wave & Entire Cities.
Milwaukee July 17th
Saturday we will play the WMSE Festival at Cactus Club in Milwaukee with Strand of Oaks, Samantha Crain, Heidi Spencer & The Rare Birds.
Chicago July 18th
Sunday in Chicago, we’re playing the Muzzle of Bees Showcase at Abbey Pub with Strand of Oaks, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Benjamin Ezra, Cains & Abels.
Here’s the way it’s gonna go down:
Sarah Renfro 9:30pm
Tony Scherr 10:30pm
Caffe Vivaldi‘s owner Ishrat Ansari, has done the booking himself for 27 years and works hard to make sure the candlelit piano bar to stays true to the old West Village. Not this new Marc by Marc Jacobs, Juicy Couture bile pile.
Tony celebrated a birthday this week. Come bring him cake and candles and candy and buy his records. The thing about Tony is, you probably have multiple records that he’s on even if you don’t know it. He’s a member of Bill Frissell’s group, Sex Mob and has played with assloads of people, i.e. Willie Nelson, Feist, Ani DiFranco, Norah Jones, Chris Brown & Kate Fenner of Broken Social Scene and obscene amounts of other musicians that would make your jaw drop. So come hear his intimate set of originals shared with Michelle Casillas of Ursa Minor who share a chemistry onstage and off that will make you want to buy flowers for strangers.
So, let’s go over this again…
Grand piano? √
Free show? √
Amazing musicians? √
Authentic West Village venue? √
Your attendance? √
Hailey’s Club in Denton, TX
Sunday, June 6th
Doors at 9:00pm
Eaton Lake Tonics at 10:00pm
Sarah Renfro at 11:00pm
Foe Destroyer at 12:00am
Once owned by Gene Autry, The Kessler Theater has had it’s share of disaster, i.e. tornado, fire, neglect… It went from being a hub of culture in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas to a textile factory, a revival tabernacle and an empty art deco shack of disrepair. Current owner, Edwin Cabaniss, and Jeff Liles have renovated and reopened a lost Dallas landmark and filled it with the music an iconic venue deserves.
Doors open at 7:00pm tonight for an evening of music by Luna Matto of the Polyphonic Spree, Young and Brave from Denton, TX and yours truly headlining. Don’t miss this one!
The Kessler Theater
I had a great time playing at Annie Street Arts Collective on Thursday night. It was a lovely, laid back way to kick off a tour. Yesterday, involved acquiring a big bag of Ruta Maya coffee to bring back to Brooklyn, strolling through the shops of South Congress, eating a fried avocado cone and a big mango fro-yo smoothie.
Ohmygodyes.
This should give you an idea of the bliss and leisure that was my trip to Austin.
My little friend.
This is The Loom. They’re kind of a big deal. I’m really excited to be the brand spankin newest member of the band. After playing 8 shows at SXSW, they have new management, an album on the way and shows coming up all over the place. Their last show was an amazing set at Bowery Ballroom. My first show with them is June 18th at Littlefield in Brooklyn opening for Damien Jurado. Did I mention I’m excited?
Yesterday, Paste Magazine featured The Loom as “The Best of What’s Next.”
I came across these shots of that time I sat in with Snarky Puppy at Boiler Room in Denton, TX. You know that other Texas music festival in that other Texas music town where the Flaming Lips blew some fuses? Yes, literally. It was back in March and it was flaming fun. Here are a couple of pictures by Ben Bohorquez I found on Face(fart)Book.
- Sarah Renfro with Snarky Puppy @ NX35. Photo by Ben Bohorquez.
Snarky Puppy is on Ropeadope Records. They just put out a double disc CD+DVD album of a recording done in a Louisiana swamp studio with a live studio audience. They’re good kids.
Snarky Puppy @ NX35. Photo by Ben Bohorquez.
The following shots are from Jerrell Jones, who we met at NX35. I love them. They look as vintage as we feel. Also, Jerrell is a very sweet guy and a fantastic picture snapper.
Sarah Renfro @ NX35. Photo by Jerrell Jones.
You may recognize Zach Landreneau from my record. He contributed quite a bit and put up with my perfectionistic self-depricating nit-pickiness and insatiable appetite for chips during the entire record making process. He also excelled at dispelling my mid-tracking giggle fits by showing me the fascinating work of Ed Gein and John Wayne Gacy. This is a useful, time efficient technique which, for some reason, is not mentioned in the manuals of Logic and life.
Zach Landreneau with Sarah Renfro @ NX35. Photo by Ben Bohorquez.
