Handsome Family Hits the Road
Catherine Lewis reports:
Brett and Rennie Sparks-- better known as the Handsome Family-- will be taking
their loopy Americana on the road this month and for most of January to play
shows throughout the midwest and west coast, including several gigs in their
former hometown of Chicago. Their most recent album, Twilight, was
released this September on Carrot Top. Like their previous record, In the
Air, it was recorded at home on their computer. Pretty 21st century for
backwoods folk.
12-08 Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
01-04 Tempe, AZ - Nita's Hideaway
01-05 Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
01-09 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
01-10 San Diego, CA - Casbah
01-11 Los Angeles, CA - Space Land *
01-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of The Hill
01-13 Sacramento, CA - Capitol Coffee House *
01-14 Eugene, OR - Sam Bond's Garage
01-15 Portland, OR - Blackbird
01-16 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
01-17 Victoria, BC - SOS Productions *
01-18 Vancouver, BC - SOS Productions
01-19 Vancouver, BC - Sugar Refinery
01-22 Duluth, MN - Norshore *
01-23 Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
01-24 Chicago, IL - The Hideout *
01-25 Chicago, IL - Schuba's *
01-26 St. Louis, MO - Freddie's Music Lounge *
* Denotes tenative date
.: Pitchfork Review: The Handsome Family: Twilight
.: The Handsome Family: http://www.handsomefamily.com
.: Carrot Top: http://www.carrottoprecords.com
.: Originally published: 6 December 2001
.: Items mentioned above on Amazon.com:
In the Air (The Handsome Family, 2000);
Twilight (The Handsome Family, 2001).
