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Scott Amendola

The painting by Mexican artist Victor Zubeldia that serves as the cover of Lift is entitled The
Angel and has hung in Scott Amendola’s living room for years, but it could have been created with his music in
mind. Depicting an androgynous figure being raised into the night sky by a host of blackbirds via long, ropelike
strands of hair, the image echoes the buoyant freedom, transcendent collaboration, and rich depth that characterize
the album as a whole.

Witness the title track, which floats free of gravity as the ebb and flow of Amendola’s percussion nudges Jeff Parker‘s tendril-like guitar lines and
John Shifflett‘s terse, elastic bass in
and out of the tune’s melancholy melody. A similar sense of expansion and contraction pervades Cascade, as an
insistent bass/drum rhythm provides the bedrock under the industrial hiss of Amendola’s improvised
electronics.

They’re such great musicians that you can literally put anything in front of them and they’re going to make great
music from it, Amendola says of his bandmates. And it’s going to be them, their interpretation, which is exciting to
me as a bandleader.

Lift marks the debut recording of the Scott Amendola Trio. The release date is October 19. Check below for
all upcoming CD release performances.

October 23: Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA (9:00pm)
October 24: Dana St. Roasting Co., Mountain View, CA (7:30pm)
October 25: Yoshi’s, Oakland, CA (8:00pm)

October 26: Earshot Festival, Poncho Concert Hall Cornish College, Seattle, WA
October 27: The Goodfoot Lounge, Portland, OR double bill with Blue Cranes

October 28: Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA (7:00pm)

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“The Infamous Stringdusters epitomizes the ethic of today’s young ‘new-grass’ artists. Their instrumental virtuosity is front and center, but it’s paired with an insouciant curiosity for everything from shiny Nashville harmonies to jam-band wonkery.” – LA Times

“Shooting sparks in the face of folk traditionalism; Trampled by Turtles approaches the banjo and mandolin with a level of brash recklessness hardly heard since the now-mythical reign of Uncle Tupelo. Bill Monroe and Joe Strummer would both be proud.” – SF Bay Guardian

The definition of bluegrass is being challenged. Ever since the Oh Brother bubble burst, string-bands have developed into the mainstream redefining “bluegrass” and shifting the limiting paradigm of acoustic instruments. Divergent string-band worlds collide as thrash-grassers Trampled by Turtles and virtuosic-jammers The Infamous Stringdusters team up to bring you the Fly Palomino Tour in November.

Fly Palomino Tour

11/04/10 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
11/05/10 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
11/06/10 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
11/08/10 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
11/09/10 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
11/10/10 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
11/11/10 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/12/10 Falls Church, VA @ State Theatre
11/13/10 Baltimore, MD @ 810
11/14/10 Charleston, WV @ Mountain Stage
11/16/10 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
11/17/10 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
11/18/10 Wilmington, NC @ Soap Box Laundro Lounge
11/19/10 Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre
11/20/10 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

Beats Antique

In a prolific 3 years since Beats
Antique emerged, the group has released 2 albums and a pair of EPs, with a third album, Blind
Threshold, on the way. Notable features of the new release include glitchy, laser-guided harmonica
provided by Blues Traveler frontman John Popper; and 2
very different vocal tracks from Lynx and Eva Salina. Check out tracklist and U.S. tour dates
below.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Egyptic
2. Runaway
3. Revival
4. Spiderbite
5. Rising Tide (feat. Lynx)

6. Daze
7. Vardo
8. Prelude
9. Miss Levine
10. Nasavalo (feat. Eva Salina)
11. Grandstand
12. There Ya Go (feat. John Popper)
13. Merry Go Round
14. I Got… by mIx N Blend, Narch (Beats Antique Remix)

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

8/28 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
9/10 – Clarks Grove, MN – Harvestfest – Harmony Park
9/17 – Laytonville, CA – Earthdance
9/18 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
9/24 – Seattle, WA – Decibel Festival @ Motor
9/25 – Arcata, CA – Aracata Theatre
9/28 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
9/30 – Madison, WI – Majestic Live
10/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Miramar Theatre
10/2 – Chicago, IL – Abbey Pub
10/3 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
10/6 – New Orleans, LA – Republic
10/9 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/11 – Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box
10/12 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
10/13 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
10/14 – Asheville, NC – TBD
10/15 – Charleston, SC – The Pour House
10/16 – Athens, GA – New Earth Music Hall
10/17 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade – Hell Room
10/22 – Allston, MA – Harpers Ferry
11/11 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
11/12 – Edmonton, AB – The Pawn Shop
11/13 – Calgary, AB – Royal Canadian Legion
11/14 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Wood United Church

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