New York, NY. (Shore Fire Media) - "Soulful, take-no-prisoners rhythm machine" (Top40 Charts/ San Antonio Current) Grupo Fantasma is comprised of 10 road warriors, who will take their live show on the road this summer with almost 40 shows across North America and Europe.
Relentless touring and "explosive live shows have turned the group into grass roots sensations," declares Boston Globe and Austin Chronicle music critic Jim Caligiuri clamors, "The only other band I've seen get that kind of audience reaction was the Ramones…This group of enthusiastic youngsters has grown into a monstrous and masterful ensemble."
Grupo Fantasma will perform songs from their new album 'Sonidos Gold,' out June 17 on Aire Sol Records/High Wire Music on tour. The album delivers an authentic illustration of the live Grupo Fantasma experience. "One can almost picture brass-heavy opener 'El Sabio Soy Yo' and modern grupero-style 'Levantate' being played in a cantina - until they blast off in their own funkified, genre-breaking directions," Billboard said in this week's review. "For those who enjoy hook-driven songs in addition to jam sessions, those catchy anchors are there, too, making 'Sonidos Gold' accessible to more than just the cool heads."
Upcoming tour dates:
Tue, June 10th Blue Note Columbia, MO
Thu, June 12th Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
Fri, June 13th Bonnaroo (Sonic Stage) Manchester, TN
Sat, June 14th Columbia Festival of the Arts Columbia, MD
Sun, June 15th Arts Center Carrboro, NC
Tue, June 17th World Grotto Knoxville, TN
Wed, June 18th Ravari Room Columbus, OH
Thu, June 19th House of Blues Chicago, IL
Fri, June 20th Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Sat, June 21st Black Cat Washington, DC
Sun, June 22nd Art & Idea Festival New Haven, CT
Wed, June 25th Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
Thu, June 26th Iron Horse Northampton, MA
Fri, June 27th S.O.B.'s New York, NY
Sat, June 28th Nectar's Burlington, VT
Tue, July 1st 33 Hess Hamilton, ON
Wed, July 2nd Horseshoe Toronto, ON
Thu July 3rd Comerica Cityfest Detroit, MI
Fri, July 4th Sunfest London, ON
Sat, July 5th Sunfest London, ON
Sun, July 6th Montreal Int'l Jazz Fest Montreal, QC
Mon, July 7th Festival D'Ete Quebec, QC
Wed, July 9th Cisco Systems Bluesfest Ottawa, ON
Sat, July 12th Rotown Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sun, July 13th North Sea Jazz Fest Rotterdam, Netherlands
Fri, July 18th The Earl Atlanta, GA
Sat, July 19th Tipitina's New Orleans, LA
Sat, July 26th Antone's Austin, TX
Mon, July 28th Pole Pole Festival Gent, Belgium
Fri, August 1st Cambridge Folk Festival Cambridge, UK
Sat, August 2nd Riverside Festival Nottingham, UK
Sun, August 3rd Dranouter Folk Festival Dranouter, Belgium
Mon, August 4th Farmleigh Affair Dublin, Ireland
