New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Marco Benevento is releasing 'The Story Of Fred Short' April 1st (on his own Royal Potato Family label). It's some of Marco's finest and most adventurous work - a maestro making "bold indie rock" says Brooklyn Vegan in a song premiere that posted recently for the crisp first single, "Dropkick." It's the follow-up to 2014's 'Swift,' which found
Marco singing for the first time and honing his psych rock and late night dance party sensibilities. 'The Story Of Fred Short' is a continuation of this exploration, and
Marco sites everything from LCD Soundsystem, Harry Nilsson, Manu Chau and
Gorillaz as inspiration.
Divided into two sides, 'The Story Of Fred Short' oozes with Marco's relentless creative spirit in songwriting, performance and production. Side A is stuffed with mesmerizing dance rock gold.
Marco doubles down on the groove - using a rare Casio drum machine that's become a recurring muse in addition to a live drummer. The B Side tells the real and imagined story of Fred Short in seven chapters of wild, heavy rock n' roll. Fred Short was a Native American man known for throwing musical bacchanals on the property
Marco now lives on, in Woodstock, NY.
Marco recorded and self-produced the album at his Woodstock studio (also named Fred Short). He's joined by his core band of Dave Dreiwitz on bass (Ween) and Andy Borger on drums (Tom Waits, Norah Jones). This is only Marco's second time singing on one of his albums, and it's the first time he's put guitars on his original songs (recorded by friend and former band mate Brad Barr of The Barr Brothers/The Slip).
https://www.marcobenevento.com
TOUR DATES:
January 13 - Ybor City, FL - Crowbar
January 14 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive
January 15 - Orlando, FL - Rollins College
January 16 - Miami, FL - North Beach Bandshell
March 18 - Boulder, CO - The Fox Theatre
March 19 - Denver, CO - Cervante's Other Side
March 20 - Crested Butte, CO - Center For The Arts
March 31 - San Diego, CA - Winston's
April 1 - Los Angeles, CA - The Bootleg
April 2 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
April 3 -
Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley
April 5 - San Francisco, CA - The Battery
April 6 - Arcata, CA - HumBrews
April 7 - Cottage Grove, OR - Axe & Fiddle
April 8 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
April 9 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
April 14 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
April 15 - Kingston, NY - BSP Lounge
April 16 - Brooklyn, NY -
Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 2-4 - Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Festival
