Boston, MA. (Top40 Charts/ Green Light Go) Experimental rock band, Callow, will play an official CMJ showcase on Saturday, October 19 at Paperbox in support of their upcoming album, Blue Spells (due out Nov. 19). Also on the bill Those Mockingbirds, The Nervous, The Ugly Club, The End of America, and Halocene among others.
Hailing from the San Francisco Bay area, the band has played all over the western half of the country and parts of Canada, and alongside many notable acts including Greg Laswell,
Elizabeth and the Catapult, and Night Beats. Callow's show is mesmerizing, hypnotic, and transcendental. A fan once described them as "magic elves taking people to another realm." Suspended in primal energy there's a palpable tension and suspense that transcends the experience into more like a meditation than a rock show.
Listen to the first single, "
Strange", here: https://soundcloud.com/callowtheband/strange/s-YS3vs
Watch the video for "
Strange", which pairs movement and symbolism to the music to create a tormented, strange experience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rohV6HUflY&feature=youtu.be
Formed in 2009, Callow is the project of a dancer, Knowles, and a lifelong musician, Moses. They decided making music was more interesting than just about everything else, so they gave up their apartment, sold everything and moved into a trailer to live and play music on the road. With influences ranging from
Pink Floyd to
Nina Simone to Pavement; strong vocals, minimal instrumentals, hypnotic drumming and haunting melodies define Callow's music. The title of their second album, Blue Spells was collaboratively produced by Callow,
Brandon Eggleston (Modest Mouse, Tragically Hip) and Ryan Remains (NXNW Records).
Tour Dates
10.03.13 - 7th Circle
Music Collective, Denver, CO
10.04.13 - McCourt's Ale House, Lincoln, NE
10.05.13 - Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL
10.09.13 -
Arsenal Lanes, Pittsburgh, PA
10.10.13 -
Black Oak Tavern, Oneonta, NY
10.11.13 - Olives, Nyack, NY
10.12.13 - House Show, Boston, MA
10.15.13 - The Way Station, Brooklyn, NY
10.16.13 - Shrine World Music, NY, NY
10.17.13 - Fellowship Hall, Durham, NC
10.18.13 - House Show, Washington DC
10.19.13 - Paperbox, Brooklyn (CMJ)
10.22.13 - FOAM, St Louis, MO
10.23.13 - TBA, Amarillo, TX
10.24.13 - House Show, Albuquerque, NM
10.25.13 - Hotel Monte Vista, Flagstaff, AZ
11.17.13 - Rasputin Records, Berkeley, CA
11.21.14 - TBA, Eugene, OR
11.22.13 - Cabin Tavern, Bellingham, WA
11.23.13 - TBA, Seattle, WA
11.24.13 - Valentine's, Portland, OR
Follow Callow on Facebook and Twitter
facebook.com/callowtheband
https://twitter.com/callowmusic
Praise for Callow
"Red's lead vocals emote an anguished earnestness that fuel Callow's songs of struggle, sorrow, and despair, but offer a redemptive consolation. You're in for a subtle, but moving and powerful emotional experience." - Pat Herrera - Examiner.com
"From the sparse and atmospheric opening minutes of the album, Callow clearly focus on texture and dynamics in their song-writing, featuring subtle harmonies featuring male and female vocals which work well to provide emotional depths to the proceedings. " - Robbie - Indie Bands Blog
"A raw contralto will get you far in the indie world, particularly if you specialize in songs about heartbreak, death, and the fallout after a bad relationship. Singer Red Moses has it. Whoever did him wrong paved the way for some forceful emo-folk, buoyed by heavy chords and portentous lyrics. Don't let the name fool you." - Rachel Swan, - East Bay Express
