LOS ANGELES (Warner Bros) - Following a 2004 East Coast tour of the U.S with The Fire Theft and Mellowdrone, the
Secret Machines will be headlining their own tour going back to the East Coast as well as Canada.
Comprised of the brothers Ben and
Brandon Curtis and Josh Garza,
Secret Machines have been a fixture of the thriving Dallas music scene since the late Nineties. In the years since, the band relocated to New York City, released an independent EP
September 000. Their major label debut, "Nowhere is Now Here" was released to critical acclaim last May on Reprise Records.
The trio has been featured in year-end lists from such notable publications as Rolling Stone, SPIN and Entertainment Weekly; have performed on the Late Show with David Letterman, the Late Late Show and Last Call with Carson Daly. The band will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 22nd.
The Secret Machines continue to receive a a warm reception as critical acclaim continues to pour in. The Boston Globe advises, "Mark down the name Secret Machines. The group's new album, 'Nowhere is Now Here,' has literally come out of nowhere with a neo-psychedelic sound that could make it on e of the most acclaimed discs of the year." Elle magazine has described the band as, "a stereolab whose grooves feel as paranoid as they are pastoral." An apt description for a band that derives a major influence from The Band, Pink Floyd other such acts who came to be at the crossroads of psychedelia and folk-rock.
Add in a modern, indie-rock inspired makeover and you have an omnipotent sound and live show that appeal to music fans across the board. As Entertainment Weekly so eloquently put it "Now Here Is Nowhere is solitaire rock for a new era, in which shutting out the world isn't just a luxury but sometimes a necessity."
Secret Machines 2005 U.S./Canadian tour itinerary is as follows:
Thu Jan 27 Boston, MA Middle East Cafe
Fri Jan28 Troy, NY Revolution Hall
Sat Jan29 Brunswick, ME Bowdoin College - Morrel Lounge
Sun Jan 30 Burlington, VT Higher Ground - Showcase Room
Tue Feb 1 Montreal, QC Cabaret Music Hall
Wed Feb 2 Toronto, ON Mod Club
Thu Feb 3 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Fri Feb 4 Chicago, IL Metro - Smart Bar
Sat Feb 5 Minneapolis, MN The Ascot Room at the Quest
Mon Feb 7 Madison, WI Club 770 (Union South, U. of Wisconsin)
Tue Feb 8 Ames, IA The Maintenance Shop
Wed Feb 9 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl Entertainment Center
Thu Feb 10 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
Fri Feb 11 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Sat Feb 12 Salt Lake City, UT Lo-Fi CafZ (formerly Albee Square)
Mon Feb 14 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Tue Feb 15 Vancouver, BC Richard's on Richards
Wed Feb 16 Seattle, WA Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
Fri Feb 18 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Sat Feb 19 San Diego, CA Canes
Sun Feb 20 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Concert Center
Mon Feb 21 Los Angeles, CA Avalon (formerly The Palace)
Thu Feb 24 Austin, TX The Parish (formerly The Mercury)
Fri Feb 25 Dallas, TX Tree's
Sat Feb 26 Houston, TX Engine Room
Mon Feb 28 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
Tue Mar 1 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Wed Mar 2 Charlottesville, VA Starr Hill Music Hall
Thu Mar 3 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts
Fri Mar 4 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat Mar 5 New York, NY Irving Plaza
