New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - 'Titan of the Telecaster' Bill Kirchen is gearing up to take his trio (Jack O'Dell on drums/vocals and Maurice 'Mac' Cridlin on electric bass/vocals) on the road to play their trademark brand of rock'n'roll honky tonk for a 20-plus date tour. We hope you'll join us this summer to watch Kirchen 'drop signature licks faster than TMZ can drop names' (Washington Post). Seeing - and hearing - is believing, so click on the link to check out 'guitar god' (All
Music Guide) playing and singing 'I Don't Work That Cheap' (and accompanied by Commander Cody on piano) from Word to the Wise:
https://www.shorefire.com/media/cheap_20100423_144752.mp3
And check out "Man in the Bottom of the Well," with guest vocals by Elvis Costello, also from Word to the Wise:
https://www.shorefire.com/media/well_20100423_145230.mp3
The album Word to the Wise, released May 25th (Proper American Recordings), features guest appearances by Elvis Costello, Commander Cody, Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack, Dan Hicks, Maria Muldaur and others. Full of humor and Telecaster twang, the album serves up heaping portions of rock'n'roll, country, boogie-woogie and Western swing.
Justly famous for his indelible Telecaster sound on 'Hot Rod Lincoln,' his 1972 Top 10 hit with Commander Cody, Bill Kirchen has been everywhere over the span of a 40-plus-year career: he was a founding member of the legendary Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen; he released eight critically acclaimed solo albums; he toured internationally with Nick Lowe and has performed with the likes of Doug Sahm, Gene Vincent, Elvis Costello, Dan Hicks, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Hornsby and Link Wray.
Some past kudos for Kirchen:
'Bill Kirchen rules. It's just that simple.' - Austin American Statesman
'An American treasure' - Vintage Guitar Magazine
Summer 2010 Tour Dates:
5.15 McLean, VA Lewinsville Park
5.16 Richmond, VA Shenanigan's
5.20 Germantown, MD Black Rock Center
5.21 Woonsocket, RI Chan's
5.22 Easton, MD Avalon Theatre
5.27 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
5.28 Portland, OR Duff's Garage
5.29 Chicago, IL Fitzgerald's
5.31 New York, NY Joe's Pub
6.03 Herndon, VA Herndon Music Festival
6.04 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
6.05 Piermont, NY Turning Point Caf� (2 shows 7:30 & 10pm)
6.24 Winters, CA The Palms
6.25 Mill Valley, CA Throckmorten Theater
6.26 Berkeley, CA Freight & Salvage
6.27 Felton, CA Don Quixotes
6.29 Healdsburg, CA Healdsburg Plaza
6.30 Paradise, CA Paradise Performing Arts Center
7.02 Ashland, VA Ashland Coffee
7.03 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
7.08 Rosslyn, VA Rosslyn Farmers Market
7.08 Rockville, MD Concert on the Square
7.09 Raleigh, NC Six String Caf�
7.17-7.18 Berlin, MD Globe Theater
7.23 Port Washington, WI Freeport Music Festival
7.25 Ann Arbor, MI Ark
7.29 Greenville, RI The Mill
7.30 Shirley, MA Bull Run Restaurant
7.31 Rockaway Beach, NY Bungalow Bar
8.13 Fairfax, VA Royal Lake Park
8/28 Annapolis, MD Annapalooza
