The Low Anthem

It’s been a banner year for The Low Anthem. In addition to being JamBase’s New Favorite Artist this month, the Rhode Island trio spent the greater part of the year touring with acts such as Elvis Perkins In Dearland, Joe Pug, Ray LaMontagne, Josh Ritter, and Langhorne Slim in support of their highly praised Nonesuch debut, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, the band is gearing up for yet another stretch on the road, this time with the Portland group Blind Pilot. This run of 21 club and theater dates begins October 15 and continues through November 12 and includes the band’s West coast debut. Additionally, The Low Anthem will return to NYC for a performance at the Bell House at the end of August and travel to Europe for a month-long tour in September, where they’ve already played to much enthusiasm at Glastonbury, sold out a show at Union Chapel in London, and received stellar reviews in Uncut, Q, Mojo, NME, The Guardian, and The Independent.

The very special Avon Cinema in Providence, RI is hosting the first October U.S. tour date. The Cinema is a beautiful old movie theatre, the perfect setting for the band’s anticipated homecoming show and largest performance in Providence to date. The band will also be playing a free show on Block Island, where they recorded Charlie Darwin.

The Low Anthem’s most recent tour has taken them through a number of prestigious festivals, including Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and the recent 50th Anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival, where they had humble beginnings working as recycling crew. This time around they got to share the stage with some of their heroes, including Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and Gilian Welch during a group sing-along.

THE LOW ANTHEM PRESS:

“Only a band since 2006, the depth of songwriting and ability to cross the dusty Americana landscape from such burdened acoustic folk songs like “To Ohio” to country barnburners, delicate three-part harmonies dripping with reverb, a Tom Waits cover, and soul-saving gospel without loosing continuity makes The Low Anthem worthy of all the hype they are sure to receive…” – JamBase

“Stately… Lyrics contemplating faith, loss, destruction and self-destruction.” – New York Times

“One of the breakthrough albums of 2009… A highly eventful journey into American songcraft, variously echoing Dylan, Springsteen, The Band, and Tom Waits.” – MOJO

“Really beautiful… The great music, it’s not what you play; it’s what you don’t play.” – Billy Bragg (PROJO)

THE LOW ANTHEM ON TOUR:

08.13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506

08.14 Richmond, VA The Canal Club – Downstairs Lounge

08.15 Baltimore, MD Ottobar w/Langhorne Slim

08.16 Philadelphia, PA Philly Folk Festival

08.17 Pittsfield, MA Stage 2 – Word X Word Festival

08.18 Block Island, RI Captain Nick’s

08.27 Fall River, MA Narrows Center For the Arts

08.29 Plymouth, MA Plymouth Waterfront Festival

10.02 Austin, TX Austin City Limits

10.15 Providence, RI Avon Cinema

10.17 Seattle, WA Chop Suey

10.18 Portland, OR Lola’s Room at the Crystal Ballroom

10.19 Eugene, OR WOW Hall*

10.21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall*

10.23 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour*

10.24 San Diego, CA Casbah*

10.25 Tucson, AZ Plush*

10.27 Austin, TX The Parish*

10.28 Dallas, TX Granada Theater*

10.29 Houston, TX Bronze Peacock at HOB*

10.30 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon*

11.02 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder*

11.03 Orlando, FL The Social*

11.04 Atlanta, GA The Earl*

11.05 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge*

11.06 Asheville, NC University of North Carolina*

11.07 Norfolk, VA Attucks Theater*

11.09 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle*

11.11 Washington, D.C. The Black Cat*

11.12 Boston, MA Paradise*

*with Blind Pilot