Photograph by Alissa Anderson

Vetiver are hitting the road next week, with shows up and down the west coast and a peformance at the Sasquatch festival in Eastern Washington. We are of course elated to be rejoining our friends Fruit Bats for some of these shows, as well as other musical amigos The Mumlers, Citay, Michael Hurley, Alela Diane, Moore Brothers, and Farmer Dave Scher. So many talented friends...it's enough to make you lose your mind. The above photo, snapped by Alissa Anderson, illustrates what can happen when backstage snacks spell out this shared musical feeling. Nuts for bros!

Sasquatch isn't the only festival on the Vetiver horizon. Let's not forget our first show in the North Bay oasis of Sonoma, at the Huichica Festival, curated by Mr. Fruit Bat, Eric Johnson, and featuring some of the aforementioned acts as well as Tussle and Tortured Genies. The event is held at the Gundlach Bundschu winery on June 5th. Tickets and information can be found here.

Vetiver have also been invited to play at the Solid Sound Festival this August, at Mass MoCA. The festival is curated by, and featuring Wilco, alongside a bevy of their side-projects and other acts, and should be good fun. Tickets for the event can be obtained here.

Geez, what else? Well...Vetiver also make an appearance on a tribute compilation for Graham Nash's fantastic Songs For Beginners album, entitled Be Yourself. I have listened to it in it's entirety on Joel Bernstein's stereo system, and let me tell you, it sounds sweet! Check it out for yourself here and if you are near the East Bay on June 4th, please come join us for the release party, along with Alela Diane and the Moore Brothers at the New Parish in Oakland.

Lastly, I just wanted to mention that I will be joining Devendra Banhart's band for a month of summer festivals overseas this June and July, so I look forward to that. Details are up on Devendra's MySpace page.

See you soon!

andy
(From 21/05/10 @ 10:50 AM)

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