DAC & Beyond

The summer tour is now well under way.  The Brothers played a few shows on the Oregon Coast over Labor Day weekend before performing in Portland and Ashland this week.  Their show at the Stillwater last night was great--great audience, great sound guy, great space.  Sage Meadows and her small band opened for the Brothers, and they put on a wonderful show--you can check them out at www.sagemeadows.info.  All of the locals at the show were simply delightful.  A number of great contacts were made that we hope to keep in touch with, including a woman who has offered to do an animated short with a couple of the boys' songs.

We had great news this week: the Brothers will be opening for David Allan Coe at both the Spokane and Boise Knitting Factory locations in September.  This is a show you won't want to miss if you are going to be in the area.  If you have not already signed up for the mailing list, be sure to do so, as we will soon be sending out a link to fans to order discounted tickets.  The mailing list may be joined by simply going to the official Shoemaker Brothers website (www.ShoemakerBrothers.com) and entering your email address on the home page.

Idaho has welcomed the Brothers with open arms, as has been proved by the numerous opportunities they have been presented with.  It sounds like they will also be participating in the Music from Stanley concert series, which is organized in conjunction with NPR.  But until they return to Idaho, they are hoping to rekindle the friendships they formed this past winter in California.  The Brohters are headed down south along the Coast--their next show will be just outside of Mendocino at the Caspar Inn before picking up a few weekend shows in San Francisco.

As always, keep posted and we hope to see you at a show sometime soon!

Shoemakers Start Summer Tour

It has been a rather challenging week or two for the Brothers, but they are up and running again—and back on the road—thanks to a few days of errands and organizing (resetting the PA, replacing the van’s broken window, etc.). They left their hometown this afternoon to kick off their summer tour with a few days along the Oregon Coast. Tonight they’ll be performing at the San Dune Pub in Manzanita, tomorrow at Columbia Coffee Roasters in Astoria, and at the American Legion chapter in Cannon Beach on Tuesday.

The Brothers played their first official, Seattle gig this past Thursday (on Nat’s birthday, no less) at St. Cloud’s restaurant to a solid crowd of fans, family, and friends from around the area. More than a few pedestrians were lured inside to enjoy the show. It was a rather tiny stage and watching the guys maneuver around one another turned out to be a rather entertaining segment of the show. Despite a few troubles with the PA, they were able to show off a few new songs, not to mention their blossoming drum skills during the second set.

While their stay in the area was brief, they will be back to play a few more Puget Sound shows during the first week of July. Over the next month, they will be cruising down through Oregon and California, only to return to Boise and make the loop again. Summer tour dates are just being crystallized—so if you are interested in booking them, be sure to get a hold of us soon!

In other exciting Shoemaker news, the Brothers were booked for Juniper Jam in Enterprise, Oregon over Labor Day weekend. (We are hoping to secure a few more festivals throughout the summer and early autumn along the West Coast.) There is also a newly recorded version of “Hillbilly Stomp” available on the MySpace, which I recommend checking out if you haven't already done so.

We hope to see you at a show soon--have a great, sunny Memorial Day weekend!