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!