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Concert Calendar early April Edition & Ticket Contests


With the music "season" starting with South by SouthWest in March, April has been such a great time for tours and new albums.  2013 is starting off the just as expected.  Here's some must see shows coming to towns near you.


Purling Hiss are touring for their March release Water On Mars.  Their low-fi, indie-hard-rock sound is reminiscent of early Nirvana.  Regardless of who they remind you of, do yourself a favor and check out the fuzzy 'Lolita'
04 Apr 2013 Williamsburg, NY
05 Apr 2013 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
06 Apr 2013 Metro Gallery Baltimore, MD
07 Apr 2013 Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ
09 Apr 2013 O'Brien's Pub Allston, MA 
10 Apr 2013 BAR Nightclub New Haven, CT 
12 Apr 2013 Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA 
13 Apr 2013 Ace of Cups Columbus, OH
14 Apr 2013 The Garden Bowl Detroit, MI
15 Apr 2013 The Empty Bottle Chicago, I
16 Apr 2013 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, MN
18 Apr 2013 Linneman's Riverwest Inn Milwaukee, WI
19 Apr 2013 Der Rathskeller at Memorial Union  Madison, WI
20 Apr 2013 Mike N Molly's Champaign, IL
21 Apr 2013 Zanzabar Louisville, KY


Brown Bird's Fits of Reason hits stores 4/2 and tour starts 4/3

Check out the just posted Album review here!

Although I've caught them in Rhode Island, Deleware, and Pennsylvania so far.  I'd recommend seeing them any where you can.  For friends in Pittsburgh, here's a ticket giveaway contest in honor of one of my favorite bands in my my favorite venue of my hometown.  

April 3     Northampton, MA     Parlor Room (2 shows)
April 4     Burlington, VT          Higher Ground
April 5     Providence, RI         The Met
April 6     Portsmouth, NH        The Press Room
April 9     New Haven, CT         Lily Pad's
April 10     Harrisburg, PA         Fed Live
April 11     Pittsburgh, PA          Club Cafe
April 12     Ann Arbor, MI          The Ark
April 13     Bloomington, IN      The Bishop
April 16     Charlottesville, VA   The Southern
April 17     Richmond, VA          Strange Matter
April 18      Asbury Park, NJ      The Saint
April 19     Boston, MA &nbspBrighton Music Hall
April 20     Portland, ME            One Longfellow Square (2 shows)
April 28     Indio, CA                 Stagecoach Festival
May 24     Yosemite, CA           Strawberry Festival
May 27     George, WA             Sasquatch Festival
June 2     Nelsonville, OH          Nelsonville Festival


Caitlin Rose
Caitlin Rose caught the attention of a lot of folks with the 2011 single 'Learning To Ride'.  She's back for more with the release of The Stand In on ATO Records  
04/03/13 Philadelphia     Milkboy with Andrew Combs and August John Lutz II
04/05/13 Toronto                The Garrison
04/06/13 Pittsburgh             Club Cafe
04/08/13 Minneapolis          Triple Rock Social Club
04/09/13 Chicago                 Schuba’s Tavern
04/10/13 Indianapolis          Radio Radio
04/11/13 Louisville              Zanzabar
04/26/13 Austin, TX             Mohawk
04/27/13 San Antonio, TX  War Room
04/29/13 Tucson, AZ           Rialto Theatre with Justin Townes Earle and Daniel Romano 
04/30/13 San Diego, CA     The Casbah
05/02/13 Los Angeles, CA  Bootleg Theater
05/03/13 Santa Cruz, CA   The Crepe Place
05/04/13 San Francisco, CA   Brick & Mortar Music Hall
05/06/13 Seattle, WA          Tractor Tavern
05/07/13 Portland, OR         Mississippi Studios
05/09/13 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
05/10/13 Denver, CO        The Walnut Room
05/11/13 Lawrence, KS    Jackpot Music Hall
05/12/13 St Louis, MO     Off Broadway


Sean Hoots
I was amazed by Sean Hoots at the March Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia show.  Now is your turn to be amazed!
"Watch Your Mouth" from The Holy Open Secret

  04/03/13 The Bug Jar Rochester, NY
 04/04/13 The Monkey House Winooski, VT
 04/05/13 Harlow's Pub Peterborough, NH
 04/06/13 The Oak + the Ax Biddeford, ME
 04/07/13 Gallery 263 Cambridge, MA
 04/08/13 Union Hall Brooklyn, NY
 04/15/13 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA



David Wax Museum continues touring for the NPR acclaimed album Knock Knock Get Up.  Here's a taste with 'Will You Be Sleeping'

4/04/2013 9:30 Club Washington, DC  with Kingsley Flood
4/06/2013 The House of Blues Boston with Carolina Chocolate Drops  Boston, MA
4/07/2013 The Music Hall Loft Portsmouth, New Hampshire
4/11/2013 Tom Tom Founders Festival at The Haven Charlottesville, Virginia
4/12/2013 Columbus Theatre Providence, RI with Kingsley Flood 
4/13/2013 Calvin Theater with Carolina Chocolate Drops  Northampton, MA
4/14/2013 Cafe Nine New Haven, CT 4/17/2013 The World Famous Athens, GA
4/19/2013 Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival  Pittsboro, NC
4/20/2013 US National Whitewater Center for Tuck Fest Charlotte, NC
4/21/2013 Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival Pittsboro, NC
4/28/2013 KindieFest at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Brooklyn, NY
5/02/2013 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
5/03/2013 Vermont Arts Exchange North Bennington, VT
5/08/2013 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA with Kingsley Flood
5/09/2013 World Cafe Live at the Queen Wilmington,DE with Kingsley Flood
5/10/2013 Carnegie Hall Lewisburg, WV
5/11/2013 Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center York, PA
5/14/2013 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
5/18/2013 The Sanctuary Chatham, NJ
5/19/2013 Concerts In The Studio Freehold, NJ
5/22/2013 Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens w/ Josh Ritter Richmond, VA



Toy Soldiers
Philly indie-party-rock band Toy Soldiers is coming to a town near you with pals from NC, Holy Ghost Tent Revival. Philly fans know them well, as they just won "INDIE ROCK BAND OF THE YEAR" at the Tri State Indie Awards.  Now it's time for the rest of you to know them well.  They are hitting the road with a batch of new material for their upcoming album The Maybe Boys.  


Fans in Philadelphia, get your tickets now for a homecoming for the Toy Soldiers and the premier of their tour film The Maybe Trails by Seth Klinger

To celebrate this tour, we coincidentally have another Ticket Givaway Contest also at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh!  Ironically, I first saw the Toy Soldiers winning tickets via WXPN here in Philadelphia.  Now is your turn!   So for the April 18th show, head to the Root Down In The Shadow page on Facebook for another contest.  
 
Apr 04 Converse Rubber Tracks Session New York, NY
Apr 12 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY
Apr 13 Lizard Lounge Cambridge, MA
Apr 18 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 19 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
May 04 Hill Country Washington, DC





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