IN WITH THE NEW // 30A FESTIVAL // WEST COAST
2020. A very sci-fi number. I’m into it.
My favorite thing about 2020 is that, barring unforeseen circumstances, I’ll have a new record ready to share. In many ways it’s a complicated time in history to be a music maker, but the prospect of releasing new songs into the world is no less exciting that it’s ever been and I absolutely can’t wait til this new batch can get out there and start mingling. In the meantime, there are many behind the scenes preparations to tackle, and I’ll be playing a few shows here and there so as not to forget how.
30A: January’s only entry into the tour calendar is the 30A Songwriters Festival. Now let me be clear, I am a huge fan of winter, the deeper and darker and snowier the better; but there is absolutely nothing wrong with a few days in a warm place now and then to keep things in perspective. This fest takes place in dozens of venues strung along a beautiful part of Florida’s panhandle, and lots of friends will be there, and all in all there’s very little to object to about the entire situation. It looks as though I’ll be playing the following sets down there, if anyone is keeping track:
Coastal Dune Co - Friday 7:30pm
Rosemary Beach Town Hall - Saturday 6:30pm
Fish Out of Water - Sunday 6:00pm
WEST COAST FEBRUARY: It’s been an upsettingly long time since I managed to get myself to the west coast. I’ll be out in the fall for a full-on album release tour, but in the meantime I’m sneaking out for a brief run of duo shows, accompanied by Austin Nevins. Currently confirmed CA dates are 2/20 at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, 2/21 at Hopmonk Tavern in Novato, 2/22 at Amado’s in San Francisco, and 2/23 at Feist Vineyards in Sutter Creek. These are all small comfy rooms, and we strongly recommend getting tickets early. PACIFIC NORTHWEST PEOPLE: we’re currently trying to finalize a few dates out there the last weekend in February, and it is putting up a good fight, but we’re hoping to prevail. Out of everyone on the planet, you are the best at sending love notes and noodges for me to come out there, and while I can’t yet promise that it will happen this winter I CAN promise that we are focusing efforts on making it so. Any amount of burnt offerings you feel like sending up to the cranky deities of calendars and scheduling can’t hurt. Southern Californians, you’re not on this trip, but we will most assuredly bring you the new record in the fall so sit tight.
SIDE PROJECTS & EXTENDED-FAMILY NEWS:
WE’RE WITH DINTY: Since Dinty Child seems to be either cousins, former bandmates, or old friends with about 85% of the population, you probably know all this already, but to recap: Dinty is a force of good in the world in every conceivable way. He’s usually found playing as a sideman, on any instrument handy, bringing deep musical chops and homeopathic doses of wild abandon to any situation. But now he’s releasing the first album of his own music, and the songs are great - catchy, joyful, and smart. I wrote the title track, as a drunken late night love toast to my songwriter buds, but Dinty quickly adopted it and raised it up right, and you’d never know it wasn’t one of his own. Lucky Ones is being Kickstarted right now and will come out later this month. Check it out to preorder/support this noble venture.
Yours from the future, which is apparently now, *kd
UPCOMING SHOWS:
JANUARY 17-19, 2020 - 30A Songwriters Festival, SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL Tix
FEBRUARY 20 - Crepe Place, SANTA CRUZ, CA Tix
FEBRUARY 21 - Hopmonk Tavern, NOVATO, CA Tix
FEBRUARY 22 - Amado’s, SAN FRANCISCO, CA Tix
FEBRUARY 23 - Feist Vineyards, SUTTER CREEK, CA
tix/info for all shows http://krisdelmhorst.com/tour