FALL TOUR COMING SOON + STUDIO UPDATES

Hello, friends and internet surfers.

I have a ton of news to share with you concerning shows. Americana singer-songwriter Levi Parham and I are going on a tour through the south, southeast, and midwest US in the approaching weeks. Tell your friends and family, we are coming to town:

Sept. 17 - Norman, OK - Scratch Sept. 18/19 - Tahlequah, OK - Illinois River Jam Sept. 22 - Wichita, KS - Kirby's Beer Store Sept. 23 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room (with Victor and Penny, Nicholas St. James) Sept. 24 - St. Joseph, MO - Magoon's Sept. 25 - Columbia, MO - The Bridge Sept. 26 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews Sept. 27 - Chicago, IL - Goorin Bros Hat Shop (early show)  Sept. 27 - Chicago, IL - Uncommon Ground Sept. 28 - Rock Island, IL - Daytrotter Presents Moeller Mondays @ Rozz Tox Sept. 29 - St. Louis, MO - Foam Sept. 30 - Nashville, TN - The 5Spot (with Aaron Lee Tasjan, Nellie Clay) Oct. 1 - Nashville, TN - The 5Spot (Campfire Propaganda) Oct. 2 - Nashville, TN - House Show (with Nellie Clay) Oct. 3 - Knoxville, TN - KDVX Blue Plate Special (early show) Oct. 3 - Knoxville, TN - House Show Oct. 4 - Nashville, TN - TBA Oct. 5 - Florence, AL - Swamp Bar Oct. 7 - Tupelo, MS - Blue Canoe Oct. 8 - Mobile, AL - Callaghan's Oct. 9 - Lake Charles, LA - House Show Oct. 10 - Austin, TX - 2211 Bar Oct. 11 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Blue Door

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On my last tour, I had the opportunity to work with Jacob Winik again in Tiny Telephone studio B for a single night. In that night, I recorded a suite of songs and melodies named Vice Versa Suite. The short album, which will be released on December 1st on CD/Digital, will be released in Tulsa, OK and Norman, OK that same weekend. Keep your eyes to the sky for these all acoustic songs.

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I will be accompanying Samantha Crain on guitar for her upcoming fall European tour. Check out full details and get tickets at www.samanthacrain.com:

11/8 Dublin, DUB Workman's Club 11/10 London, LND The Forge 11/13 The Hague, ZH Crossing Border Festival 11/15 Copenhagen, No State Huset 11/16 Berlin, Ber Berghain Panoramabar 11/17 Antwerp, No State Autumn Falls @Trix 11/18 Paris, IDF Espace B 11/19 Koln, NRW King Georg Klubbar 11/20 Schnorndorf, B-W Club Manufaktur 11/21 Zurich, ZH El Lokal 11/22 Munich, Bay Hauskonzerte -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Before I go, I would like to announce that I will be entering the studio on December 6th to begin recording my next full-length record at Breathing Rhythm Studios here in Oklahoma. More news coming soon. All my love,

John Calvin Abney ~ ~ ~

John Calvin Abney and M. Lockwood Porter coming back to the Southwest US!

Hello, dear friends and people of the Earth.

More summer tour dates announced for August with the good M. Lockwood Porter and a fall tour planned ahead for September and October. Come see us in or around your town. 

Before tour starts, I will be accompanying the hard-working tunesmith Jeremey Quentin of Small Houses in Tiger, GA, recording his new full-length record with a group of good folks and musicians.

Finally, I am pleased to say that studio time has been booked out in November to record my next full-length record. After months of touring, I am ready to put down the songs and stories I've gathered. More info soon.

love,

John

a moment of thought before these July summer updates.

(photo by Shannon Helton)

Greetings, my friends and foes. The midwest tour with Porterwas a resounding success and the shows all went off without a hitch. Thanks to everyone in every single town we performed in for all of your love and support. By stitching together these stories we spun, we'll have words to share for years to come.

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Alas, on this tour, a devastating event occured at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, when a deranged and hateful young man opened fire on a group of innocent church patrons and staff. Without a shadow of a doubt, this crime was fueled by the terminal, generational disease of racism. The ancient, outdated flag of the failed Confederacy still flies in South Carolina amongst other places. This flag stood beside slavery less than a century and a half ago. I see musicians, artists, athletes, and even politicians who mourn the folks lost in SC that day are also aware of the sick symbolism the flag holds. For those who still fly that flag, take it down for the sake of humanity, for the sake of love, and for the sake of those who were lost on the holy grounds of the Emanuel AME church.

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Hold onto your hats and swimsuits, Poolboy is getting back together for a few shows this summer! Come see Poolboy at Norman's one and only Guestroom Records on Friday, July 10, at 7pm. We will be performing alongside fellow garage-rockers The Pizza Thieves.

I am honored to say I'll be performing at Woody Guthrie Folk Festival this year. Each year, the festival is held in Woody's hometown, Okemah, amongst the July heat, the love of folk music, and the historic Dust Bowl lore the city holds. I will be at the Brick Street Tavern, on Saturday, July 11, spinning my own songs and surely some traditionals.

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In December of last year, I assissted Samantha Crain in making her new record "Under Branch, Thorn, and Tree" at Tiny Telephones in San Francisco, CA. We worked with excellent folks, including mastermind tape king John Vanderslice and modular orchestra extraordinaires Magik*Magik Orchestra. The record is being released on two dates before Samantha's release tour. Come check out these beautifully written songs at: July 16 at The OPOLIS, Norman, OK (w/ Tallows) July 17 at Woody Guthrie Center, Tulsa, OK (w/ Desi and Cody)

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I will be going on two tours in coming months, one with my dear friend M. Lockwood Porter and the other tour with my charming brother Levi Parham. Will definitely keep you updated here. Take care and be kind.

love,

john calvin abney