STARTING TO GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT EVAN BREWER’S ALONE (AND, OH YEAH, MORE TOUR DATES WITH ANIMALS AS LEADERS + INTRONAUT!)
When Evan Brewer announced the impending release of a solo album last month, Vince rightfully pointed out that “The market for these kinds of acts is limited — extremely limited, especially for a bass player.” And I would wager that the market for a solo album from a bass player featuring no other instruments besides the bass is even more limited.
But by golly, I hope I’m wrong, ’cause apparently that’s what Brewer made: not only is the former Animosity/current The Faceless bassist the only musician to appear on his album, appropriately titled Alone, but “every sound you hear on the album came from a bass guitar,” according to the interview with Brewer in the below promotional video. And in the hands of the wrong musician, that kind of gambit could obviously be a total fucking disaster, but Brewer… well, not only is a top-notch bassist, but his motivations for recording such an album sound really fascinating and forward-thinking. We may not know if the record is actually gonna be good or not until Sumerian releases it on June 8, but we do know that Brewer is trying to do something different, and that’s always commendable.
Meanwhile, remember that awesome tour Brewer is doing this summer with Animals as Leaders, Intronaut, Dead Letter Circus, and Last Chance to Reason, and how only some of the tour dates had been released? Well, now we have more dates! So if a town near you wasn’t in the first batch, don’t freak out just yet.
Here’s the new itinerary, courtesy The PRP:
07/07 San Diego, CA – Soma
07/08 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
07/10 West Hollywood, CA – Key Club
07/11 Scottsdale, AZ – Martini Ranch
07/13 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
07/14 Wichita, KS – The Oz
07/15 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
07/16 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
07/17 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
07/18 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
07/19 Farmingdale, NY – Crazy Donkey
07/20 Albany, NY – Northern Lights
07/21 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
07/22 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
07/23 Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel
07/24 Covington, KY – Mad Hatter
07/26 Greensboro, NC – Greene Street Club
07/27 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
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07/28 Charleston, SC – The Oasis
07/29 Orlando, FL – Back Booth
07/30 Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box
07/31 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone
08/01 St. Louis, MO – Fubar
08/03 Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory
