Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Sparrow and the Workshop in Italy
by Vic Galloway
As we mentioned last week, The Phantom Band just played their first ever US shows at the CMJ Festival in New York and they’ll now head down to Atlanta to join Frightened Rabbit on tour. Those dates are below and Vic has more on Sparrow and the Workshop in Italy:
Sparrow and the Workshop in Italy
by Vic Galloway
Surely one of Scotland’s finest bands nowadays, Sparrow & the Workshop have delivered 2 excellent mini-LP’s followed by a full long-player ‘Crystals Fall’ leaving everyone awe-struck. If you’re not aware of them yet, they pull together disparate elements of Indie, Country, Punk and more freeform, almost Jazzy grooves that sounds more and more unique with every new release.
Lazily you could compare them to PJ Harvey, Throwing Muses or Violent Femmes in places, but the melodies are possibly even more direct than by those aforementioned artists. As the vocals cut through with staggering dynamics, this is a band that can break your heart and make you want to scream and holler… sometimes in the very same song.
Their songs are becoming more complex and yet more accesible as time goes on too, and I for one can’t wait for LP number 2 soon. Jill, Nick and Gregor have a synergy and telepathic tightness to their live shows these days after near constant touring and recording. As they continually improve on their already hugely adept songwriting skills and vocal harmonies, the interplay between musicians in great. If you’re lucky enough to be in Italy this week, go and see them. And have a listen to the new single ‘Black to Red’ on Distiller Records for proof on how good this band is!
Also on tour this week: Average White Band, Hostage, Isobel Campbell, Frightened Rabbit, The Phantom Band, Biffy Clyro, and The Vaselines.
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Sparrow and the Workshop - ‘Black to Red’
Scotland on Tour this week
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Average White Band in USA 2009-2010 |
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| Average White Band | 28 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in New York, NY |
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| Average White Band | 29 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Uncasville, CT |
United States |
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| Average White Band | 30 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Londonderry, NH |
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Hostage in Australia and New Zealand 2010 |
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| Hostage | 29 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Perth |
Australia |
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| Hostage | 30 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Sydney |
Australia |
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Frightened Rabbit US Tour 2010 |
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| Frightened Rabbit | 26 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Athens, GA |
United States |
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| Frightened Rabbit | 27 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Charlotte, NC |
United States |
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| Frightened Rabbit | 28 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Philadelphia, PA |
United States |
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| Frightened Rabbit | 29 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Boston, MA |
United States |
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| Frightened Rabbit | 30 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in New York, NY |
United States |
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Isobel Campbell in North America 2010 |
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| Isobel Campbell | 26 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Seattle, WA |
United States |
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| & Mark Lanegan | ||||
| Isobel Campbell | 27 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Portland, OR |
United States |
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| & Mark Lanegan | ||||
| Isobel Campbell | 28 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in San Francisco, CA |
United States |
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| & Mark Lanegan | ||||
| Isobel Campbell | 29 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Los Angeles, CA |
United States |
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| & Mark Lanegan | ||||
Biffy Clyro in Europe 2010 part 2 |
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| Biffy Clyro | 25 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Helsinki |
Finland |
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| Biffy Clyro | 26 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Tallin |
Estonia |
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| Biffy Clyro | 28 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Warsaw |
Poland |
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| Biffy Clyro | 29 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Prague |
Czech Republic |
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| Biffy Clyro | 30 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in St. Gallen |
Switzerland |
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| Biffy Clyro | 31 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Basel |
Switzerland |
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The Vaselines in US, Canada and Mexico 2010 |
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| Vaselines | 27 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Minneapolis, MN |
United States |
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| Vaselines | 28 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Chicago, IL |
United States |
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| Vaselines | 29 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Detroit, MI |
United States |
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| Vaselines | 30 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Toronto, ON |
Canada |
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| Vaselines | 31 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Montreal, QC |
Canada |
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Sparrow and the Workshop in Europe 2010 part 2 |
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| Sparrow and the Workshop | 26 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Rome |
Italy |
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| Sparrow and the Workshop | 27 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Milan |
Italy |
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| Sparrow and the Workshop | 28 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Lucerne |
Switzerland |
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Phantom Band in US 2010 |
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| Phantom Band | 26 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Athens, GA |
United States |
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| w/ Frightened Rabbit Related post. | ||||
| Phantom Band | 27 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Charlotte, NC |
United States |
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| w/ Frightened Rabbit | ||||
| Phantom Band | 28 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Philadelphia, PA |
United States |
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| w/ Frightened Rabbit | ||||
| Phantom Band | 29 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Boston, MA |
United States |
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| w/ Frightened Rabbit Related post. | ||||
| Phantom Band | 30 Oct 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in New York, NY |
United States |
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| w/ Frightened Rabbit | ||||
Photo Credit: Sparrowpromo
