Local homeboys Andrew Broder and Marc from Fog helped record on both Why? records ‘Alopecia’ and also the new record ‘Eskimo Snow.’ They were actually both cut at the same time @ Third Ear with Tom Herbers.’
City Pages has a great interview with Yoni of Why? detailing the involvment of Fog and the recording process..
Pictured below, these dudes will be on the whole Why? tour. Dates and Mp3′s below..
Dark Dark Dark is everyone’s favorite nomadic gypsy string group, often a trio and sometimes even more than the core of the group Marshall (Banjo & Piano) & Nona (Accordion & Piano.) They have been featured on Daytrotter twice now..
WHY? – “This Blackest Purse” (mp3)
from WHY? - Eskimo Snow
WHY? – “The Hollows” (mp3)
from WHY? - Alopecia
Dark Dark Dark – Junk Bones (Odd Nosdam Remix) (Mp3)
Au. – rr vs. d.mp3 (MP3)
10/07 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock #%
10/09 Denver, CO Bluebird #%
10/10 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue #%
10/13 Annacortes, WA Department of Safety &$
10/14 Seattle, WA The Vera Project &$
10/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom &$
10/17 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *%$
10/18 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones *%$
10/20 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex *%
10/22 Oxnard, CA The Loft (UCSD)
10/23 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts *%
10/24 Tucson, AZ Club Congress *%
10/26 Denton, TX Hailey’s *%
10/28 Birmingham, AL Bottletree *%
10/29 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle *%
10/30 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle *%
10/31 Atlanta, GA Lenny’s %^@
11/02 Orlando, FL The Social %!
11/03 Gainesville, FL Common Grounds %!
11/04 Tallahassee, FL Club Down Under %!
11/06 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon %~
11/07 Houston, TX Walter’s On Washington %~
11/08 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/10 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall %~
11/11 St. Louis, MO Firebird %~
11/12 Rock Island, IL Daytrotter Session
11/12 Grinnell, IA Gardner Lounge %~
11/13 Bloomington, IN Rhino’s Youth Center ~
* = w/ Serengeti and Polyphonic
# = w/ Dark Dark Dark
% = w/ AU
& = w/ No Kids
$ = w/ Mount Eerie
^ = w/ Jemina Pearl
@ = w/ Islands
! = w/ James Husband
~ = w/ The Moore Brothers
+ = w/ Owen Weaver with Flexible Music
