Medway's finest takes a break from recording his follow up to 'A Virtual Landslide' (one of Mojo's top 20 albums of 2008) at Toe Rag in London with producer Liam Watson for a series of dates in the UK and Europe.
In addition to appearences at the Cambridge Folk Festival and Truck Festival, Pete Molinari will also be performing a number of headline shows with his band as well as appearing as special guest to Devon Sproule at London's Shepherds Bush Empire and The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach in Italy, France, Belgium and the UK.
In addition he'll also be recording live sessions at BBC Radio 2 for both Mark Lamarr and Bob Harris. More news soon.
"The soul of American music distilled into the voice of a Cuban-heeled greaser from the Medway Delta" - THE GUARDIAN
"An extraordinary new British talent" - THE SUN
"Young, finger-picking, country-blues marvel Molinari has a thrillingly ambiguous voice...Virtual Landslide is an actual triumph" - TIME OUT
"A superbly realised piece of folk blues heartache" - MOJO
"Sweet-voiced blues-folk...a cherishable artefact even before you fall under the spell of the actual music" - NME
PETE MOLINARI 2009 tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
May 2009
12 - MANCHESTER - CLUB ACADEMY *
13 - LONDON ISLINGTON ACADEMY *
14 - LONDON SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE **
18 - FRANCE - PARIS - LA TRABENDO *
19- ITALY - MILAN - MUSICDROME *
22 - BELGIUM - BRUSSELS - AB *
23 - NEWCASTLE - "EVOLUTION" @ THE CLUNY ***
25 - NOTTINGHAM - "PULSE FESTIVAL" OLD MARKET SQUARE ***
* w/ Dan Auerbach
** w/ Devon Sproule
*** Pete Molinari Band shows
July 2009
25 - OXFORD - TRUCK FESTIVAL - BOB HARRIS STAGE
30 - CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL
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