THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT ANNOUNCE EAST COAST HEADLINE TOUR BEGINNING NOVEMBER 4 IN DC;
TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10
HEADLINING LOCKN’ FESTIVAL, PHASES OF THE MOON AND SUWANNEE HULAWEEN
NEW YORK, NY (September 3, 2014) – Today, The String Cheese Incident announced the first leg of their national headline tour. They will be playing several dates this fall and winter beginning November 4, 2014 in Washington DC. The second leg of the tour will be announced soon. Tickets are available Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 1:00pm EST/Noon CST/11:00am MST/10:00am PST through the band’s website – www.stringcheeseincident.com. The String Cheese Incident also has some upcoming shows including headlining performances in September at Lockn’ Festival in Virginia and Phases of the Moon Festival in Illinois as well as their three night Halloween extravaganza Suwannee Hulaween in Florida late October / early November.
The String Cheese Incident released Song In My Head, the band’s first studio album in nine years, April 29, 2014 on SCI Fidelity Records/Loud & Proud Records. The album was produced by Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads and includes 10 new songs written collaboratively by the group over the past few years. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
Song In My Head is perhaps the band’s tightest and most skillful yet. After years of feeling more like live players than studio musicians, the band members finally tapped into the skill that two decades’ worth of performing brings. There’s also an overarching sense of joy and renewed passion throughout. “We felt really comfortable making this record,” drummer Michael Travis says. “This album feels more genuinely us. It’s everything we’ve learned about making an album. The band is in a great space right now. We are really excited about hitting the road for a few weeks in the fall and getting back at it in early 2015.”
The String Cheese Incident formed in the Colorado mountain ski towns of Crested Butte and Telluride in 1993, has built on those 20 years of experience to become the musicians they are today. Over those years, the band, Bill Nershi (guitars and vocals), Michael Kang (mandolin, violin, guitar and vocals), Keith Moseley (bass & vocals), Michael Travis (drums and percussion), Kyle Hollingsworth (keyboards & vocals) and Jason Hann (percussion), has played over 1,500 shows, including their own festivals and happenings across the country and they have been hailed for their commitment to musical creativity and integrity, community spirit, philanthropic endeavors and their innovative approach to the business of music.
In December of 2012, the musicians went into a rehearsal studio in Boulder, the Colorado city they’ve called home since the early days of the band. Although they initially went in to practice for a series of upcoming tour dates, the band decided to use the time to record a few tracks. They had performed much of the material live, but it hadn’t yet been recorded. Inspiration was immediate and the experience was notably enjoyable, a sensibility they felt has been missing previously in the studio. It was then they knew, Song In My Head was born.
Tour Dates:
9/4/14 & 9/5/14 – Arrington, VA @ Lockn’ Festival
9/11/14 & 9/12/14 – Danville, IL @ Phases of the Moon
10/31/14 – 11/2/14 – Live Oak, FL @ Suwannee Hulaween (headling all three nights)
11/4/14 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/5/14 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/6/14 – Ledyard, CT @ The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort
11/7/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
11/8/14 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
11/10/14 – Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre
11/11/14 – Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre
11/12/14 – Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre
11/13/14 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
11/14/14 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
11/15/14 – Burlington, VT @ Memorial Auditorium
Website: www.stringcheeseincident.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stringcheeseincident
Twitter: twitter.com/SCI_Official
Youtube: www.youtube.com/sciofficial
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