The Silos Announce Tour Dates, SXSW Performances, and New Album

Press release
Source: Bloodshot Records

On the eve of the release of Come on Like The Fast Lane, in stores February 20th, The Silos announce their co-headlining tour with Jon Dee Graham, starting March 5th and running through April 21st. They will do their usual marathon at SXSW, playing parties and an in-store as well as the Official Bloodshot Records Showcase Saturday night, March 17th at Red Eyed Fly. Come On Like The Fast Lane buzzes with rock energy reminiscent of the proto-punk lower East Side legends like The Velvet Underground and Television, punched up with pop melodies that resuscitates a sound that never went out of style.  The songs on Come On Like The Fast Lane play out like minimalist short stories framed by the spacious, guitar-heavy arrangements the band is known for.

Recording in Philip Glass’s Looking Glass Studios, The Silos put their power-trio to the test. The band employs layered guitars to add depth and transcendence to the album’s introspective tracks, switching to ferocious, hook-laden rock to part the clouds and land back on terra firma. It’s this ability to draw on an inexhaustible well of emotions with turn-on-a-dime transitions that sets The Silos apart; naked honesty and joyous melodies never sounded so good together. It will come as no surprise that early in their career, The Silos were named “Best New American Band” by Rolling Stone magazine. After several brushes with fame and numerous critically acclaimed albums, it is heartening to know that the band continues to make brilliance look easy.

The album opens with the Salas-Humara/Steve Wynn co-penned “Behind Me Now”, showcasing guileless pop guitar breaks while questioning hidden meanings with equal application to the personal and political. A bleaker view presents itself in “People Are Right,” as Salas-Humara describes the condition of a “…heart that is adrift between the shores and heaven and hell”. “Keeping Score” takes the high lonesome sound associated with soundtrack genius Ennio Morricone and infuses it with distinctively American noir elements.

For a listen to “Behind Me Now” from Come On Like The Fast Lane click here.

THE SILOS ON TOUR
(all dates marked * are co-headlining shows with Jon Dee Graham)

Mon, 3/5           Atlanta              GA       Smith's Olde Bar *
Tues, 3/6           Birmingham       AL        The Nick *
Wed, 3/7           Tallahassee       FL        The Beta Bar *
Tues, 3/8           Pensacola         FL        The Handlebar *
Fri, 3/9              Baton Rouge     LA        The Red Star Bar *
Sat, 3/10           Houston            TX         The Continental Club *
Mon, 3/12          Austin               TX         Saxon Pub
Sat, 3/17           Austin               TX         Red Eyed Fly            Bloodshot SXSW Showcase
Sun, 3/18          Denton              TX        Dan's Silver Leaf  *
Mon, 3/19          Oklahoma City   OK      The Blue Door *
Tue, 3/20           Kansas City      MO       Davey's Uptown Ramblers *
Wed, 3/21         Iowa City           IA         The Mill *
Thu, 3/22           Minneapolis       MN      7th Street Entry *
Fri, 3/23            Milwaukee         WI        Point's East Pub *
Sat, 3/24           Chicago            IL          House of Blues *
Sun, 3/25          Madison            WI        Kiki's House of Righteous Music *
Mon, 3/26          St. Louis           MO       Off Broadway *
Tue, 3/27           Columbus          OH      Café Bourbon St. *
Wed, 3/28         Wapakoneta      OH       Rhythm and Brews *
Thu, 3/29           Cleveland          OH      Beachland Tavern  *
Fri, 3/30            Pittsburgh         PA        Club Café  *
Sat, 3/31           Rochester         NY       Water Street Music Hall  *
Fri, 4/20            Baltimore          MD       Roots Café  *
Sat, 4/21           Arlington           VA        Iota  *
 
SXSW MARATHON
Mon 3/12           11:30pm - Saxon Pub
Tue 3/13            11:10pm - Swollen Circus at The Hole In The Wall
Wed 3/14          6:45pm - Guitartown Party at Molly Egan's
Fri 3/16             4:00pm - Bloodshot Party at Yard Dog
Sat 3/17            2:00pm - Cheapo's In-store
10:30pm  - Official Bloodshot Records SXSW Showcase at Red Eyed Fly

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