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Please come out and say hello!
Thursday, January 15
40 Watt
Athens, GA
South San Gabriel + The Whigs + Drive By Truckers.
Benefit for Nucci’s Space
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Friday, January 16
40 Watt
Athens, GA
Centro-matic + Drive-By Truckers
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Saturday, January 17
40 Watt
Athens, GA
Centro-matic + Drive-By Truckers
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Tickets for these shows are also on sale at School Kids Records in Athens and School Kids’ Charge-By-Phone 706.353.1666
Friday, December 19 – Dallas, TX
Sons of Hermann Hall
3414 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75226
ph: 214-747-4422
w/ The Crash That Took Me and Radiant.
$5 admission with a toy of $10 or more value. $10 admission without a toy. All proceeds go to charity.
Wednesday, December 10 – New York, NY
Piano’s
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
ph: 212-505-3733
Will Johnson solo and Chris Brokaw
Thursday, December 11
Pa’s Lounge
345 Somerville, Ave
Somerville, MA
ph: 617-776-1557
Will Johnson solo and Chris Brokaw
Friday, December 12
The Lamb Abbey
Pioneer Street
Montpelier, VT
Will Johnson, Chris Brokaw and Kris Gruen
This is a “semi-private show”
Please e-mail for location and details.
Saturday, December 13
Che’s Lounge
Vineyard Haven, MA
Will Johnson solo and Chris Brokaw
The nice folks at ABtv filmed both bands on April 16, 2008. You can watch the entire show at the ABtv website.
We need your help to spread the word about these shows.
Thursday 11/06 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
Saturday 11/08 – Austin – Fun Fun Fun Fest *
Tuesday 11/11 – St Louis – Off Broadway
Wednesday 11/12 – Chicago – Schuba’s
Thursday 11/13 – Chicago – Hide Out
Friday 11/14 – Indianapolis – Radio Radio
Saturday 11/15 – Buffalo – Mohawk Place
Sunday 11/16 – Boston – Middle East
Monday 11/17 – New York – Mercury Lounge
Tuesday 11/18 – Brooklyn – The Bell House
Wednesday 11/19 – DC – R n R hotel
Thursday 11/20 – Chapel Hill – Local 506
Friday 11/21 – Athens – 40 Watt
Saturday 11/22 – M’Boro, TN – Wallstreet **
All shows are Centro-matic, South San Gabriel and Chris Flemmons of The Baptist Generals. Except where noted.
* Centro-matic only.
** Centro-matic, Glossary, Chris Flemmons.
“The Arc and the Cusp” by South San Gabriel is NPR’s Song of the Day!
South San Gabriel is widely considered a side project of the roots-rock band Centro-Matic – even its members seem to think so. But, unlike many side projects, South San Gabriel features every member of the group that spawned it, as well as two additional players. For the most part, what separates the two bands is the creative breathing room inherent to side projects.
While Centro-Matic’s members craft superb rock records, not much has changed for their sound in the past 10 years, while South San Gabriel evolves constantly. The two bands each record half of the new split-release Dual Hawks, and if South San Gabriel’s “The Arc and the Cusp” had been produced with only singer Will Johnson’s vocal and guitar, it could have easily wound up on the Centro-Matic side. Fortunately, though, it’s produced with a stunning mix of live and synthesized orchestration, backwards tape loops and drum machines. It’s a sonic feast that takes multiple listens to digest; along the way, it provides a compelling blueprint that Centro-Matic ought to consider following.
We spent a few hours in front of Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton, TX on a very warm summer day. Here’s the video we made. It’s all one shot with no edits. We did it 16 times to get it right. Our friend Mark Ray did all the cool animations on top of the HD footage we shot. Hope you like it.
Centro-matic stopped by the Daytrotter Studios recently and recorded a few songs that are now available for download. I, The Kite, Counting The Scars, Gas Blowin’ Out of Our Eyes, Quality Strange, Nothing I Ever Seen, and one of my all-time favorite songs Good As Gold.
Our good friend John Boston and his crew filmed the recent Chicago show and a bunch of interview stuff for Glorious Noise. Check out these great videos…
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Part 2:
Will Johnson has been touring with his indie rock band Centro-matic for a long time — long enough that he has summer tour scheduling pretty much dialed in.
After his booking agent identifies the American cities Centro-matic will be hitting with their unique brand of alt-country tinged lo-fi pop, Johnson gets on the computer.
“I immediately hop over to MLB.com and start looking at the schedules to see who’s in town and what games I can go to,” Johnson says. “On nights off, I’ll definitely try to get to the closest park, and it doesn’t matter if it’s A-ball or ‘The Show.’ I’m just happy to get to a game. Without a doubt, it’s complete therapy for me and a real treat.”