LORD NELSON SUMMER 2019 NATIONAL TOUR
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce an extensive summer national tour for LORD NELSON out of Charlottesville, VA
LORD NELSON will embark on an extensive national tour in July and August. The tour is highlighted by the bands appearance at Atwoodfest in Madison, WI and will also bring the band to Idaho and Montana for the first time before ending on the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina.
You can check out LORD NELSON at the following dates:
7/24 (Wed) – Cosmic Charlie’s – Lexington, VA
7/25 (Thu) – Bremen Cafe – Milwaukee, WI
7/26 (Fri) – Chop Shop – Chicago, IL
7/27 (Sat) – Short Branch Saloon – Neenah, WI
7/28 (Sun) – Atwoodfest – Madison, WI
7/29 (Mon) – The Phoenix Lounge – Sioux Falls, SD
7/31 (Wed) – Stonefly Lounge – Coram, MT
8/01 (Thu) – Monk’s Bar – Missoula, MT
8/02 (Fri) – Lewis and Clark Brewing – Helena, MT
8/03 (Sat) – Whiskey Jacques – Ketchum, ID
8/04 (Sun) – Cruaty’s – McCall, ID
8/08 (Thu) – Oskar Blues Black Buzzard – Denver, CO
8/09 (Fri) – t/b/a
8/10 (Sat) – Codfish Hollow Barnstormers – Maquoketa, IA
8/14 (Wed) – Tap Shack – Duck, NC
8/15 (Thu) – Turner’s High Moon – Avon, NC
8/16 (Fri) – Gaffer’s – Ocracoke Island, NC
8/17 (Sat) – Gaffer’s – Ocracoke Island, NC
https://lordnelsonband.com/
Lord Nelson has won many fans over the last several years with their spirited live performances and serious musical chops. Those fans should raise a glass, because they’re about to get their ears blown off with the new full-length album Through the Night, set for a late spring release. The album possesses a depth of sound that can only come from the frequent addition of piano, organ, and horns to guitar-based rock. This set of songs, written on the road and between tours, explores dark themes of relationships, the political climate of the country, and what it means to spend your days in a van, traveling the highways of America.
Musically, the songs don’t hesitate to dive deep into grooves, peeling off that outer layer of song craft to illustrate a wide palate. With haunting guitars, a driving rhythm section, and big chorus’, this album represents a thin coat of finish on a hard worn sound. The lead-off single “Tail Lights” grapples with the joys and challenges of the road for those on it and those left at home. Other standout tracks include the powerful “Second Chances,” the zeitgeist commentary of “Southern Discomfort” and “Safety Meeting.” A moment of levity with the swamp tinged “Good Time” provides a snapshot into the simple pleasures.
Produced over the last year by Dave Stipe (Rockfish Music) at Monkeyclaus Studio in Nelson County, VA, the record has a full, Rock’n’Roll identity, heavily laced with Americana and Soul. Whether it’s a fat horn section under a slide guitar riff, propelling it powerfully forward, or a harmony vocal giving the song an extra dimension, the album illustrates the power of a band bringing lyric driven songs to full expression. As anyone who has seen their live show will tell you, while there are several excellent solos and impressive individual moments, the thing that gets you – the thing that keeps you coming back – is that full sound. Sonically, the band is greater than the sum of its parts, in the best possible way.
The unified musicianship of the band serves as a solid home base for the searching lyrics of lead singer and guitarist Kai Crowe-Getty. In addition, the band’s multi-instrumentalist, Henry Jones, takes a break from keys and trombone to jump on the mic for a few tracks, bringing an R&B urgency. The current lineup includes Jones’s brother Calloway on lead guitar, Andrew Hollifield on bass, and Johnny Stubblefield behind the sticks. With a full tour of the east coast and points west in the works, this is a band in command of their sound, bringing strong songs in hard times to towns across the country. Keep your head up.
“Though only five on the stage, they generate enough sound for double that, and that’s just the music coming out of them and creating a ruckus. Whether it’s harmony driven, southern rock guitar lickin’, or foot stompin’ porch pickin’, they are at home in the music they make – unique, almost spiritual, and powerful.” -Nashville 360
