[photo by Matt Heckler]
Kentucky’s dark country act LOST DOG STREET BAND is preparing to embark on their latest tour in support of their acclaimed fifth album, Weight Of A Trigger. With the new trek just days away, the band has also posted a video for a new song. LOST DOG STREET BAND is the creation of guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter, Benjamin Tod, typically alongside his wife Ashley Mae on fiddle and vocals, as well as touring upright bassist/vocalist Jeff Loops as seen in the new video for “Fightin’ Like Hell To Be Free.”
Following its release through Anti-Corporate Music in March of 2019, the Weight Of A Trigger LP hit #5 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts, remaining charted for more than a month. This accomplishment was achieved through the band’s hard work, their diehard fanbase, and the DIY work of the small label’s team. The band also traversed the country for several months preceding and subsequent to its release. During their time off the road since the fall months, Benjamin Tod released his new solo LP A Heart Of Gold Is Hard To Find, which also debuted on the Billboard Bluegrass charts.
The video for their new song, “Fightin’ Like Hell To Be Free,” was filmed by the band’s longtime ally Anthony Simpkins of the GemsOnVHS collective. Here, the band treads through their early stomping grounds in downtown Nashville and performs the new song together live at Acme Feed & Seed.
See the LOST DOG STREET BAND’s “Fightin’ Like Hell To Be Free” video at GemsOnVHS RIGHT HERE.
The new video sees release as the LOST DOG STREET BAND prepares to head back out on their Winter Tour 2020. Beginning January 27th in Knoxville, the tour runs through April 2nd, ending in Asheville. The tour will play through forty-one cities across the eastern half of the country and will see the band supported by their friend Casper Allen. See all confirmed tour dates below and watch for additional updates on the band to post over the months ahead.
Weight Of A Trigger is out now through Anti-Corporate Music on CD and LP HERE, as well as all digital platforms including Bandcamp where the album is streaming HERE. See the official “War Inside Of Me” video HERE.
LOST DOG STREET BAND Winter Tour 2020 w/ Casper Allen:
1/27/2020 Bijou – Knoxville, TN [tickets]
1/28/2020 Songbirds – Chattanooga, TN [tickets]
1/29/2020 The Burl – Lexington, KY [tickets]
1/30/2020 V Club – Huntington, WV [tickets]
1/31/2020 Richmond Music Hall – Richmond, VA [tickets]
2/01/2020 Motorco – Durham, NC [tickets]
2/04/2020 The Pour House – Charleston, SC [tickets]
2/05/2020 Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA [tickets]
2/06/2020 Terminal West – Atlanta, GA [tickets]
2/07/2020 Victory North – Savannah, GA [tickets]
2/08/2020 1904 Music Hall – Jacksonville, FL [tickets]
2/09/2020 Jannus Live – Saint Petersburg, FL [tickets]
2/11/2020 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL [tickets]
2/12/2020 Alabama Music Box – Mobile, AL [tickets]
2/13/2020 Saturn – Birmingham, AL [tickets]
2/14/2020 Duling Hall – Jackson, MS [tickets]
2/15/2020 Mid City Ballroom – Baton Rouge, LA [tickets]
2/16/2020 The Heights Theater – Houston, TX [tickets]
2/18/2020 Antones – Austin, TX [tickets]
2/19/2020 Deep Ellum Art Co. – Dallas, TX [tickets]
2/20/2020 Tower Theatre – Oklahoma City, OK [tickets]
2/21/2020 1884 Lounge – Memphis, TN [tickets]
2/22/2020 Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS [tickets]
2/23/2020 Basement East – Nashville, TN [tickets]
3/11/2020 Zanzabar – Louisville, KY [tickets]
3/12/2020 The Bluebird – Bloomington, IN [tickets]
3/13/2020 Southgate House Revival – Newport, KY [tickets]
3/14/2020 Musica – Akron, OH [tickets]
3/15/2020 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI [tickets]
3/17/2020 A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH [tickets]
3/18/2020 The Club At Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA [tickets]
3/19/2020 Buffalo Iron Works – Buffalo, NY [tickets]
3/20/2020 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT [tickets]
3/21/2020 Port City Music Hall – Portland, ME [tickets]
3/22/2020 Sinclair – Boston, MA [tickets]
3/25/2020 Rough Trade – Brooklyn, NY [tickets]
3/26/2020 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA [tickets]
3/27/2020 Union Stage – Washington, DC [tickets]
3/28/2020 Southern Café – Charlottesville, VA [tickets]
4/01/2020 Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC [tickets]
4/02/2020 Orange Peel – Asheville, NC [tickets]
LOST DOG STREET BAND‘s Weight Of A Trigger is a portal into when Americana was peopled by sensitive outlaws who pleaded for salvation in song; a potent distillation of its outlaw heartache soul. The ten-song collection spans old-time music, Appalachian folk, redemptive country blues, and winsome balladry. Each song is elegantly essential, using teardrop pedal steel guitar, delicate fingerpicked passages, emotive harmony vocals, and stately violin touches as delicate dynamic touches. The members’ influences of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Doc Watson, Devil Makes Three, Tyler Childers, Hooray For The Riff Raff, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Arlo McKinley, and more shine through the band’s emotional lyrics and infectious hooks.
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