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Dark Folk Crossover Artist AMIGO THE DEVIL Announces Second Leg of North American Tour + Makes Billboard Chart Debut
Second Leg of Tour with Harley Poe Begins January 16 in Minneapolis, MN
New Album, Everything Is Fine, Out Now via Regime Music Group
Following a number of well received single and EP releases, singer-songwriter and underground folk phenom AMIGO THE DEVIL released his highly-anticipated debut album, Everything Is Fine, earlier this month. Everything Is Fine can be ordered now at www.shopbenchmark.com/regime/.
Today, AMIGO THE DEVIL is pleased to announce that the band has added a second leg of their current North American tour with Harley Poe, beginning January 16, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN. The second leg will visit several additional cities, coming to an end in San Antonio, TX on February 5, 2019. See below for all currently confirmed AMIGO THE DEVIL tour dates.
Additionally, AMIGO THE DEVIL's Everything is Fine debuted on the Billboard charts this week! The album made an amazing impact - debuting at #38 on Heatseekers, #27 on Americana Folk, and #83 on the Record Label Indie current charts.
AMIGO THE DEVIL says about the Billboard debut, "This is surreal to us! Thank you forever for all your support with this record. Please keep sharing it and let's keep this party going. Again, from every cell in our bodies, thank you."
AMIGO THE DEVIL Tour Dates:
North America - Leg 1:
10/31 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater SOLD OUT
11/1 - Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
11/2 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
11/3 - Hamtramck, MI @ The Sanctuary
11/4 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/5 - Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Pete's Concert Venue
11/7 - Millvale, PA @ The Funhouse at Mr. Small's SOLD OUT
11/8 - Rochester, NY @ Flour City Station
11/9 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
11/10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus
11/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie SOLD OUT
11/13 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
11/14 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
11/15 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
11/16 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
11/17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Purgatory
11/18 - Orlando, FL @ Soundbar SOLD OUT
Europe:
12/04 - Paris - La Boule Noire
12/05 - Amsterdam - Melkweg
12/07 - London - Borderline
12/08 - Nottingham - Bodega
12/09 - Newcastle - Think Tank
12/11 - Glasgow - Stereo
12/12 - Manchester - Deaf Institute
12/13 - Bristol - Thekla
12/14 - London - Oslo
North America - Leg 2:
1/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Studio B at Skyway Theatre
1/17 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis
1/18 - University City, MO @ Blueberry Hill
1/19 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
1/21 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheet
1/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
1/23 - Boise, ID @ The Olympic
1/24 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
1/25 - Spokane, WA @ The Pin
1/26 - Seattle, WA @ The Sunset
1/29 - Reno, NV @ Jubs Jubs Thirst Parlour
1/30 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Atrium
1/31 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's
2/1 - Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar
2/2 - Tuscon, AZ @ Club Congress
2/4 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake's Sports Cafe and Backroom
2/5 - San Antonio, TX @ Jack's
"...spine-chilling... Amigo the Devil is a strange, hard-to-define entity that hovers like a slightly vengeful ghost around the peripheries of metal, dark folk, and Americana, claimed by none but with roots in all three." - Noisey
"Amigo The Devil is pushing the boundaries of folk and metal..." - Alternative Press
"Gothic Country Americana here... Guitar and banjo as towering as a barn... Everything Is Fine is more than fine - a catchy gallows-humorous take on Americana sound." - Decibel Magazine
"...an artist packed only with his trusty banjo and a set of pipes that croons of fear and despair in a romantically dark aura I can't stop listening to." - Metal Injection
"Bringing a crazy mash of Dark-Folk, blues, Bluegrass, Outlaw Country, campy and torch songs, Danny drips these styles down through a centrifuge with a moonshine back-of-the-throat-burn finish." - Ghost Cult Mag
A key figure in the U.S. 'murder folk' scene which also includes contemporaries such as The Devil Makes Three and The Dead South, the music of singer-songwriter AMIGO THE DEVIL is a unique blend of folk that also incorporates elements of Southern Gothic, Country and Bluegrass. Initially influenced by the likes of Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Godspeed! You Black Emperor, the artist born as Danny Kiranos has a recognized sound that carries traces of artists such as Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show and singer-songwriters William Elliott Whitmore and David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower, allied with direct, often morbid lyrics shot through with a dark sense of humor.
Produced by Ross Robinson - renowned for his work with major league hard rock/metal acts such as Korn, Slipknot, At The Drive In and Glassjaw - Everything Is Fine also features drummer Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage) sitting in on the entire recording session. The album was recorded at Valentine Studios, a time capsule untouched since the 70's with all the original gear and atmosphere. Everything Is Fine was recorded, mixed and mastered to tape to capture an absolute and pure brutal honesty.
Despite being armed with only his vocals and a banjo/acoustic guitar, AMIGO THE DEVIL's live show is worlds away from what people expect of a traditional folk show. Loaded with sing-alongs and an unsuspecting dose of humor to make otherwise grim topics accessible for fans of every genre, the songs remain deeply rooted in the tradition of story-telling that seems to be slipping away from the human condition.
AMIGO THE DEVIL Online:
Website: shopbenchmark.com/regime/
Music: http://youtu.be/9IiSLFHBb9Y