February is too cold for the outdoor music festivals of summer to thrive, so Old Shoe, the host band of Shoe Fest, is going to bring the experience indoors on Saturday February 2nd. The spirit of the festival community will come to life during the first annual Snow Shoe, featuring Old Shoe, Zmick and Sneaky Gene, at The Majestic Theater in Kankakee, IL.Snow Shoe will be a new experience for Kankakee, with live artists and local vendors taking part in the festivities. Pre-sale tickets for the concert will go on sale December 1st for $10. Snow Shoe is an all ages event.
Old Shoe is excited to announce their upcoming 2013 spring tour dates. The Chicago folk rock band will be playing their first shows in Colorado on the tour and wrap up their spring by playing Summer Camp and Wakarusa. The five piece group is also working on their upcoming third studio album.-- Tour Dates4/5 Bloomington, IL – Six Strings Club4/6 Springfield, IL – Donnie’s Homespun4/12 Chicago, IL – The Bar 10 Doors4/13 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s *4/14 Pomeroy, IA – Byron’s4/17 Fort Collins, CO – Hodi’s Half Note4/18 Steamboat Springs, CO – Ghost Ranch Saloon4/19 Denver, CO – Quixote’s True Blue &4/20 Nederland, CO – Whistler’s Café $4/25 Chicago, IL – Abbey Pub – Full Court Press ^4/26 DeKalb, IL – The House Café4/27 Charleston, IL – Mac’s Uptowner5/3 Indianapolis, IN - The Mousetrap5/10 Woodstock, IL – D.C. Cobb’s5/24-26 Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival5/30-6/2 Ozark, AR – Wakarusa Music Festival*= w/ Roster McCabe&= w/ Max Creek$= w/ Smooth Money Gesture^= members of Old Shoe
Old Shoe will release its 3rd studio album, Family, with a hometown performance at Martyrs’ in Chicago, IL. The five-piece band will celebrate its all-original 13-track release, which showcases the band’s diverse influences ranging from bluegrass to prog-rock to jazz, with it all settling into a familiar comfort zone akin to one’s favorite “old shoe.” The album reaches new heights from previous releases with a star-studded guest roster featuring musicians from the Henhouse Prowlers, The Low Down Brass Band, and Chicago’s production of “The Jungle Book”This record is not merely another notch in the belt for Old Shoe, but is more so a poignant culmination of the band’s growth and progress since their last release in 2011. In just a little over two years, Old Shoe solidified their strong lineup with keyboardist/mandolinist/vocalist Joe Day and drummer Greg Fundis, rounded the Midwest festival circuit at high-profile events like Summer Camp and Wakarusa, opened for Grammy-award winning Bruce Hornsby, and even produced 3 consecutive installments of their own festival, Shoe Fest.The band brings it all home on October 11 at Martyrs’ in Chicago, where the family will gather to celebrate Family. Tickets are available at martyrslive.com, and younger fans should note that this is a rare 18 and over show for the legendary Chicago venue.
Today Shoe Fest is releasing the second phase of the lineup for the 2014 edition of the festival. Featuring two nights of host band Old Shoe, the star studded line up will also feature The Wood Brothers, Split Lip Rayfield, Henhouse Prowlers and plenty more.Shoe Fest is a 3 day music and camping festival held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See in Manteno, IL over Labor Day weekend. Shoe Fest began in 2011 and continues to grow each year. There are two stages of music, with an emphasis on roots music, such as folk, folk rock, bluegrass, and jambands.Tickets are available now at http://shoe-fest.comLine Up:2 Nights of Old ShoeThe Wood BrothersSplit Lip RayfieldHenhouse ProwlersFamily Groove CompanyMr BlottoBen Miller BandChicago FarmerFruitionHorseshoes and Hand GrenadesSoapNew Old CavalryJaik WillisBones Jugs N HarmonyUnder the WillowEGiCosmic RailroadThe Leadfoot BandMiles Over MountainThe Way Down Wanderers& more to come
The third installment of regional jamband Old Shoe's winter festival will move to the Mayne Stage in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on February 7th.
National touring bluegrass act The Rumpke Mountain Boys from Cincinnati will join Old Shoe. The bill is rounded out by local favorites Mr Blotto and Chicago newcomers Miles Over Mountains.
Special Guest Fareed Haque, of Garaj Mahal fame, will perform as an artist at large, joining each of the bands and adding his signature jazz guitar stylings to the broad musical spectrum of Snow Shoe.
Old Shoe is also the host band of Shoe Fest, an annual camping music festival held in Manteno, IL, an hour south of Chicago. Shoe Fest will be held September 4th, 5th & 6th this year.
Liquid Karma Productions Presents
Snow Shoe with Old Shoe
Mr. Blotto
Rumpke Mountain Boys
Miles Over Mountains
with
Special Guest artist at large Fareed Haque
Saturday, February 7th
Mayne Stage
1328 West Morse Ave
Chicago, IL 60626
Ticketing Link: http://bit.ly/snowshoe2015
