Posts Tagged ‘Surprise Me Mr. Davis’
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
RECAP / PHOTOS : Surprise Me Mr. Davis & The Slip @ High Sierra 2012
As promised, an "epic" roundup post from the action at this year's High Sierra Music Festival from the boys in Surprise Me Mr. Davis and The Slip. Brad, Marc, Andrew, Marco, Nathan and High Sierra just go hand in hand. They are all part of the action that... more
High Sierra 2012 Lineup: STS9, Galactic, Built to Spill, Lotus, Soulive & more…
The lineup for High Sierra Music Festival was just announced and it's absolutely a fantastic day for all my friends (based on my chat windows and the status updates I'm reading). We wait all year for this announcement locally because we know that High Sierra is one of the... more
Marco Benevento: Tour Dates, “Fearless” MP3
It's not surprise we're huge Marco Benevento fans 'round these parts, and he's got a huge tour coming up on both the East Coast and he starts a West Coast jaunt on December 1 in San Diego. And don't forget he's doing some shows with Garage a Trois in... more
Tour Dates: The Barr Brothers Fall/Winter 2011 Dates
Many of you have heard of The Slip and have followed Surprise Me Mr. Davis via this here blog, but one part of that musical creativity that we haven't covered much is the new-ish solo-ish project by The Barr Brothers. They're releasing an album soon with Sarah Page, "a... more
Jam Cruise 10 Lineup Announced!
The lineup for Jam Cruise was announced first thing this morning here on the West Coast, and I couldn't be happier that I've already taken the plunge and pre-booked a cabin for the 10th anniversary of the floating festival that everybody has been raving about for years. This will... more
Video: John Popper Jams with Surprise Me Mr. Davis @ SXSW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK61QhqnVIU For those of you that missed it, John Popper sat in with Surprise Me Mr. Davis at one of their SXSW sets. Our own Mr. Whitperson got this video while he was down in Austin rocking at the show...
New Year’s Eve: Surprise Me Mr. Davis in SF, Pretty Lights in Chicago
In case you missed it late yesterday, a bunch of New Year's Eve announcements hit the internets that I think you'd all be quite psyched about. First up, the gang in Surprise Me Mr. Davis collectively announced a two-night run at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco featuring sets... more
Nathan Moore’s Hippy Fiasco Tour
It's not surprise that social media has really changed the way many artists can make a living these days. Take for instance the case of Nathan Moore, the solo artist and frontman for Surprise Me Mr. Davis -- the man has been able to organize a Bay Area "tour"... more
High Sierra 2010: Day One Roundup
Here is a smattering of other photos from our crew's first day at High Sierra. I had an amazing time on day one but definitely hung back and bit and turned it in early. My friends raged hard and made it a few spots I didn't, so I... more
High Sierra 2010: Surprise Me Mr. Davis @ Camp Harry – Moore is More
My High Sierra High is dwindling. I have taken multiple showers, the dirt is almost completely off my feet and my sleep schedule is almost back to normal. Friends keep asking me about how my festival experience was, what bands I saw and what ridiculous costumes I wore. ... more
Photo Fest: Surprise Me Mr. Davis, Fred Torphy (Big Light) @ Cafe Du Nord, 7/6/10
I spent most of yesterday organizing through my media and our camp's photo galleries from High Sierra, and needless to say I was still moving a bit slow after five days of sensory overload. That didn't stop me at all from attending the unofficial HSMF decompression party featuring Surprise... more
Tour Dates: Surprise Me Mr. Davis Announce West Coast Dates
I can't wait for High Sierra time to roll around so I can see The Slip, Marco Benevento and Nathan Moore all cobble themselves together in a band that you've already heard of known as Surprise Me Mr. Davis. They're focusing on the West Coast ahead of and behind... more
Tour Dates: Marco Benevento at High Sierra, Telluride Late-Nights
I can't wait to see how the new Marco Benevento release turns out. He just sent out an update to his list and has an update on his tour dates across the country. We're waiting on West Coast dates that should be coming soon, and he'll definitely be... more
Tour Dates: Surprise Me Mr. Davis Release New EP
I'm in catchup mode here on the blog and one of the bands that I forgot to hype a few weeks back was Surprise Me Mr. Davis. They had announced a release set for April 13th called That Man Eats Morning For Breakfast, a seven-song EP featuring some of... more
Tour Dates: Marco Benevento To Release ‘Between The Needles & Nightfall’
Marco Benevento just announced a large set of tour dates that support the release of his new album entitled, Between The Needles & Nightfall. I've personally been a huge fan of everything Marco Benevento over the past few years and his solo work continues to impress me beyond my... more
High Sierra Music Festival 2010 Lineup
The High Sierra Music Festival has announced its initial 2010 lineup, including the likes of the Avett Brothers, Ozomatli, Femi Kuti, Bela Fleck, and Dr. Dog among many others. The Northern Cali fest is now in its 20th year and will once again take place over the 4th of... more
Surprise Me Mr. Davis Launches New Website
One of our favorites here at LMB just launched their new website. Welcome to the new homepage of Surprise Me Mr. Davis. We're happy to finally have a place on the web to exhibit new songs, photos, thoughts, etc.. Please, plug it in, turn it up, and enjoy. If you've never... more
Poster: Surprise Me Mr. Davis and Big Light @ Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco 7/10/09
Last night's show was rad; stay tuned for more crappy iPhone photos.
Surprise Me Mr. Davis and Big Light (with Special Guest Marco Benevento) @ The Indepedent, 7/9/09
Last night the concert calendar at the Independent listed Surprise Me Mr. Davis with opener Big Light, and there was a "Special Guest" listed that we all seemed to know was going to be Marco Benevento. Making the secret guest much less secret was the Independent actually updating their... more
Tour Dates: The Slip and Surprise Me Mr. Davis East and West Coast Dates
I'm booked for my first year at High Sierra and I'm super excited that I'll be getting a chance to see both The Slip as well as Surprise Me Mr. Davis (The Slip with Nathan Moore) at the festival. The band is hanging out in California for a while... more
Heady Links | New Year’s Eve Preview Edition
The live music universe is a world filled with ebbs and flows of energy; when things get busy, they really get busy and then there will be a down period. Suffice to say that in Chicago, right when that 90 day limit Lollapalooza puts on its performers finishes, October is... more
