The Return of Old Crow Medicine Show

Media Release – Monday December 7th
LOVE POLICE Present

The Return of Old Crow Medicine Show

With great joy, Love Police announce the return of the amazing OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW to New Zealand in March 2010.

“The twenty-somethings in Old Crow Medicine Show marry old-time string music and punk swagger.”
Rolling Stone

The band first toured New Zealand early in 2009 and left audiences in awe of the musical tour de force that is Old Crow Medicine Show. It’s fast & furious so bluegrass and folk lovers, hipsters and country fans, be prepared to get down in a whole new way once these five boys from Nashville take to the stage.

The band has gone far beyond the label of "Americana" and kicks out good old bluegrass styled music with rock ‘n’ roll attitude. They abandon the overdone country theme of dead dogs and lost women for heart felt get-downs about homegrown weed and trailer dwelling meth heads.

Since meeting in NYC in 1998, the quintet of Willie, Ketch, Critter, Morgan and Gill have progressed from beginnings as travelling buskers to opening for Dolly Parton and touring with Merle Haggard, along with head-lining shows and countless festivals. While the group initially made a name for themselves through the unbridled spirit of their energetic performances and relentless touring, the band has also released three acclaimed albums, clocking up sales of more than 300,000.

It is on the back of their current DVD release ‘Live at the Orange Peel’ and the fantastic reception they received last tour that Old Crow Medicine Show return to New Zealand!

TICKETS ON SALE Monday December 7th

Thursday 18th March - The Powerstation, Auckland - tickets from Ticketmaster
Friday 19th March - Founders Theatre, Hamilton - tickets from Ticketek
Saturday 20th March - The Opera House, Hastings - tickets from TicketDirect
Sunday 21st March - The Regent, Palmerston North - tickets from TicketDirect
Wednesday 24th March - The Opera House, Wellington - tickets from Ticketek
Thursday 25th March - James Hay Theatre, Christchurch - tickets from Ticketek

“I really love the Old Crow Medicine Show”
Emmylou Harris (Richmond Times – Dispatch)

“I’m really into this band…their live show is amazing and the album OCMS is really special.”
Norah Jones (MOJO)

“It’s so extraordinary to hear a band where there are three good singers; their
harmonies remind me of the Dead or the Band.”
Gillian Welch (MOJO)

The facts about Old Crow Medicine Show....

The quintet met in New York in 1998 and hit the road, travelling city to city in a van and busking in the streets. They eventually settled for a year in North Carolina, where they ran into a bit of good fortune while playing in front of a local pharmacy to an impressed Doc Watson; the folk icon promptly scheduled the band to play at his MerleFest.

Soon after, OCMS relocated to Nashville and found themselves gracing the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, opening for Dolly Parton, touring with Merle Haggard and regularly appearing on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. They caught the attention of Nettwerk Records in 2003 and signed on to release their debut album O.C.M.S, which they recorded at RCA’s legendary Studio B and Woodland Sound Studio with producer/guitarist David Rawlings (Gillian Welch, Robyn Hitchcock) at the helm. O.C.M.S was released in 2004 to critical acclaim; the New Yorker said of the album, “Heartbreaking, plunky ballads and unfastened fiddle tunes charged with youthful vigor,” while the Village Voice predicted, “Fame will soon lift her skirt for the band.”

Their sophomore album, Big Iron World, was released in August 2006 and combined traditional American standards (including Woody Guthrie’s “Union Maid”) with OCMS originals that blended American roots, folk, blues, gospel, bluegrass and a little bit of gritty rock. Again produced by Rawlings, the album caught the attention of critics from Billboard to Vanity Fair and the first single, a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Down Home Girl,” quickly became the #2 most added song at Triple A radio. Combined, the two albums have gone on to sell over 300,000 units.

OCMS released their third album called TENNESSEE PUSHER in September ‘08, this time teaming up with legendary producer Don Was (Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling Stones). The album was recorded at the famed A&M Studios and is made up of 13 infectious tracks, 12 of which are Old Crow originals and one American standard called “Always Lift Him Up” by Blind Alfred Reed.

Their first live concert DVD ‘Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre’ was released in August 2009 was recorded over two nights December 08 and features performances of 20 songs—15 of which are from the band’s three studio albums (OCMS, Big Iron World, Tennessee Pusher).

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