Thundering across the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest this fall, the four-headed rock monster Dopapod hits the road again with its celebrated live show in tow. Blending technical skills with genre-defying stews of jazz, metal, and funk, guitarist Rob Compa, drummer Neal Evans, bassist Chuck Jones, and keyboardist Eli Winderman have thrilled audiences coast-to-coast with their dogmatic dedication to the groove.Breaking out of basements and backwoods bars, Brooklyn-based Dopapod hits major festivals and prestigious clubs and theaters across the land with some of the country’s most in-demand touring acts Papadosio, Zoogma, and The Werks. Sets at Hyperion, Catskill Chill, and Bear Creak Music Festival ice the four-piece’s tireless touring through some of the hottest venues east of the Mississippi. The presence of lighting and sound designer Luke Stratton on each and every stop ties in audio wizardry with breathtaking visual accompaniment that guarantees fans the total Dopapod sensory package.The palindromic obsession (the band’s last few releases include 2012’s Redivider, 2011’s Drawn Onward, and the live album I Saw Live Dopapod Evil Was I) isn’t limited to tongue in cheek titles. Deeper still is the quartet’s front to back, multidirectional writing and performance style. Musical ideas germinated on stage find their way into studio sessions, which blend and morph until the ideas are returned to the stage having evolved through a thousand iterations—though the meaning stays the same.Years of touring and hundreds of shows under its collective belt have given Dopapod the telepathic connection necessary to pull off the high wire act the stage show demands each night. Totally live, with no pre-produced elements and only a skeletal setlist, each member dips into his wealth of influence and ability to not only pull of incredibly intricate maneuvers, but elevate the level of songwriting on stage and under the gun. The result is a deeply technical yet utterly human performance.Tickets are on sale now for Dopapod's national 2013 Fall Tour. For more information about the band or to purchase tickets check out the official website at http://dopapod.comTOUR DATES: Dopapod Fall 2013 TourSeptember 6 Spencer, IN—Hyperion Music & Arts FestivalSeptember 7 Pittsburgh, PA—Rex Theatre*September 8 Hancock, NY—Catskill Chill Music FestivalSeptember 10 Leesburg, VA—Tally Ho Theatre**September 11 Charlottesville, VA—Jefferson Theatre^!!September 12 Blacksburg, VA—Sycamore Deli^^September 14 Richmond, VA—Canal ClubSeptember 19 Boston, MA—RoyaleSeptember 20 Poultney, VT—Green Mountain College%September 21 Burlington, VT—Higher Ground BallroomSeptember 26 Ithaca, NY—The Haunt $September 27 Baltimore, MD—Baltimore Sound StageSeptember 28 Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg%%October 4 Syracuse, NY—The Wescott TheatreOctober 5 Durham, CT—Fall Down FestivalOctober 10 Buffalo, NY—Waiting RoomOctober 11 Morgantown, WV—123 Pleasant StreetOctober 12 Kalamazoo, MI—Bells Eccentric Café Back RoomOctober 13 Lansing, MI—The LoftOctober 16 Iowa City, IA—Iowa City Yacht ClubOctober 17 Minneapolis, MN—The CaboozeOctober 18 Chicago, IL—Bottom Lounge Volcano RoomOctober 19 Indianapolis, IN—The MousetrapOctober 23 Madison, WI—High Noon SaloonOctober 24 Urbana, IL—The Canopy ClubOctober 25 Covington, KY—Madison Theatre #October 26 Columbus, OH—Skully’s Music Diner #October 31 Cleveland Heights, OH—Grog ShopNovember 1 Lexington, KY—Cosmic CharlesNovember 2 Nashville, TN—12th & Porter^November 7 Raleigh, NC—Lincoln TheatreNovember 8 Asheville, NC—Asheville Music Hall~November 9 Atlantic, GA—Terminal West +November 14 Charlotte, NC—Chop Shop*November 15 Charleston, SC—The Pour House<November 16 Live Oak, FL—Bear Creek Music Festival (*)w/ Papadosio(**) w/ Moogatu(^)w/ Zoogma(!!) Damn Right(^^)w/ The Shack Band(%) Free & closed to GMC students and staff only($) w/ Fikus(%%) w/ Pigeons Playing Ping Pong(#) w/ SassafraZ(~) w/ Fritz(+) w/ The Werks(<) w/ Mama’s Love Please check the website at http://dopapod.com/tour/ for complete tour details.
