For any band to thrive on the road for nearly thirty years, there needs to be a constant source of renewal, a fresh spring of creativity at the center of the music that brings each member back for more. For Leftover Salmon, one of the great purveyors of Americana, this source came first from the American roots music traditions they came up with: bluegrass picking, Cajun two-stepping, the country blues. For all these years–over the course of their rise to become one of the biggest bands on the roots music circuit today, with legions of fans and routinely sold-out shows–Leftover Salmon have picked up many more influences. Much of this comes from the interactions between the founding members’ roots and the newer band members, who bring refreshingly different influences and ideas to the songwriting process. With their new album, Something Higher, out now on LoS Records, Leftover Salmon taps into everything from horn-blasting R&B to reverb-drenched desert noir, from the cosmic roots music sound they helped create to neo-New Orleans-meets-Appalachia liquefaction. There’s an unmistakable evolution to Leftover Salmon’s sound, and Something Higher has an edge to it that feels entirely new.
6/7 - The Hive - Sandpoint, ID ... w/ Dodgy Mountain Men
6/8 - Great Northern Bar - Whitefish, MT ... w/ Moonshine Mountain
6/9 - Silver Cloud Campout - Haugan, MT
6/22-23 - Telluride Bluegrass - Telluride, CO
6/28 - ROMP - Owensboro, KY
6/29 - Kate Wolf Music Festival - Laytonville, CA
7/1 - Ivy Ballroom at the Surf Hotel - Buena Vista
7/2 - Center for the Arts - Crested Butte, CO
7/20 - Peach Fest - Scranton, PA
7/21-22 - Northwest String Summit - North Plains, OR
7/27-28 - Floyd Fest - Floyd, VA
8/10-11 - Fish Out of Water Festival - Taos, NM
8/17 - Smokin' Seafood Bluegrass Fest - Garresttsville, OH
8/18 - Hoxeyville Music Festival - Wellston, MI
8/30 - Flying Monkey - Plymouth, NH
8/31 - The Cabot - Beverly, MA
9/1 - Rhythm & Roots Festival - Charleston, RI
9/2 - Blues, Brews, & BBQ - Huntsville, UT
9/13 - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY
9/14 - Wormtown Music Festival - Greenfield, MA
9/15 - Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CT
9/16 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
9/21 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA ... w/ Infamous String Dusters, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
9/22 - Pisgah Brewing Co - Black Mountain, NC
9/23 - Sing Out Loud Fest - Ponte Vedra, FL
9/27 - Adventure Grass Festival - Oak Hill, WV
9/28 - The State Theatre - Falls Church, VA
9/30 - Mann Center for the Arts - Philadelphia, PA
10/2 - Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
10/4 - Madison Theater - Covington, KY ... w/ Rumpke Mountain Boys
10/5 - Vogue - Indianapolis, IN ... w/ Rumpke Mountain Boys
10/6 - Park West - Chicago, IL ... w/ Amy Helm
10/7 - 3rd & Lindsley - Nashville, TN
