Portland Oregon-based Shook Twins enter June with a completed recording project, successfully funded Kickstarter, vinyl release, and announcement of their upcoming full summer festival season calendar. In May the group headed into the studio with Grammy nominated producer Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Milo Greene) and in concert launched a successfully fan supported Kickstarter campaign to fund the project. The group spent three weeks immersed “in the music,” at Hadlock’s renowned Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville WA, and anticipate releasing the new material in Winter 2013.To satiate fans awaiting the new material, the bands 2011 release “Window” will be released later this summer on vinyl, in collaboration with a partnership with Eugene Oregon based Ninkasi Brewing and their “Beer Is Love” campaign.Confirmed summer festival dates have stacked up and include first time visits to High Sierra, Sisters Folk Festival, MASSV and Summer Meltdown. Other highlights include performing at the first annual Cascadia Music Festival in Eugene Oregon that boasts headliners Railroad Earth and Bruce Hornsby; opening for The Indigo Girls at Festival at Sandpoint (Sandpoint, ID) and the bands first venture to the Midwest to perform at Boats and Bluegrass (Winona, MN). Fall will find the band at Yonder Mountain Festival in Ozark, AR.Summer Tour 2013June 14 - Coyote Spirit Festival - Paisley, ORJune 15 - Green Show Concert Series - Ashland, ORJune 25 - The Ruins - Hood River, ORJune 26, -Applegate Lodge - Applegate, ORJune 27 - Humbrews - Arcata, CAJune 28 - Marinwood Music in the Park - San Rafael, CAJune 29 - Aubergine After Dark - Sebastapol, CAJune 30 - Cafe DuNord - San Francisco, CAJuly 1 - Private Event - Santa Cruz, CAJuly 4 - High Sierra Music Festival - Quincy, CAJuly 5 - Cascadia Music Festival - Eugene, ORJuly 6 - MASSV Festival - Sun Valley, IDJuly 7 - Redfish Lake Lodge - Stanley, IDJuly 12-14 - Oregon Country Fair - Veneta, ORJuly 18-19 - Northwest String Summit - North Plains, ORJuly 21 - Starbelly Jam - Crawford Bay BC, CanadaJuly 25 - Walnut Room - Denver, COJuly 26 - FAC at The Maya Restaurant - Avon, COJuly 27 - Mountain Fair - Carbondale, COJuly 28 - Bluegrass Sundays - Aspen, COAug 1 - Festival at Sandpoint - Sandpoint, ID ++Aug 10-11 - Summer Meltdown, Darrington, WAAug 13-14 - Adrift Hotel - Long Beach, WAAug 16 - Private Event - Camano Island, WAAug 23 - Green Show Concert Series - Ashland, ORAug 24 - Ventis Cafe & Taphouse - Salem, WAAug 25 - Eugene Celebration - Eugene, ORAug 31 - Private Event - Dayton, ORSept 6-8 - Sisters Folk Festival -Sisters, ORSept 14 - Newport Music Festival - Newport, WASept 18 - Missoula Winery & Event Center – Missoula, MTSept 22 - Sunday Afternoon Blues, Brews & BBQ - Huntsville, UTSept 28 - Boats and Bluegrass Festival - Winona, MNOct. 17-20 - Yonder Mountain Harvest Festival - Ozark, AR++ Opening for Indigo GirlsComplete tour and show info is available at: http://www.shooktwins.com
