Greensky Bluegrass is a Michigan based five-piece bluegrass/country band that has been making music for more than 18 years. The band has evolved through the decades with, according to a press release, their “own version of bluegrass music, mixing the acoustic stomp of a stringband with the rule-breaking spirit of rock & roll.”
Starting the new year, Greensky will be celebrating the release of their seventh studio album, entitled, All For Money. The new record includes 12 brand new songs that were all recorded at Echo Mountain Recording in Asheville, North Carolina with co-producers Dominic John Davis (who was Jack White’s bassist) and Glenn Brown. The record is set to come out on January 18th via the band’s own label, Big Blue Zoo Records. All For Money follows the band’s 2016 album, Shouted, Written Down & Quoted which came out September of that year.
Paul Hoffman, who plays the mandolin in the band commented on the album, saying that, “The title of the album comes from a song with the same name. I thought on this concept for a long time. This paradox that exists in doing what you love or having your dreams come true. We are so truly blessed. But also, what if the support and all the attention starts to feel like crowding and containment.” He continued with, “I wanted to be careful about how to say this. It’s tricky. I’m not harboring any resent or regret. Far from it in fact. Pride and honor. But if we get tired or if we’re making decisions based on our needs to eat or the desires of others, well, that’s just not ‘doing what you love.’ The song and the album are so much about us. It’s about what we do and the love we receive in return. So ‘if you need a voice, I’m yours friend. For something better in the end.”
The release of the new album coincides with the newly announced winter tour that will kick off in January of 2019. Greensky will be joined by Circles Around the Sun, Billy Billy Strings as well as more that will be announced further down the road. The winter dates will begin on January 10th in Albany New York and will continue throughout January and February before closing it out on February 9th in Detroit Michigan. Greensky is currently on the road with the remaining of their Fall 2018 dates.
All For Money Winter 2019 Tour Dates:
1/10 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre *
1/11 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia *
1/12 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre *
1/16 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater *
1/17 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium *
1/18 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
1/19 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
1/22 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing Terrace ^
1/23 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall ^
1/24 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine ^
1/25 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz ^
1/26 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte ^
1/29 – Portland, ME – State Theatre #
1/30 – Boston, MA – House of Blues #
1/31 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak ^
2/1 – Washington, DC – The Anthem #
2/2 – Washington DC – The Anthem #
2/5 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues #
2/6 – Columbus, OH – Express Live! #
2/7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE #
2/8 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit ^
2/9 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit ^
*w/ Circles Around the Sun
#w/ Billy Strings
^TBA
Remaining Fall 2018 Tour Dates:
10/31 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater *
11/1- Portland, OR – Roseland Theater *
11/2 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox *
11/3 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox *
11/7 – Crystal Bay, NV – Crystal Bay Casino *
11/8 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre *
11/9 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park *
11/10 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre *
11/12 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren *
11/14 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Jones Assembly *
11/15 – Houston, TX – House of Blues *
11/16 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s BBQ *
11/17 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater *
11/23 – Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo State Theatre ^
11/24 – Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo State Theatre ^
12/28 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre #
12/29 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre #
12/30 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre %
1231 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre – “Three Sets of Greensky Bluegrass”
*w/ The Lil Smokies
^w/ Lindsay Lou
#w/ The Jeff Austin Band
% w/ Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
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