"Star & Micey make winsome, feel-good,
old-timey-tinged pop tunes that owe as much to
sea shanty-spouting indie acts like the Decemberists as they
do straight-up bluegrass bands like Freakwater and Nickel Creek." Allmusic.com
Tearing up the lost highway from Oxford, Mississippi's Sweet
Tea Studios comes the I Can't Wait EP, the sophomore offering
from Memphis’s folk pop trio, Star & Micey. Produced by Dennis Herring
(Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Buddy Guy), the new EP captures the band's raw
live spirit while carefully preserving the honesty of a well crafted work of
art. The band has spent the last four years charming fans and critics in equal
measure, earning raves from the likes of Paste Magazine, who named them the “#1
on the list of 12 Tennessee Bands You Should Listen to Now” saying “…Star &
Micey have crafted then steadily smoothed out a brand of folksy pop that brings
to mind Memphis legends Big Star and The Avett Brothers.”
They were invited to perform at the Paste Studios, check it
out here:
In addition to the Paste session and Daytrotter, they’ve
also taped a Hotel Memphis segment; they perform for the passengers on a
Memphis streetcar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQAy0sfiGlo
I Can’t Wait features guest musical performances by Big
Star’s Jody Stephens, Dennis Herring and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s Jesse
Munson, the band will be releasing a limited number of black and blue 10” 45
RPM vinyl versions with plenty of exclusive bonus items. Pre-orders with
special bundles begin in 2 weeks.
Here's a little about Star & Micey's somewhat accidental
beginnings. It was a dark night, like many before it in Memphis. Joshua Cosby
walked home from rehearsal with his guitar slung over his back. A local
homeless man flagged him down, not for money but for a story. The man explained
how he had written a song about his ex-wife Micey and there, on that dimly lit
street occurred an exchange, two men playing each other songs of heartbreak and
the ultimate sacrifice. Upon parting ways, the displaced man revealed his name
to be Star.
Star & Micey head out on tour this fall, and with gas
prices being what they are, they’ve created a fundraiser on Pledge Music…learn
more about it here: http://pledgemusic.com/projects/starandmicey
Star & Micey on Tour
September
28th 10pm Cafe Ole
Memphis, TN
October w/ The Carolina Story
18th 8pm The Hi Tone
Memphis, TN
19th 9pm Maxine's
Hot Springs,
AR
20th 8pm The Wild Rooster
Ft Worth, TX
23rd 10pm Smoke and Barrel Tavern
Fayatteville, AR
24th 8pm Sticky Fingerz
Little Rock, AR
24th
Ardent Studios/NPR Taping Memphis, TN
26th 8pm House Show
Chicago, IL
30th 10pm Wilbert's
Cleveland,
OH
November w/ The Carolina Story through 11/9
2nd 10pm Dawson St. Pub
Philadelphia, PA
4th 9pm Rockwood
Music Hall
New York, NY
6th 10pm Altamont Brewing Co.
Asheville, NC
7th 7pm Eddie's
Attic
Decatur, GA
8th 8pm Overall
Company
Opelika, AL
9th 10pm The Pub
Fairhope, AL
24th 10pm Proud Larry's
Oxford, MS
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