For The Country Record - February 2016
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe, whose “heartfelt baritone” (NPR) delivers “haunted country, acoustic blues and rugged folk” (Rolling Stone), will release his 14th studio album, Another Black Hole (Gypsy Eyes Music), February 12, 2016.
Produced by Grammy-winning producer and engineer Ray Kennedy and Brian Brinkerhoff, Another Black Hole features Holcombe’s rasping vocals and bright, percussive guitar accentuating his insightful lyrics. “It is Malcolm’s perception of the world that make his songs hit you like a gunpowder blast. His gruff and tough delivery is a primordial power full of grit, spit and anthropomorphic expression,” says Kennedy.
Recorded at Room & Board Studios in Nashville, TN, the 10-song set features longtime musical compatriots including Jared Tyler (dobro, baritone guitar, banjo, mandolin and harmony vocals), Dave Roe (upright and electric bass), Ken Coomer (drums and percussion), Tony Joe White (electric guitar), Future Man (percussion) and Drea Merritt (vocal harmony).
Born and raised in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, Holcombe is highly regarded and recognized by contemporaries in Americana music including Emmylou Harris, Wilco, Steve Earle. An “emotionally captivating” (Isthmus), performer, Holcombe has shared the stage with Merle Haggard, Richard Thompson, John Hammond, Leon Russell, Wilco and Shelby Lynne.
MALCOLM HOLCOME TOUR DATES
January 16 – Red Dragon – Baton Rouge, LA
January 17 – Frog Pond at Blue Moon Farm – Fairhope, AL
February 12 – Great Aunt Stella Center – Charlotte, NC
February 17 – Douglas Corner – Nashville, TN
February 18 – Boone Saloon – Boone, NC
February 19 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
February 20 – Six String Presents – Durham, NC
February 21 – Red Light Café – Atlanta, GA
March 12 – Laurel Mountain Coffeehouse – Kingwood, WV
March 26 – Acoustic Brew – Lemont, PA
April 2 – Laurel Theater – Knoxville, TN
April 7 – Ray Lewis Presents – Jacksonville, FL
April 8 – Luna Star Cafe – North Miami, FL
April 9 – Our Kind Of Folk – Seminole, FL
April 18 – Meneer Frits – Eindhoven, Netherlands
April 19 – De Schalm – Westwoud, Netherlands
April 21 – Musemix at Engels – Den Haag, Netherlands
April 23 – Clubhouse KZG – Grimbergen, Belgium
April 24 – Take Five – Venlo, Netherlands
April 26 – Die Funzel – Worms, Germany
May 1 – Stones Café – Vignola, Italy
May 4 – Next Stop Olten – Olten, Switzerland
May 6 – Tea Room Sessions – Carrick On Suir, Ireland
May 10 – Green Note – London, United Kingdom
May 11 – The Globe – Topsham, United Kingdom
May 12 – B-Bar – Plymouth, United Kingdom
May 13 – St. George’s Hall – Bewdley, United Kingdom
May 14 – West End Club – Barry, United Kingdom
May 15 – The Live Room – Shipley, United Kingdom
May 17 – West by Northwest @ Walshaw Sports Club – Newscastle, United Kingdom
June 11 – Kathryn’s Space Concert Series – New York, NY
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