Hear That ‘Echo’? That Would Be The Fritz on Tour and on Vinyl
“On the fritz” usually means that something has gone badly, gone haywire. “The Fritz on stage,” however, means something entirely different: a wonderful, magical, spiritual experience. The Fritz, Asheville’s funk ambassadors, have a brand new EP due to be released October 12th and are mounting a massive fall tour beginning September 29th at The Calico Room in Wilmington NC (Florence willing). [Ed. note: Wilmington is a GO!]
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We’ve tried many adjectives and descriptors to fit the Fritz mold, but perhaps their self-description is most apt: an original soul-driven dance rock band. No argument with that.
This tour starts in the Southeast, CukoRakko Fall Festival in Alabama on that schedule, before moving to the East Coast, including five shows with ALO. After Suwannee Hulaween, The Fritz will play four shows in the Midwest and then four in Colorado. They’ll take a quick Thanksgiving break before heading south, winding up, just like last year’s fall tour, with a pair of shows at The Green Parrot in Key West.
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The new EP, Echo, also features a magnificent horn section: Natalie Cressman, trombone; Chris Bullock, woodwinds; and Justin Stanton, trumpet. All three are in constant demand in addition to Cressman’s work with the Trey Anastasio Band and Bullock’s and Stanton’s work with Snarky Puppy and the Snarky Puppy Horns.
The Fritz are: Jamar Woods [keyboard and vocals], Jamie Hendrickson [guitar], Jake O’ Connor [bass], Michael Tillis [drums], and Mike “Mikey Spice” Evans [percussion].
THE FRITZ FALL TOUR
09/29 The Calico Room | Wilmington NC
10/04 Songbirds | Chattanooga TN
10/05 CukoRakko Fall Festival | Horse Pens 40 | Steele AL
10/11 Lake Raleigh | Raleigh NC
10/13 Salvage Station | Asheville NC
10/17 Brooklyn Bowl | Brooklyn NY w/ ALO
10/18 Daryl’s House Club | Paling NY w/ ALO
10/19 Gypsy Sally’s | Washington DC w/ ALO
10/20 The Fillmore | Philadelphia PA w/ ALO
10/21 Brighton Music Hall | Allston MA w/ ALO
10/26 Suwannee Hulaween | Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park | Live Oak FL
10/31 Octave | Covington KY11/01 Bourbon on Bourbon | Chicago IL w/ Zoofunkyou
11/02 The Mousetrap | Indianapolis IN w/ CBDB
11/03 Odeon Louisville | Louisville KY w/ Esoteric Experience
11/14 Hodi’s Half Note | Fort Collins CO
11/15 Lost Lake | Denver CO
11/16 Ullrs Tavern | Winter Park CO
11/17 Schmiggity’s | Steamboat Springs CO
11/28 Fr8yard | Spartanburg SC
11/29 Center Stage – The Loft – Vinyl | Atlanta GA
11/30 Skipper’s Smokehouse | Tampa FL w/ Ajeva
12/01 1904 Music Hall | Jacksonville FL w/ Nightcrawler
12/05 High Dive | Gainesville FL
12/06 The Funky Biscuit | Boca Raton FL w/ Lemon City Trio
12/07 Guanabanas Island Restaurant and Bar | Jupiter FL
12/08 The Green Parrot | Key West FL
12/09 The Green Parrot | Key West FL