Black Prairie Releases Video and New Tracks, Announces Tour

Black Prairie quickly became one of our favorites when the band released its debut, Feast of the Hunters’ Moon, back in April. The side-project-turned-rightful-band boasts several members in common with the hugely-popular Decemberists, including bassist Nate Query, organist/accordionist Jenny Conlee and multi-instrumentalist Chris Funk, plus vocalist/violinist Annalisa Tornfelt and guitarist Jon Neufeld. Recently, the group just announced its first-ever tour dates and dropped two new downloadable tracks.

The tour keeps them firmly rooted in the Northeast, venturing just far south enough for a date in Virginia before taking them back up to Massachusetts and New York. But if you’re unable to catch one of the few dates (below), Black Prairie has also released an ethereal new music video for Moon track “Red Rocking Chair,” along with two previously unreleased tracks.

Listen to the two new tracks:

Black Prairie – Burn Down The Organ by Sugar Hill Records

Watch the video for “Red Rocking Chair”:

Black Prairie – Red Rocking Chair from Sugar Hill Records on Vimeo.

And finally, check out those tour dates:

October
20 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ 400 Bar
21 – Chicago, Ill. @ Schubas Tavern
22 – Valparaiso, Ind. @ Front Porch Music
23 – Columbus, Ohio @ Kobo Live Music
24 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Club Cafe
25 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda’s
26 – Arlington, Va. @ Iota Club & Cafe
27 – Cambridge, Mass. @ The Middle East
28 – Northampton, Mass. @ Iron Horse Music Hall
29 – New York, N.Y. @ Mercury Lounge