I am so excited that big Business is back with a new album – and they've slimmed back down to a two-piece, bassist/vocalist Jared Warren and drummer Coady Willis.
The Beast You Are, their fifth album, is out on April 12 via Joyful Noise Recordings. I took it for a few spins recently and it reminded me a lot of 2007's Here Come The Waterworks or 2009's Mind the Drift. Consequence of Sound premiered the lead single “Let Them Grind,” and it rips:
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Coady Willis explains that the band works better as a two-piece: “It’s just better. We work faster, and we know what we’re both going for. It gives us more room to be weirder in certain aspects and try different things. It makes sense because that’s how we established ourselves in the beginning and how we learned to write songs together, it was just the two of us. Coming back to that lineup felt natural.”
Big Business are playing with Clutch, along with some headlining dates. Here's the routing:
Big Business headlining tour dates:
April 11 Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar
April 12 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
April 13 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
April 16 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
April 17 Vancouver, BC Wise Hall
April 18 Bellingham, WA The Shakedown
April 19 Tacoma, WA Alma Mater
April 20 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
April 24 Denver, CO Hi Dive
April 26 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
April 27 Norman, OK Norman Music FestivalComplete list of upcoming Big Business tour dates:
February 2 Montreal, QC Taverne Tour
February 14 El Paso, TX Monarch
February 18 Birmingham, AL Firehouse
February 19 Columbia, SC The Senate *
February 21 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works *
February 22 Fayetteville, AR George’s Majestic Lounge *
February 23 Austin, TX Stubbs BBQ *
February 24 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre *
February 26 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theater *
February 27 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s *
March 1 Billings, MT Pub Station *
March 2 Missoula, MT Wilma Theater *
March 3 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall *
March 4 Edmonton, AB The Ranch *
March 6 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theater *
March 8 Wichita, KA The Cotillion Ballroom *
March 9 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom *
March 10 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theater *
March 12 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club
March 13 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall *
March 14 Green Bay, WI The Distillery *
March 15 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room *
March 16 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
March 18 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom *
March 19 New York, NY Irving Plaza *
March 21 Cincinnati, OH Woodward Theater
March 22 Memphis, TN The Hi Tone
March 23 Dallas, TX Regal Room
April 11 Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar
April 12 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
April 13 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
April 16 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
April 17 Vancouver, BC Wise Hall
April 18 Bellingham, WA The Shakedown
April 19 Tacoma, WA Alma Mater
April 20 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
April 24 Denver, CO Hi Dive
April 26 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
April 27 Norman, OK Norman Music Festival
*- w/Clutch