Friday, March 4, 2016

SILVER CITY BOUND EARNING PRAISE AS ONE OF NYC’S PREMIER AMERICANA BANDS

NEW EP ‘TAKE MY PICTURE’ OUT TODAY

BAND IS AZERBAIJAN BOUND IN MAY WITH STATE DEPARTMENT’S ARTS ENVOY PROGRAM

Though they are as at home performing at Lincoln Center or Brooklyn Bowl as in dive bars, Silver City Bound’s comfort level will be tested as they are set to join a U.S. State Department Arts Envoy tour of Azerbaijan on May 12-22. The band will perform festival concerts in Baku and travel around the country, collaborating with local musicians. The band, formerly known as the Amigos, has previously toured for the State Department in China, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

Silver City Bound’s new EP ‘Take My Picture’ is out today and they will perform tonight at Brooklyn’s Barbes. According to Pop Matters, “New York’s Silver City Bound play a fun, eclectic brand of Americana that blends in folk, zydeco and a bit of indie rock.”

The Bluegrass Situation calls them “ebullient.”

Elmore Mag says, “With a sound driven by a jarringly poignant accordion and a howling electric guitar, Silver City Bound is provides the perfect soundtrack for roadtripping.”

The Arts Envoy Program shares the best of the U.S. arts community with the world to foster cross-cultural understanding and collaboration and to demonstrate shared values and aspirations. American arts professionals-- including performing artists, visual artists, poets, playwrights, theatrical and film directors, curators, and others-- travel overseas to conduct workshops, give performances, and mentor young people. Programs seek to connect with international publics who might not otherwise have the opportunity to engage with American arts professionals.

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