BRASHER, A MUSICAL AND ETHNIC OUTCAST, EXPLORES LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE
44-DATE TOUR CONFIRMED
“Artist to watch in 2018.” - NPR Music
"Timelessly American… Brasher's strain of soul [is] one that's flush with lyrical nods to Biblical images, Rubber Soul harmonies and a gruff reverence to its southern roots." - Billboard
Fat Possum’s “big-sounding” (Brooklyn Vegan) artist Liz Brasher will perform on the NPR Music stage at SXSW and will launch a 44-date tour as Fat Possum Records has confirmed the release of her EP ‘Outcast’ on April 27. a first-generation Dominican-Italian, this self-described outcast doesn’t fit neatly into any categories musically or personally. Brasher says, “I’ve never fit into a set group, genre or ethnicity and my heart goes out to other outcasts.” She confesses that being an outcast is also an attitude she carries, saying, “I don’t like rules.”
Produced by Brasher, Scott Bomar of the Bo-Keys, and Bruce Watson in her new hometown of Memphis, the ‘Outcast’ EP draws as much from garage rock, classic soul and funk, and ‘60s girl group pop sounds as from the music she grew up singing in church. Often starting her songwriting with a beat, Brasher wrote several of the songs under the influence of her recent move to Memphis, including the hard-grooving “Come My Way,” the dark “Feel Something,” and the title track. “Feel Something” is simultaneously an observation on culture, where it takes more and more to shock onlookers, and a portrayal of a character who is constantly seeking attention. The EP also features Al Gamble (St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Hold Steady, Robert Finley) on keys.
NPR Music said, “Good-God-Hallelujah… Brasher (rhymes with Frazer) shouts, rocks, rolls, and tears it up on stage; her music will dig down deep to touch your soul.” She’s also earned love from Spotify’s Fresh Folk playlist.
‘OUTCAST’ EP TRACK LISTING
1. Body Of Mine
2. Come My way
3. Feel something
4. Outcast
5. Remain
6. Cold Baby
LIZ BRASHER PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
March 2 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater (w/ the Mavericks)
March 3 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater (w/ the Mavericks)
March 3 - Austin, TX - The Blackheart (midnight)
March 14 - Austin, TX - WMOT interview at El Mercado (4:30pm, SXSW)
March 14 - Austin, TX - NPR Stage at Stubb’s (SXSW)
March 15 - Austin, TX - Yeti (5:30pm, SXSW)
April 27 - Oxford, MS - Double Decker Arts Festival
April 29 - Columbus, MS - Sunstroke House
May 2 - Nashville, TN - The Basement
May 3 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick
May 4 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
May 6 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sun Fest
May 8 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues *
May 10 - Austin, TX - Mohawk *
May 11 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues Cambridge *
May 13 - Phoenix, AZ - Last Exit Live *
May 14 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues Voodoo Room *
May 15 - West Hollywood, CA - Peppermint Club *
May 16 - San Francisco, CA - Café Du Nord *
May 18 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Lounge *
May 20 - Seattle, WA - Barboza *
May 22 - Bozeman, MT - Filling Station *
May 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - Rye *
May 24 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre *
May 25 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown *
May 26 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
May 30 - Nashville, TN - City Winery - Nashville *
May 31 - St Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill - Duck Room *
June 1 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's *
June 2 - Kearney, NE - Heritage Days *
June 6 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark *
June 7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Spirit Hall *
June 8 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *
June 9 - Cleveland, OH - Laure Live *
June 12 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage *
June 14 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Pour House *
June 15 - Hilton Head Island, SC - Rooftop Bar at Poseidon *
June 17 - Atlanta, GA - City Winery *
June 19 - Washington, DC - City Winery *
June 20 - Pawling, NY - Daryl's House *
June 21 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater *
June 22 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
June 24 - Holyoke, MA - Iron Horse *
June 25 - Boston, MA - City Winery *
June 28 - Chicago, IL - City Winery *
June 29 - Toledo, OH - Civic Music Hall *
June 30 - Indianapolis, IN -The Vogue *
* with Red Wanting Blue
