Laura Gibson: January tour dates
Laura Gibson has announced a January tour to support her debut album, If You Come To Greet Me, released by Hush Records. Gibson will be joined by Cory Gray (Norfolk and Western) on piano and trumpet, while Laura plays her nylon guitar.
If You Come To Greet Me was produced by Laura Gibson's friend, Adam Selzer (Norfolk and Western, M Ward, Decemberists) and Dylan Magierek (Mark Kozelek, The Innocence Mission, Badman Records). Most of the album was recorded and mixed in the Spring of 2006. Gibson's song Hand in Pockets made the 2006 Pdx Pop Now! compilation, and she signed a contract with Portland's Hush Records shortly after.
Laura Gibson is an earthy character. Her website speaks of visiting Emily Dickinson's house, soup recipes, tossing frisbees, and making ice cream. This filters into her music with instruments "from bare-bones guitar and voice, to an orchestra of trumpets, piano, vibraphone, saw, violin, cello, banjo and found sounds." (Hush Records)
Laura Gibson blogged about her writing experience:
"The songs probably sound very nostalgic. I was listening to a lot of old music that I checked out from the Coquille Library, and reading through boxes of my grandparents love letters (I never really got to know my grandparents in person). I also was spending a lot of time reliving childhood experiences with my nephews, and began to see my town, my family and my experience growing up with new eyes… all of these things along with the fact that I am kind of a nostalgic person, resulted in a group of nostalgic songs. These are also the things that brought me back to life after a hard year."
Laura Gibson – Hands in Pockets
Laura Gibson – Wintering
Laura Gibson – Certainty
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Laura Gibson tour dates:
Jan 10 2007 House show – Medford, Oregon
Jan 12 2007 Cool as Folk – Radio Davis, California
Jan 12 2007 Delta of Venus –Davis, California
Jan 13 2007 tba
Jan 14 2007 Tangier — Los Angeles, California
Jan 15 2007 Raven Cafe — Prescott, Arizona
Jan 16 2007 TBA –Tucson, Arizona
Jan 18 2007 The Mohawk –Austin, Texas
Jan 19 2007 Rubber Gloves –Denton, Texas
Jan 20 2007 Opolis –Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 21 2007 The Dusty Bookshelf –Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 23 2007 High Dive –Denver, Colorado
Jan 24 2007 The Bean Cycle — Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 25 2007 Kilby Court –Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 27 2007 The Green Room –Reno, Nevada
Jan 28/29 2007 Tba –San Francisco, California
Jan 31 2007 Holocene– Portland, Oregon