Rising folk figure Steve Gunn made a big impression with 2014's Way Out Weather and his recent Seasonal Hire LP with the Black Twig Pickers, so much so that he's now been signed by esteemed indie imprint Matador.
The label revealed their acquisition today (March 11), reporting that Gunn has now entered the Matador stable. He had previously worked with imprints like Paradise of Bachelors and Three Lobed Recordings. Matador describes the artist, who had played in Kurt Vile's backup band the Violators, as a "rare artist with equal footing in the rock, folk and avant spheres." Matador has not yet unveiled plans for Gunn's label debut.
To celebrate the signing, Gunn has unveiled a video for his Way Out Weather track "Wildwood," which you can see down below along with a rather hefty 2015 tour schedule. He'll be making his way across the globe between March and August, with a lone Canadian appearance scheduled at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in July.
Tour dates:
03/14 Marfa, TX - New Myths Festival
03/15 Austin, TX - The Mohawk (outside) Barbarian Group Party [FREE SHOW]
03/16 Austin, TX - The Center Spot
03/17 Austin, TX - The Mohawk (outside)
03/18 Austin, TX - Weather Up – Billy Reid/Third Man Records Shindig [FREE SHOW]
03/18 Austin, TX - The Mohawk Pitchfork Day Party
03/19 Houston, TX - Walter's *
03/20 New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa*
03/21 Mobile, AL - AeroFest
03/22 Columbus, GA - River Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theatre *
03/23 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree*
03/24 Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
03/26 Nashville, TN - The Stone Fox
03/27 Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival
03/28 Louisville, KY - The New Vintage*
03/29 Columbus, OH - Spacebar*
03/31 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
04/01 Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
05/04 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant ^
05/05 Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre ^
05/06 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
05/07 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre ^
05/08 Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheater ^
05/09 Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
05/17 Brussels, BE - Les Nuits Botanique
05/18 London, UK - The Lexington
05/19 Nottingham, UK - The Maze
05/20 Manchester, UK - The Roadhouse
05/21 Dublin, IE - The Workman's Club
05/22 Belfast, UK - Black Box
05/23 Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
05/24 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
05/25 Bristol, UK - The Lantern
05/26 Hasselt, BE - MOD
05/27 Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie
05/28 Lyon, FR - Sonic
05/29 Düdingen, CH - Kilbi Festival
05/30 Weikersheim, DE - W71
05/31 Munich, DE - Glockenbachwerkstatt
06/01 Heidelberg, DE - Karlstorbahnhof
06/02 Saarburcken, DE - Sparte4
06/03 Leipzig, DE - Goldhorn
06/04 Berlin, DE - Grüner Salon
06/06 Athens, GR - Plissken Festival
06/08 Vienna, AT - WUK
06/09 Prague, CZ - Podnik
06/10 Nürnberg, DE - K4
06/11 St-Gallen, CH - Palace
06/12 Bologna, IT - Bolognetti Rock's
06/16 Barcelona, ES - Sidecar
06/17 Madrid, ES - La Boite
06/18 Bilbao, ES - Kafe Antzokia
06/21 Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret
06/23 Lund, SE - Mejeriet
06/24 Göteborg, SE - Pustervik
06/25 Stockholm, SE - Debaser
06/26 Oslo, NO - Piknik i Parken
06/29 Lille, FR - La Péniche
06/30 Frankfurt, DE - Das Bett
07/01 Hamburg, DE - Aalhaus
07/02-03 Roskilde, DK - Roskilde Festival
07/07 Cleveland, OH - Euclin Tavern
07/08 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
07/09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
07/10-12 Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/14 Golden, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater ^
07/15 Kansas City, MO - CrossroadsKC ^
07/17 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
08/09 Katowice, PL - OFF Festival
08/15 Haldern, DE - Haldern Pop
08/20 Paredes de Coura, PT - Paredes de Coura
08/23 Powys, UK - Greenman Festival
* with Ryley Walker
^ wtih Wilco
The label revealed their acquisition today (March 11), reporting that Gunn has now entered the Matador stable. He had previously worked with imprints like Paradise of Bachelors and Three Lobed Recordings. Matador describes the artist, who had played in Kurt Vile's backup band the Violators, as a "rare artist with equal footing in the rock, folk and avant spheres." Matador has not yet unveiled plans for Gunn's label debut.
To celebrate the signing, Gunn has unveiled a video for his Way Out Weather track "Wildwood," which you can see down below along with a rather hefty 2015 tour schedule. He'll be making his way across the globe between March and August, with a lone Canadian appearance scheduled at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in July.
Tour dates:
03/14 Marfa, TX - New Myths Festival
03/15 Austin, TX - The Mohawk (outside) Barbarian Group Party [FREE SHOW]
03/16 Austin, TX - The Center Spot
03/17 Austin, TX - The Mohawk (outside)
03/18 Austin, TX - Weather Up – Billy Reid/Third Man Records Shindig [FREE SHOW]
03/18 Austin, TX - The Mohawk Pitchfork Day Party
03/19 Houston, TX - Walter's *
03/20 New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa*
03/21 Mobile, AL - AeroFest
03/22 Columbus, GA - River Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theatre *
03/23 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree*
03/24 Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
03/26 Nashville, TN - The Stone Fox
03/27 Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival
03/28 Louisville, KY - The New Vintage*
03/29 Columbus, OH - Spacebar*
03/31 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
04/01 Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
05/04 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant ^
05/05 Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre ^
05/06 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
05/07 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre ^
05/08 Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheater ^
05/09 Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
05/17 Brussels, BE - Les Nuits Botanique
05/18 London, UK - The Lexington
05/19 Nottingham, UK - The Maze
05/20 Manchester, UK - The Roadhouse
05/21 Dublin, IE - The Workman's Club
05/22 Belfast, UK - Black Box
05/23 Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
05/24 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
05/25 Bristol, UK - The Lantern
05/26 Hasselt, BE - MOD
05/27 Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie
05/28 Lyon, FR - Sonic
05/29 Düdingen, CH - Kilbi Festival
05/30 Weikersheim, DE - W71
05/31 Munich, DE - Glockenbachwerkstatt
06/01 Heidelberg, DE - Karlstorbahnhof
06/02 Saarburcken, DE - Sparte4
06/03 Leipzig, DE - Goldhorn
06/04 Berlin, DE - Grüner Salon
06/06 Athens, GR - Plissken Festival
06/08 Vienna, AT - WUK
06/09 Prague, CZ - Podnik
06/10 Nürnberg, DE - K4
06/11 St-Gallen, CH - Palace
06/12 Bologna, IT - Bolognetti Rock's
06/16 Barcelona, ES - Sidecar
06/17 Madrid, ES - La Boite
06/18 Bilbao, ES - Kafe Antzokia
06/21 Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret
06/23 Lund, SE - Mejeriet
06/24 Göteborg, SE - Pustervik
06/25 Stockholm, SE - Debaser
06/26 Oslo, NO - Piknik i Parken
06/29 Lille, FR - La Péniche
06/30 Frankfurt, DE - Das Bett
07/01 Hamburg, DE - Aalhaus
07/02-03 Roskilde, DK - Roskilde Festival
07/07 Cleveland, OH - Euclin Tavern
07/08 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
07/09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
07/10-12 Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/14 Golden, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater ^
07/15 Kansas City, MO - CrossroadsKC ^
07/17 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
08/09 Katowice, PL - OFF Festival
08/15 Haldern, DE - Haldern Pop
08/20 Paredes de Coura, PT - Paredes de Coura
08/23 Powys, UK - Greenman Festival
* with Ryley Walker
^ wtih Wilco
