Mothership to Release Live over Freak Valley in January
Posted in Whathaveyou on November 11th, 2015 by JJ Koczan
They toured in the spring, they toured in the summer, and Texas trio Mothership are touring in the fall too. Big difference when you’re doing it with C.O.C., Saviours and Brant Bjork though. I said I’d be plugging these dates multiple times, and I also said I’d be happy to do it. I am. In the case of Mothership, I’ve no doubt they’re going to turn a lot of heads on this tour — the biggest they’ve done to date in the States — and the January release date for their live album, Live over Freak Valley, should be well timed to keep their momentum going into the New Year.
Though by then they’ll probably have more tour dates announced too. That’s kind of how they do. If you’re remembering when the live record was first announced, it was supposed to be this month. I’m just going to assume it’s a pressing plant delay and leave it at that. Seems to be the situation with everybody doing vinyl these days.
But yeah, if it’s January, it’s January. They’ve got a live version of “Serpent’s Throne” streaming now, and as you can hear below, it’ll be worth the wait:
MOTHERSHIP hit the road with Corrosion of Conformity | New live album released in January on Ripple Music
Mothership Live Over Freak Valley released 15th January 2016 on Ripple Music
After the rerelease of their momentous second album and a storming start to 2015, Mothership – the hard rocking supersonic/intergalactic Texan trio – are pleased to announce the arrival of Mothership Live Over Freak Valley this Janaury on Ripple Music.
Recorded at their debut European appearance at the iconic German rock festival, brothers Kyle and Kelly Juett along with Judge Smith have captured their steaming hot stew of UFO and Iron Maiden inspired metal; southern Molly Hatchet and ZZ Top swagger, and deathly Sabbathian doom. A concoction that should by all accounts prove too heavy to handle on record, but as fans will soon discover, Mothership Live Over Freak Valley will deliver the filth and fury of the full Mothership live experience.
Since 2013 the band has travelled non-stop, playing live across the USA, Canada, United Kingdom and Europe; taking to festival stages, nightclubs, and under the sun at whatever motorcycle parties they could find. They are for all intents and purposes a heavy rock juggernaut that has only just begun to tear a hole in the cosmos. And guess what? They have no plans of slowing down for anyone.
All this month Mothership embark on a US tour with Corrosion of Conformity, Brant Bjork and Saviours where the band will have CDs of Mothership Live Over Freak Valley on sale ahead of its official vinyl release on Ripple Music in the New Year. To catch them live and for the full list of dates see below.
Mothership is Kelley Juett (guitars/vocals), Kyle Juett (bass/vocals) and Judge Smith (drums).
Mothership Live:
11/16 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock
11/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
11/18 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
11/19 – Vancouver, BC – Venue Nightclub
11/21 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
11/23 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
11/24 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
11/25 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
11/27 – Racine, WI – Route 20
11/28 – Cleveland, OH – The Odeon
11/29 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
12/01 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
12/02 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
12/03 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
12/04 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
12/05 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
12/07 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
12/08 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
12/09 – Virginia Beach, VA – Shaka’s Live
12/10 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
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