Steve Von Till Announces US Tour with Helen Money
Steve Von Till of Neurosis touring his solo material in the company of Chicago-based experimental cellist Helen Money is killer news. They’d be a great duo, and Helen Money (aka Allison Chesley) delivers solo too. But, that Von Till is also bringing a backing band that includes Dave French (Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, YOB) and Sanford Parker (Buried at Sea, Corrections House, produced probably 40 percent of your favorite records, etc.) and will indeed collaborate with Chesley as well, yeah, that’s a significant win and a significant lineup. I hope somebody out there, somewhere, records some of it from these shows.
Von Till goes supporting 2020’s No Wilderness Deep Enough (review here) and, inherently, its 2021 instrumental counterpart, A Deep Voiceless Wilderness (review here), and to mark the announcement, a video for “Indifferent Eyes” has been posted as taken from Von Till‘s Roadburn Redux performance, titled ‘A Remote Wilderness.’ You’ll note the video also includes French among its players, and if you didn’t see the full thing when it streamed last Spring, keep an eye out for other clips no doubt to follow. If you need to know why, watch the one at the bottom of this post.
Among the slew of dates on both coasts, note the inclusion of the Fire in the Mountains festival in Wyoming, which seems like a particularly idyllic setting for, well, almost anything, I guess. But certainly this too.
The PR wire brought particulars:
STEVE VON TILL ANNOUNCES U.S. SUMMER TOUR
REVEALS FIRST EPISODE OF FORTHCOMING LIVE SERIES “A REMOTE WILDERNESS”
The Neurosis frontman hits the road for the first time since the release of his lauded 2020 album ‘No Wilderness Deep Enough’, last year’s ambient ‘A Deep Voiceless Wilderness’ and his debut book Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics.
Steve Von Till has announced a full North American Summer tour in support of his recent releases which include 2020’s No Wilderness Deep Enough, last year’s ambient A Deep Voiceless Wilderness and his debut book ‘Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics’. The tour starts in Minneapolis on July 1, covers both coasts, Chicago, Texas and includes a performance at Wyoming’s Fire in the Mountains festival. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 4 at 10AM Local. For a full list of dates see below.
Tickets and updates are available here: https://www.vontill.org/tour
“It brings me great joy to announce that this summer I will be heading out to 27 cities across the country to perform my ‘No Wilderness Deep Enough’ album with a wonderful group of musicians including Helen Money on cello, Dave French on synths, guitar and percussion, and Sanford Parker on keys and synths. Helen Money will also be performing a full set of her own emotionally deep and heavy cello compositions. I cannot wait. It has been too long. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 4th at 10:00am.”
Last year, Von Till joined forces with the highly esteemed Roadburn Festival to broadcast a performance for their 2021 online festival. He brought in filmmaker Bobby Cochran as the videographer and Chris Rahm as the audio engineer – together they captured an emotional performance in the legendary Robert Lang Studios outside of Seattle, WA.
Von Till explains, “’No Wilderness Deep Enough’ was new territory for me sonically, emotionally, and vocally, that I had been intently looking forward to the challenge of gathering a small group of musicians capable of interpreting it and putting myself out there in that uncomfortable but exciting realm of self-growth. It wasn’t to be. Our live musical universe had been put on pause. Not wanting to lose the moment, I dreamt of having the set filmed professionally in a beautiful location with a nice piano and great sound. The answer came in the form of Roadburn Festival from Holland and their commitment to having a high quality online festival in 2021. I recruited Dave French on synthesizers, percussion, and guitar, Lori Goldston on cello, David Lutz on synthesizers, Eric Padget on french horn, and Oli Eshlemen on pedal steel.”
“The end result, ‘A Remote Wilderness’ is something I am very proud to have been a part of and I am grateful to all the people and their hard work to make it happen.” Since its initial private viewing for those that attended Roadburn Redux online last year, this film has been awaiting a new audience.
Steve Von Till Live Dates:
Tickets On-sale March 4 at 10AM Local Here: https://www.vontill.org/tour
07/01: Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
07/02: Milwaukee, WI – Back Room at Colectivo
07/03: Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
07/05: Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary
07/06: Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
07/07: Rochester, NY – Bug Jar
07/08: Boston, MA – Sinclair
07/09: Queens, NY – TV Eye
07/11: Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
07/12: Washington, DC – DC9
07/13: Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle – Back Room
07/15: Atlanta, GA – The Earl
07/16: New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
07/17: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
07/18: Austin, TX – The Ballroom
07/20: Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
07/22: Moran, WY – Fire in the Mountains
08/05: Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge
08/06: Seattle, WA – Neumos
08/07: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
08/09: Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club
08/10: San Jose, CA – The Ritz
08/11: Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
08/12: San Diego, CA – Casbah
08/13: Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
08/15: Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
08/16: Boise, ID – Neurolux
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