Ben Wuamett & The Ezra Bell West Coast Tour Featuring Honora Hildreth
From Victor Wuamett:
Ezra Bell was founded around the irreverent and introspective songwriting of Benjamin Wuamett. Carving a wide path through the musical spectrum, Ezra Bell brushes up against Folk, Soul, Rock, and others genres.
Bassist Maurice Spencer, drummer Tom Trotter, horn player and arranger Aaron Mattison, singer and auxiliary percussionist Honora Hildreth, and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Asay provide an often unsettling backdrop for the playful and sometimes vicious vocals of front-man Benjamin Wuamett. Ezra Bell has released three EP’s: Don’t All Look Up at Once, 2013; We Came by Canoe, 2014; and Farewell Griffin, 2016. Their first full length eponymous album dropped in May, 2018 and is streaming worldwide now. Ezra Bell is currently recording regularly and releasing singles almost as quickly as the months fly by.
The crowd welcomed the band’s most recent hit, “Don’t Just Sit Here and Drink Yourself to Death.” Opening with just keys, Wuamett’s voice rang out:
“Let us take the kids to the graveyard. Let them see what’s feeding the stems. Tell them try to be as quiet as they are. Try and think of death as your friend.”
May 30 — Santa Cruz — The Catalyst
June 1 — San Francisco — Slims
June 2 – Sacramento — Goldfield Trading Post
June 4 — Morro Bay — The Siren
June 5 — Los Angeles — The Roxy Theatre
June 6 — Phoenix — Last Exit Live
They’ve been selling out most shows. Don’t wait to get tickets!
