Friendship Commanders leave for their first European tour in 2 weeks!

From Buick Audra:

“always the one who’s making too much sound”

Happy April!

I just finished assembling the world’s most concise pedal board in preparation for the upcoming Friendship Commanders tour! I needed something smaller that I could carry on the plane, but which would still make my guitars uncomfortably loud and fuzzy. Mission accomplished! See the final product below, all sixteen by eight inches of it; A FEAT. Still nailing down which guitars I’m taking, but two of the three are sorted. Getting closer! I’m starting to actually feel excited about what’s ahead, the prospect of playing so many stages we’ve never played before, in cities and countries we’ll be visiting for the first time.

Speaking of which: there are more shows! We’re now playing eighteen shows across six countries, starting in Mayen, Germany on May 15th! If we’re coming anywhere near you between then and June 6th, please join us at the shows! The above quote is from our song, MELT, which we’ll be playing on the tour alongside many others from our new BEAR album! Can’t wait.

All tour dates and tickets can be found here!

The last time I wrote to you, I was commemorating the first anniversary of my song, QUESTIONS FOR THE GODS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR; this week, I’m celebrating the same for YELLOW, the second single released from ADULT CHILD. I’ve continued the live-at-home videos of those songs on my socials, if you’re interested in hearing a more stripped-down, solo presentation of the work. And here’s the cool official video for YELLOW I released one year ago! This one was a fun challenge.

This Friday, May 1st is a Bandcamp Friday, and I have all kinds of cool ADULT CHILD wares in my shop, as well as my other solo albums and books. And of course, there are many FC offerings! Happy to send you things before I leave for tour! Either way, I appreciate you being here, and I wish a peaceful rest of the month. See some of you in Europe!

With love and respect,

Buick Audra

FRIENDSHIP COMMANDERS EUROPEAN SPRING TOUR DATES
🌿15/05 - Mayen, Germany @ Highlander Pub
🌿16/05 - Coevorden, Netherlands @ MFC
🌿17/05 - Lichtervelde, Belgium @ PrintbaAr
🌿19/05 - Barberaz, France @ Le Brin de Zinc
🌿20/05 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Ponyhof
🌿21/05 - Siegen, Germany @ Vortex
🌿22/05 - Augsburg, Germany @ Yolo Toast
🌿23/05 - Cottbus, Germany @ Galerie Fango
🌿24/05 - Nürnberg, Germany @ Zentralcafé Kaya
🌿25/05 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ Koncerty na Garážach
🌿27/05 - Radebeul, Germany @ Barnyard Club
🌿28/05 - Münster, Germany @ Rare Guitar
🌿29/05 - Hagen, Germany @ Werkhof Hohenlimburg
🌿30/05 - Asendorf, Germany @ Kulturhaus B.O.
🌿01/06 - Hanover, Germany @ Béi Chéz Heinz
🌿02/06 - Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
🌿03/06 - Hildesheim, Germany @ Club VEB
🌿06/06 - Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg @ MK Bar