Gentleman Auction House

As many of you may already know, Gentleman Auction House will be here in Stillwater on March 10 to perform at Third Place with Bald Eagle, Witch's Hat, and Billy Schuh. GAH is a band from St. Louis, MO and will be releaseing a new EP entitled Book of Matches which will be sold exclusively on all of their tour dates. They have not been around very long and already they are releasing their EP and new full-length record on Emergency Umbrella Records and have been awarded "Best Local Act Gone National" from the Riverfront Times in 2007, and have also been described as a cross between the Omaha, NB Saddle Creek scene and The Elephant 6 Collective. If you like bands like Of Montreal, the Decemberists, recent Bright Eyes, and The White Rabbits you'll fall in love at first listen. Book of Matches will be their second release. Their first, The Rules Were Handed Down EP, was self-released in 2006 and sold a favorable amount for an indie band.

In June Gentleman Auction House will release their first full-length record on Emergency Umbrella Records entitled Alphabet Graveyard. So far Alphabet Graveyard has recieved praise for it's brilliance and for the bands growth. "Alphabet Graveyard manages to retain the tender and emotive melodies and impeccably tasteful arrangements that have always been the most endearing components in the Gentleman Auction House sound, but new explorations of
everything from reggae-infused rhythms to jangly Motown guitar flourishes find a home on this full-length debut. The band dares to navigate these uncharted waters and manages a logical progression to a very new place where solemn folk ballads, epic mood pieces and infectiously danceable pop very naturally find themselves on common ground."

To get a hint of what to expect download the song Book of Matches

Gentleman Auction House will be on tour starting March 6 and will be in Stillwater, OK on March 10. Here is a list of current dates.

Thu-Mar-6 St. Louis, MO The Bluebird - with Elsinore, Everthus The Deadbeats
& Grampall Jookabox
Fri-Mar-7 Columbia, MO Mojo's - with Bald Eagle & Witch's Hat
Sat-Mar-8 Springfield, MO The Outland - with Witch's Hat & The Rugs
Sun-Mar-9 Wichita, KS The Vertical Violet - with Bald Eagle, Witch's Hat &
Sun Songs
Mon-Mar-10 Stillwater, OK Third Place - with Bald Eagle & Witch's Hat
Tue-Mar-11 Dallas, TX The Cavern - with Evangelicals & Headlights
Wed-Mar-12-15 Austin, TX -SXSW

Vist their Myspace page for more information.

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