Rivers Arms - Album

Balmorhea Bal-More-Ay Is A Band From Austin Texas United States. Formed In 2006 By RG Lowe And Michael A. Muller Members Also Include Aisha Burns Violin Kendall Clark Percussion Dylan Rieck Cello And Travis Chapman Double Bass . The Band Has Produced Five Full-Length Albums Including The Recent Release Stranger Which Was Released In October 2012 Followed By A 5-Week North American Tour In Its Support. A Full European Tour Is Slated For March/April Of 2013. Inceptually Influenced By The Band’s Namesake A Tiny West Texas Town Of 500 People Balmorhea’s Early Work Reflected Motifs Of The American Southwest The Folklore Of Texas Settlers The Emotive Proclamations Of The Mountainous Setting And Intimate Studies On Solitude Nature And Night. Slowly Adding More Members To The Band Over The Years Including A String Section And Full Percussion Balmorhea’s Rich And Layered Music Continues To Be Simultaneously Concise And Complex Uniting A Collection Of Ideas Textures And Sounds Into One Genre-Defying Landscape. Balmorhea Called “an Exemplary Experiment In Restraint” By The New Yorker Has Toured The US And Europe Five Times Each Including Shows With Fleet Foxes Mono Tortoise Bear In Heaven Sharon Van Etten Damien Jurado Here We Go Magic And Others. Additionally The Band Has Performed At Austin City Limits Music Festival SXSW Fun Fun Fun Fest And The Hopscotch Festival. Their Music Has Been Featured And Reviewed By Pitchfork MOJO NME Time Out New York Drowned In Sound NPR And Many More. Official Website. read less