KAYO DOT completes national tour[views:3679][posts:1]______________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 1:10pm - the_reverend ""] KAYO DOT completes national tour Boston metal/jazz/noise octet KAYO DOT have completed a 7-week national tour of the US, returning home to Boston last week to play the final show of the 46-date run. KAYO DOT played shows with a diverse array of bands on the tour, including Starkweather, Mouth Of The Architect, The Wayward, Gaza, and dozens more. The Washington Post ran this review of KAYO DOT after the DC date on the band's tour: "Such contemporary art-metal groups as Kayo Dot treat heavy rock as a sort of chamber music, emphasizing the power and precision of the ensemble over individual expression... The music built to howling climaxes in which grinding guitars and galloping drums combined into an all-encompassing shriek... The effect resembled an orchestral performance of Wagner or Grieg." KAYO DOT vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Toby Driver made this statement about the tour, and about KAYO DOT's plans for the near future: "We played with some awesome bands and generally had ourselves more together this time around than last time. It was our second time out as a band so we knew what to expect. We got an amazing response for the new material. Next, we're going to do a few long weekends when the album comes out in January." KAYO DOT violinist Mia Matsumiya commented: "Our most successful shows this time were definitely in Columbus, Hattiesberg, Boise, LA, Denton, Miami, DC, and New York. Thanks so much to everyone who supported us in any way, whether you set up any of our shows, attended our shows, bought some merchandise, performed with us, let us crash us at your place, hung out with us, fed us, promoted us, flyered, anything!" KAYO DOT's Robotic Empire debut full-length, "Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue", hits stores January 10. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 3:23pm - darkenedsoul ""] Damn, I want to see them live. Toby's cool people and I loved Maudlin of the Well live as well.....where'd they play? |