Mt. Joy and Trampled By Turtles will be performing at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on August 15, part of the two band’s co-headlining summer/fall tour that kicks off this month. The show is all ages (except for children under two-years-old) and tickets are on sale now starting at $24. For those looking to win tickets we are giving away a couple of pairs via our Instagram so you can enjoy a night out under the stars at The Greek — follow us and Live Nation on Instagram and tag a friend to enter + share to earn additional entries! Winners will be selected at random and announced on Thursday, August 5!
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Mt. Joy is coming off last year’s release of their sophomore album Rerrange Us, a visceral collection of folk-tinged ditties composed at a time of personal and romantic strife amongst the Los Angeles five-piece. But the talents of vocalist/guitarist Matt Quinn, guitarist Sam Cooper, drummer Sotiris Eliopoulos, keyboardist Jackie Miclau, and bassist Michael Byrnes have once again come together to create a triumphant album of soaring Americana. “Bug Eyes,” the album’s opening exultation grows out of nothing more than a murmur into a rapturous crescendo of grizzled riffs, anthemic crashes, and Quinn’s own earnestly-anxious howling.
Bluesgrass progressives Trampled By Turtles released their last album Life is Good on the Open Road back in 2018 — their eighth studio album since the band’s formation under Dave Simonett in 2003. Written in seclusion at a rural cabin in Minnesota, the album’s soundscape is a heart-soothing, stipped-down collection of strummed acoustic guitars, banjos, and dizzying fiddle medleys. And while their harmonies and ballads cut deep, their shows are anything but slow. Their live shows are well-known for unfolding like furious folk jam sessions.
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