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Austin, Texas, United States
The band has produced five full-length albums, including the recent release Stranger, which will 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.
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Inso10
Check out new electronic / neoclassical / post-rock project http://alexanderdelarge.bandcamp.com/
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perringwendal
New video for "Pyrakantha": http://gwendalperrin.net/blog/2013/05/07/video-balmorhea-pyrakantha/ (and thanks for the Paris show, you were - as always - awesome /-))
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Burkey
Finally got a vinyl copy of Rivers Arms. The artwork is so much better on the vinyl version too.
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strangermoon
thanks for dreamy night in istanbul
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Napaaalm
awesome show in St.Petersburg!
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oitc
Thank you! That's was amazing concert in St.Petersburg! [2]
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Star_in_dark
Your music's incredible. Thanks for coming to Saint P.
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ReveurMitya
Thank you! That's was amazing concert in St.Petersburg!
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helplease
Thanks! Good concert in Moscow!
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linuxdrom
Thanks from Kyiv <3 Amazing show!
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breath_of_heart
thank you for warm and sincere show in Moscow x) [2]
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magicMmushroom
thank you for warm and sincere show in Moscow x)
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yozh_isteri4ka
It was awesome in Kyiv! Expect to see you live at least one more time in Ukraine. Cheers from support band!
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bc_ranger
unforgettable show in Kiev!
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Mickey-L-Angelo
thank you for warm and sincere show in Kyiv [4]
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thank you for warm and sincere show in Kyiv [3]
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Svagrad
This evening you were amazing!
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thank you for warm and sincere show in Kyiv [2]
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thank you for warm and sincere show in Kyiv
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Efrin
Show in Gdańsk was totally amazing!
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