Somewhere in California, a man looks back at a colorful cast of characters. The fat lady, the donut-eating child, and the Freddie Mercury greaser, among others. Their guide — this mystery man — is David Lee Roth. This is his California, the land of cartoonish buxom women and an even more cartoonish, washed-up 70s rock frontman. This is the California that Six Organs of Admittance will tour.
If the relation between David Lee Roth and Ben Chasny’s psychedelic folk project doesn’t seem clear, think about it for a second. What modern folk visionary embodies the endless confidence of Diamond Dave more than Chasny? Devendra Banhart? Well, yeah, probably Devendra Banhart. That actually makes more sense. But, look, Ben Chasny is nothing like Sammy “The Red Rocker” Hagar! That we can agree on. Chasny’s Six Organs of Admittance definitely just put out Asleep on the Floodplain (TMT Review) on Drag City, a record that has been scientifically proven to not be a Sammy Hagar record. Additionally, Sammy Hagar is not doing a short tour of California in April. Six Organs of Admittance is. Chasny 1, Hagar 0.
Six Organs of Admittance tour:
04.02.11 - Oakland, CA - The New Parish
04.03.11 - Grass Valley, CA - St. Joseph’s Cultural Center
04.04.11 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place
04.08.11 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriets Pioneertown Palace
04.09.11 - Santa Monica, CA - McCabes
• Six Organs of Admittance: http://www.myspace.com/sixorgans
• Drag City: http://www.dragcity.com
