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Free Salamander Exhibit Tour Dates and Upcoming Concerts
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On tour
Yes
Followers
2,649
Category
Experimental Rock, Rock In Opposition
Concerts
Oct
09
The DLC
Salt Lake City
Tickets
Oct
10
Neurolux
Boise
Tickets
Oct
11
Substation
Seattle
Tickets
Oct
12
Infinity Room
Salem
Tickets
Oct
13
Mississippi Studios
Portland
Tickets
Oct
14
Humboldt Brews
Arcata
Tickets
Oct
15
Humboldt Brews
Arcata
Tickets
Oct
16
The Starlet Room
Sacramento
Tickets
Oct
17
Bottom Of the Hill
San Francisco
Tickets
Oct
19
Lodge Room Highland Park
Los Angeles
Tickets
Oct
20
Nile Underground
Mesa
Tickets
Oct
21
Club Congress
Tucson
Tickets
Oct
22
Soda Bar
San Diego
Tickets
About Free Salamander Exhibit
Free Salamander Exhibit
Current research indicates that within 2 years of use, a pillow's weight increases by 30% due to the accumulation of dead skin cells, dust mites, and their droppings. In a similar fashion, Free Salamander Exhibit has gradually augmented its own weight through an accumulation of musical and literary droppings, distilled these into creative impulses- -impulses committed to memory and subsequently forgotten.
Originally called the Rock Springs Six, Free Salamander Exhibit makes no bones about being influenced by the early work of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. "Yeah, we all have that first record," they mutter nonchalantly. Their new name is taken from the Sleepytime Gorilla Press's 1916 leaflet distributed by Pentecostal snake-handler George Went Hensley of Tennessee, wherein the gospel dictum "They shall take up serpents and salamanders" was treated to more or less literal interpretation. "Yeah, we all handle them, salamanders that is," they confess. Yes, they have renounced their snake handling ways in favor of the modern hair-shirt, i.e. the burlap gown. Certainly their outfits are uncomfortable and make playing difficult, especially for the non-rock instruments they sometimes employ, but what price beauty?
It seems the past is something this band of burlap brothers would rather put to rest. Free Salamander Exhibit gained some notoriety in the early 2000s by impersonating the members of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, even going so far as insinuating themselves into the SGM members' households. When it was announced in 2010 that SGM had been "subsumed" into the very bodies of Free Salamander Exhibit, the music press understood this to figuratively refer to a simple regrouping. Boy, were they wrong.
Currently based in Oakland, CA, Free Salamander Exhibit continues to shed its dead skin cells, casting off an accumulated detritus of metal, prog-rock, and art-rock influences. Nils, Dan, Michael, David, and Drew (at least these are the names they claim) meet regularly in an underground concrete shelter. Here they sit at an oval-shaped table in a spirit of constructive argumentation, poring over the nature of memory and the illusory promise of free will. Eventually they emerge, ready again to absorb the environmental stimuli that nourish their world-view. Through this circular process of absorption and molting, Free Salamander Exhibit hopes to augment the mass of your own pillow as well.
Shed some skin with Free Salamander Exhibit in your town soon!
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Genres
Experimental Rock, Rock In Opposition
Band members
Michael Mellender, Nils Frykdahl, David Shamrock, Drew Wheeler, Dan Rathbun
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Free Salamander Exhibit Tour Cities
Mesa, AZ
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
Tucson, AZ
Salt Lake City, UT
Sacramento, CA
Arcata, CA
Boise, ID
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA
Salem, OR
Portland, OR
Frequently Asked Questions About Free Salamander Exhibit
Concerts & Tour Date Information
Is Free Salamander Exhibit on tour?
Yes, Free Salamander Exhibit is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming
Free Salamander Exhibit concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Free Salamander Exhibit tour
is scheduled for 13 dates across 12 cities. Get
information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2024-2025 with Hypebot.
How many upcoming tour dates is Free Salamander Exhibit scheduled to play?
Free Salamander Exhibit is scheduled to play 13 shows between 2024-2025. Buy
concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
When does the Free Salamander Exhibit tour start?
Free Salamander Exhibit’s tour starts Oct 09, 2024 and ends on Oct 22, 2024.
They will play 12 cities; their most recent concert was held in
Salt Lake City at The DLC and their next upcoming concert
will be in Los Angeles at Lodge Room Highland Park.
What venues is Free Salamander Exhibit performing at?
As part of the Free Salamander Exhibit tour, Free Salamander Exhibit is scheduled to play across the following
venues and cities:
2024 Tour Dates:
Oct 09 - Salt Lake City,
UT @ The DLC
Oct 10 - Boise,
ID @ Neurolux
Oct 11 - Seattle,
WA @ Substation
Oct 12 - Salem,
OR @ Infinity Room
Oct 13 - Portland,
OR @ Mississippi Studios
Oct 14 - Arcata,
CA @ Humboldt Brews
Oct 15 - Arcata,
CA @ Humboldt Brews
Oct 16 - Sacramento,
CA @ The Starlet Room
Oct 17 - San Francisco,
CA @ Bottom Of the Hill
Oct 19 - Los Angeles,
CA @ Lodge Room Highland Park
Oct 20 - Mesa,
AZ @ The Nile Theater
Oct 21 - Tucson,
AZ @ Club Congress
Oct 22 - San Diego,
CA @ Soda Bar