Mysterious Canadian glam-rocker Art d’Ecco has announced select of North American tour dates in support of his 2018 debut album ‘Trespasser’ (out on Paper Bag Records). The dates run from May 9-15 and include stops in Toronto (for CMW), Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Art’s first-ever New York City performance.
Tour Dates
May 9 – The Garrison – Toronto, ON *
May 10 – Phog Lounge – Windsor, ON
May 11 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON *
May 13 – MOTR Pub – Cincinnati, OH
May 14 – Everybody Hits – Philadelphia, PA
May 15 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
* – Canadian Music Week
The Gulf Islands of the Pacific Northwest are an enigma. The islands jut up through the brisk waters of the Pacific Ocean, and just as the likes of Vancouver and Seattle exist at the intersection of opulences both natural and manmade, the islands host multitudes in their lush, hushed red cedar and Doug Fir skyscrapers. Art d’Ecco is one such multitude: an unapologetic, inclusive rock and roll mystic in a wig and lipstick.
When d’Ecco moved into his grandmother’s cottage on one of the islands, he hadn’t planned on creating a new project. But, as it often does, circumstance charted his course. His grandmother, living with Alzheimer’s, suffered a related phenomenon called ‘sundowning,’ which triggers increased agitation and anxiety around sunset. “The only way to calm this lady down was to sit down at the piano,” says d’Ecco. He would play Bohemian Rhapsody, passing it off as Beethoven. After she was relocated, d’Ecco remained in the empty house where he had played as a child. Draped in memory, he gravitated toward the piano, spending the long, lonesome, quiet nights on the bench before the instrument. This is where Art d’Ecco was created.
He relocated to a new cottage, built a studio and barricaded himself with copies of Deerhunter’s ‘Cryptograms,’ Bowie’s ‘Low,’ and choice krautrock records. In this solitude, d’Ecco would chase tones for hours. The result is a richly-realized confluence of the ferocious spark of those trailblazers and a distinct sadness, with d’Ecco as
‘Trespasser’
1. Never Tell
2. Joy
3. Mary
4. Nobody’s Home
5. Who is it Now?
6. Dark Days (revisited)
7. trespasser
8. Lady Next Door
9. Last in Line
10. The Hunted
