MISSY RAINES & THE NEW HIP
THURSDAY, MAY 12TH, 2016, 9PM
LIVE FROM THE DIVIDE | BOZEMAN, MT
PEACH STREET STUDIOS | 627 EAST PEACH STREET | BOZEMAN, MT 59715
Show: 9pm | Tickets $25 | More info: www.livefromthedivide.com
Media Contact: Robyn Taylor | 615-772-6432 | robynjoytaylor@gmail.com | Nashville, Tennessee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Bass Virtuoso Missy Raines Heads West on Big Sky Tour with The New Hip
With a voice described as “smoky and seductive”, 7-Time IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Bass Player of the Year Missy Raines is heading west with new band members and a fresh sound. Missy Raines & The New Hip will cover broad territory on their Big Sky Tour, ranging from bluegrass virtuosity to ambient Americana-esque lushness over a jazz-tinged landscape. The compass is set by Raines, planted right in the center of thestage, directing with her upright bass every bit as much as she plays it. With Jake Stargel on guitar and vocals, David Benedict on mandolin and vocals, and Cody Martin on percussion, the New Hip’s new sounds are lush with a thick groove and infectious melodies.
The Big Sky Tour includes May dates in Colorado and Montana and a debut of songs from Raines’ 3rd album for Compass Records, scheduled for release later in 2016. Featuring tunes about the complex and enigmatic ties to home and family, and the winding path of love and loss and tested faith, the new album is Raines’ first all-original project.
Raines has long been one of bluegrass music’s most beloved musicians, but on her last album, New Frontier, (Compass Records 2013) she explored the next step in her musical vision with her band, The New Hip. She redefines herself as a charismatic lead vocalist on a set of Americana and newgrass-influenced songs. Sam Bush and The Farewell Drifters’ Zach Bevill appear as special guests on the project. A former member of the GRAMMY-Nominated Claire Lynch Band and the acclaimed duo Jim Hurst and Missy Raines, Missy is one of the most popular figures in the bluegrass community and a trailblazer in her field. Her rich pedigree reaches from legends such as Mac Wiseman, Kenny Baker, Josh Graves, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Peter Rowan, Laurie Lewis and Dudley Connell.
Fans of Sam Bush, Shelby Lynne, and Lake Street Dive will enjoy her current contemporary sound. For ticket links and more information please visit http://www.missyraines.com.
“A seductive amalgam of folk, country, bluegrass, and rock, recalling the earliest platters by Lucinda Williams and Rosanne Cash.” -ICON Magazine
“With a dark, melodic, honey-rich voice Raines was too country to describe as bluesy, and way too bluesy to be pop. Her sound was seductive and enthralling — kind of like Amy Winehouse meets Rosanne Cash. Her band lent the perfect foil of mandolin and steel guitar.” – Charleston Gazette
