Memphis

Memphis is the duo of Chris Dumont and Torquil Campbell (Stars). They met in NYC prior to the formation of Stars and hung out with Campbell's old friends like Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy. Together they played a bunch of gigs around the city but disbanded once Campell and Seligman founded Stars and Shaw became part of Metric. A few summers later, Campbell invited Dumont to Canada and Memphis was born.

This record has been around for a while, but I didn't really take note of it until I heard the strains of "Incredibly Drunk on Whiskey" on the radio one day. Really amazing track.

Fortunately for me, they gearing up for the road and headed for NYC:

Apr 29 - Chop Suey, Seattle, Washington *
Apr 30 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, Oregon *
May 2 - Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, California *
May 3 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, California *
May 6 - Red Room Vancouver, British Columbia
May 8 - The Lucky Bar Victoria, British Columbia
May 9 - Habitat Kelowna, British Columbia
May 10 - Velvet Underground Edmonton, Alberta
May 11 - Canmore Hotel Canmore, Alberta
May 12 - The Hi Fi Club Calgary, Alberta
May 13 - Amigo's Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
May 14 - The Exchange Regina, Saskatchewan
May 15 - Collective Cabaret Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 30 - Joe's Pub New York, New York
May 31 - Union Hall Brooklyn, New York

* w/ Postmarks

I only wish Postmarks were supporting their NYC shows, that would be such a dream line-up!

You can download part of the Memphis album here, but I highly recommend you buy the album and support an excellent band.