Deemed by critics as “the crown jewel of Estonian music,” Ewert and The Two Dragons are excited to announce they will be returning to the U.S. for a nationwide headline tour this Fall. Kicking off September 4 in Portland, OR, the 6-week stint includes stops in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, San Francisco and more. The 4-piece indie folk rockers are touring in support of the long-awaited U.S. release of their acclaimed second album Good Man Down, which is set for a digital release on June 25 and a physical release on August 13, via Sire/ADA.
Led by Ewert Sundja, Ewert and The Two Dragons is rounded out by Erki Pärnoja, Pärnoja (guitar) and Kristjan Kallas (drums), and Ivo Etti (bass, guitar). Good Man Down has received overwhelming praise since its 2011 European release, quickly becoming one of Estonia’s best-selling albums and earning them five Estonian Music Awards, including “Album of the Year,” “Song of the Year” and “Band of the Year.” Their biggest accolade, however, came this past January when the band won the European Border Breakers Awards honoring the best new acts in Europe for achieving success outside their home country with their first international release.
The band discusses their music and life on the road in:
“A Portrait of Ewert and The Two Dragons“
Ewert and The Two Dragons have been steadily on the rise since the release of their 2009 debut The Hills Behind The Hills. The 4-piece has toured all over the world and are fixtures throughout the European festival circuit, performing at Iceland Airwaves, Eurosonic, The Great Escape, Germany’s Popkomm, Waves Vienna, and more. Finnish music magazine Rumba caught them during the early stages of their career at the renowned Baltic music festival Positivus, declaring them “the best band at the entire festival” where they were on the line-up alongside Muse, The Scissor Sisters, and others. The buzz garnered by the band at these festivals got the attention of legendary A&R man Seymour Stein, who immediately signed them to Sire Records after seeing them perform live in the U.S.
EWERT AND THE TWO DRAGONS TOUR DATES
Sept 4 – Portland, OR @ MusicFestNW
Sept 6 – Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
Sept 7 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Sept 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
Sept 10- Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite
Sept 11- San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
Sept 12- Scottsdale, CA @ The Rhythm Room
Sept 13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Sept 14- Denver, CO @ Moon Room
Sept 17 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
Sept 19- Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
Sept 20 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
Sept 21- Dallas, TX @ The Prophet Bar
Sept 23 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
Sept 24- St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
Sept 25- Madison, WI @ The Frequency
Sept 27- Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Sept 28 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Sept 30- Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Oct 1 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
Oct 2 – Toronto, ONT @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
Oct 3 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
Oct 4 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose
Oct 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Oct 7 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Oct 9 – Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bear’s Place
Oct 10 – New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge
Oct 12 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
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