World-renowned Grammy-nominated traditionalist folk duo THE MILK CARTON KIDS today announced their first Australian tour since 2015, fresh from releasing All Of The Time In The World To Kill, the first song off their new album I Only See The Moon (Far Cry Records / Thirty Tigers), out May 2023.
Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan are The Milk Carton Kids, who joined forces in 2011 with their delicious harmonies and intricate guitars in their hometown of Eagle Rock, California.
Since then, the duo has released six albums to great acclaim, earning The Milk Carton Kids two Grammy Award nominations and extensive praise for their extraordinary devotion to the American folk tradition and contemporary songcraft.
On curating The Milk Carton Kids Australian tour, Love Police promoter BT said: “Kenneth and Joey are an absolute classic act. Part mind blowing acoustic musical champs, part insanely funny comic duo. Strap in for an evening of musical majesty and hilarious action.”
The amazing musical performances of these two fine musicians, coupled with their ample wit, make for a thoroughly entertaining evening of song and banter as previous tour reviews testify. The songs emerge somewhere in the silences and the struggle between their sensibilities and the duo have been known to argue over song choices from the stage. Actually, they have been known to argue about everything from wardrobe to geography to grammar, but their singing is the place where they make room for each other and the shared identity that rises out of their combined voices.
Opening for all shows will be poet, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Vera Sola who has been described as the ‘lost love child of Leonard Cohen and Nancy Sinatra’. Vera Sola makes timeless, time-bending sound and in the words of the London Sunday Times, she’s a creature all her own, ‘an utterly singular talent’.
Love Police Presents The Milk Carton Kids with special guest Vera Sola, June 30 to July 13 performing in Queenscliff, Meeniyan, Castlemaine, Melbourne, Bangalow, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide.
June 30, 2023 – Queenscliff Town Hall – Queenscliff, Australia
July 1, 2023 – Meeniyan Town Hall – Meeniyan, VIC, Australia
July 2, 2023 – Theatre Royal – Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
July 5, 2023 – The Eltham Hotel – Eltham, Australia
July 6, 2023 – Old Museum – Brisbane, Australia
July 8, 2023 – City Recital Hall – Sydney, NSW, Australia
July 9, 2023 – Thornbury Theatre – Melbourne, Australia
July 11, 2023 – Memo Music Hall – Melbourne, Australia
July 13, 2023 – Adelaide Guitar Festival – Adelaide, SA, Australia
For further information and to book tickets visit lovepolice.com.au