Montana-based progressive bluegrass act the Kitchen Dwellers have shared “Pendulum (V)” the second song to be released from the band’s upcoming studio album Seven Devils. The new album is scheduled for release March 1, 2024, on No Coincidence Records.
“The groundwork for “Pendulum” came from observations within and around me of the concept of addiction replacement and my own interest in how dopamine and other hormones influence compulsion and decision-making in daily life,” explains bassist Joe Funk. “I’ve long had a theory that everyone has a baseline addictive tendency that must be satisfied, and it is up to the mind to decide at which point on the “good” and “bad” spectrum that habit is chosen.”
Inspired by Dante’s travels through the Nine Circles of Hell, Seven Devils guides the listener through a similar exploration, with certain songs corresponding to one of the Seven Deadly Sins: Pride. Greed. Lust. Envy. Gluttony. Wrath. Sloth. Other songs draw inspiration from “The Divine Comedy.”
The band will finish 2023 with three shows in Missoula, Montana before hitting the road for nationwide dates in 2024 that include their recently announced Colorado dates in May that are a part of their “Seven Devils Seven Cities” album tour.
The Kitchen Dwellers includes Shawn Swain on mandolin; Torrin Daniels on banjo; Joe Funk on upright bass; and Max Davies on acoustic guitar. The quartet combines bluegrass, folk, and rock.
Kitchen Dwellers 2023-2024 Tour
December 29 @ Top Hat Lounge | Missoula, MT
December 30 @ The Wilma | Missoula, MT#
December 31 @ The Wilma | Missoula, MT
1/16 @ Belly Up Aspen | Aspen, CO**
1/17 @ Belly Up Aspen | Aspen, CO**
1/18 @ Mesa Theater | Grand Junction, CO**
1/20 @ Center For The Arts | Crested Butte, CO**
1/21 @ Sheridan Opera House | Telluride, CO**
1/23 @ Meow Wolf | Santa Fe, NM*
1/25 @ Beer City Music Hall | Oklahoma City, OK*
1/26 @ Deep Ellum Art Co. | Dallas, TX*
1/27 | Empire Garage | Austin, TX*
2/13 @ Treefort Music Hall | Boise, ID +
2/14 @ The Commonwealth Room | Salt Lake City, UT %
2/16 @ Belly Up Tavern | Solana Beach, CA
2/17 @ Troubadour | West Hollywood, CA
2/18 @ The Independent | San Francisco, CA
2/21 @ WOW Hall | Eugene, OR**
2/22 @ Revolution Hall | Portland, OR**
2/23 @ Midtown Ballroom | Bend, OR**
2/24 @ Neptune Theatre | Seattle, WA**
2/25 @ Wild Buffalo | Bellingham, WA**
3/1-3 @ WinterWonderGrass | Steamboat Springs, CO
3/21 @ Infinity Hall | Hartford, CT^^
3/22 @ The Met | Pawtucket, RI^^
3/23 @ State Theatre | Portland, ME^^
3/24 @ The Drake | Amherst, MA^^
3/27 @ The Capitol Room at The Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center | Harrisburg, PA^^
3/28 @ Lincoln Theatre | Washington, DC^^
3/29 @ Brooklyn Bowl | Brooklyn, NY^^
3/30 @ Brooklyn Bowl | Brooklyn, NY
4/2 @ Westcott Theater | Syracuse, NY^^
4/3 @ Electric City | Buffalo, NY^^
4/4 @ Beachland Ballroom | Cleveland, OH^^
4/5 @ Thalia Hall | Chicago, IL^^
5/21 @ The LAWN at Surf Hotel | Buena Vista, CO
5/22 @ The LAWN at Surf Hotel | Buena Vista, CO
5/24 @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre | Bellvue, CO
5/25 @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre | Bellvue, CO
5/26 @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre | Bellvue, CO
w/ The Last Revel
^^w/Cris Jacobs
**w/Armchair Boogie
*w/ Leon III
% w/ The Pickpockets
+w/ Tylor & the Train Robbers
(headline image: Kitchen Dwellers – Photo by Jeffrey Neubauer)
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