Lucky Guy LP and Tour 2016: THANK YOU!

Only three shows left this year for the trio – Syracuse 11/17, Trumansburg 11/18, and Brooklyn 12/15. On behalf of myself, Matt Brandau, and Keith Robinson, Thank you all for making our 2016 Lucky Guy LP and Tour very memorable.

There was certainly a lot of work involved, but we had some of our best trio shows yet and received some nice accolades and spins along the way. 

Thank you Matt and Keith for all the time, talent, and thought you put into this LP and tour. Also, thank you Mongrel Music, The Press House, John Plymale, Greg Calbi, Noiseland, and Al Moss Promotion for making it all happen. Of course, I can't thank our PledgeMusic campaign supporters enough for stepping up and helping us walk through the door.

More goodness ahead for 2017. We have a nice musical surprise or two in the works for the holidays as well. In the meantime, you can be sure of this: I know I'm a lucky guy.
Love,
Greg

P.S. Yes, we do still have some vinyl copies of Lucky Guy available! Visit our store to pick up a copy – it's a perfect holiday gift for that discerning music fan or vinyl junkie in your life.

GREG HUMPHREYS ELECTRIC TRIO
LUCKY GUY TOUR 2016 – THANK YOU!

12/15/16 Sunny's Bar Brooklyn, NY
11/18/16 Rongovian Embassy Trumansburg, NY
11/17/16 Funk N’ Waffles Syracuse, NY
10/29/16 Hometown Bar-B-Que Brooklyn, NY
10/28/16 Four Oaks Concert Series Bennettsville, SC
10/22/16 Downtown Beats & Eats Wilson, NC
10/12/16 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY w/ Les Brers
10/07/16 Cat's Cradle Back Room Carrboro, NC
10/06/16 Visulite Theater Charlotte, NC w/ Occasional Milkshake
10/05/16 Independent Public Alehouse Greenville, SC
10/04/16 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
10/03/16 The Commodore Charleston, SC
10/02/16 The Commodore Charleston, SC
10/01/16 Carolina Ramble Vilas, NC
09/23/16 Brooklyn Americana Music Festival Brooklyn, NY
09/17/16 Music Farm Columbia, SC
08/27/16 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC Greg w/ Hobex for Be Loud '16
08/19/16 Main Street Stage Jeffersonville, NY
08/11/16 Sunny's Bar New York, NY
07/31/16 Stand Against HB2 Wilmington, NC
07/30/16 Blind Tiger Greensboro, NC
07/29/16 185 King St. Brevard, NC
07/28/16 The Windjammer Charleston, SC
07/22/16 Hometown Bar-B-Que Brooklyn, NY
07/09/16 Southern Ground Amphitheater Fayetteville, GA w/ The Commodores
07/07/16 Venkman’s Atlanta, GA
07/06/16 Soul Bar Augusta, GA
07/05/16 Bonzer Shack Bar & Grill Kill Devil Hills, NC
07/04/16 Festival for the Eno Durham, NC
07/02/16 Bourgie Nights Wilmington, NC
07/01/16 Ashland Coffee & Tea Ashland, VA
06/30/16 Live at the Archway Brooklyn, NY
06/24/16 Rongovian Embassy to the USA Trumansburg, NY
06/18/16 The Pour House Music Hall Raleigh, NC
06/17/16 The Double Door Inn Charlotte, NC
06/10/16 Twin City Rib Fest Winston-Salem, NC
05/16/16 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY
05/14/16 World of Beer Syracuse, NY
05/13/16 The Haunt Ithaca, NY
02/26/16 Hometown Bar-B-Que Brooklyn, NY
02/20/16 Virginia Key Grassroots Festival Miami, FL
02/16/16 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY w/ The Band is Bond


Below is a Soundcloud playlist of the album, for those of you who aren't Spotify or Apple music users. Please enjoy and share! The vinyl does sound the best, though. Get your copy of LUCKY GUY on Vinyl or CD here. THANKS again for supporting our album release and tour.



Lucky Guy press highlights:

Your Older Brother part 2 - interview
Your Older Brother part 1
Popdose album review
High Country Press preview
No Depression album review
The Vinyl District First Date series 
Elmore magazine record review
Winston-Salem Journal show preview
WUNC State of Things interview
Elmore Magazine video premiere
Indy Week show preview
Wilmington Star News album review
Blue Ridge Outdoors Trail Mix
Indie Band Guru album review
Impose Magazine interview

Electric Trio southern swing starts this weekend!

The big southern swing of our Electric Trio Lucky Guy Fall Tour starts this weekend. Seven shows in seven days! We've added some dates and more great press is coming in... check out the two-part series at Your Older Brother. Part 2 is a long interview, one of the more in-depth pieces to date on my music and career. Thank you, Sam. Also, High Country Press has a great preview for The Carolina Ramble & Reunion.

GREG HUMPHREYS ELECTRIC TRIO   •   LUCKY GUY FALL TOUR

10/1 The Carolina Ramble & Reunion Bethel NC advance tickets
10/2 The Commodore Charleston SC
10/3 The Commodore Charleston SC
10/4 Georgia Theatre Athens GA
10/5 Independent Public Alehouse Greenville SC ^
10/6 Visulite Theatre Charlotte NC # advance tickets
10/7 Cat's Cradle Back Room Chapel Hill NC advance tickets
10/22 Downtown Beats & Eats Wilson NC
10/28 Four Oaks Concert Series Bennettsville SC
10/29 Hometown BBQ Brooklyn NY
11/17 Funk 'n Waffles Syracuse NY
11/18 Rongovian Embassy Trumansburg NY
12/15 Sunny's Bar Brooklyn NY

# with Occasional Milkshake
^ with Charles Hedgepath and Doug Jones
Tickets and Information here.

We've made a Soundcloud playlist of the album for those of you who aren't Spotify or Apple music users. Please enjoy and share! The vinyl does sound the best, though. Get your copy of LUCKY GUY on Vinyl or CD here. THANKS again for supporting our album release and tour. Keith, Matt and I hope to see you at a show in the coming weeks.
More soon,
Greg



Lucky Guy press highlights:
Popdose album review
No Depression album review
The Vinyl District First Date series 
Elmore magazine record review
Winston-Salem Journal show preview
WUNC State of Things interview
Elmore Magazine video premiere
Indy Week show preview
Wilmington Star News album review
Blue Ridge Outdoors Trail Mix
Indie Band Guru album review
Impose Magazine interview

Fall Tour starts! Cola SC 9/17, Bklyn NY 9/23

Lucky Guy fall tour dates on deck for Greg Humphreys Electric Trio! The Elbow Room Reunion at the Music Farm in Columbia SC is coming up on 9/17. Don't miss this special gathering to celebrate one of our fave venues from the 90s. There is a fantastic line up of bands and our trio set is scheduled for 10 PM. Buy advance tickets here - proceeds from the concert will benefit music programs and Girls Rock SC.

Also coming up is our set at Brooklyn Americana Music Festival on 9/23. We will be performing under the Archway in Dumbo at 9 PM. Amazing talent throughout venues in Brooklyn – admission is free, but you can contribute to the cause at the festival's Kickstarter page here.

Heading down south in October... first up is the Second annual Carolina Ramble and Reunion near Boone in Bethel NC on 10/1. Check out the line-up and buy advance tickets here!

Rest of the run: we're doing a two-night stand in Charleston SC at The Commodore on 10/2 and 3. This historic stop on the R&B circuit hosted Marvin Gaye and James Brown, among others. We'll be playing our first show in Athens GA on 10/4, on the roof of the Georgia Theater. We return to Charlotte NC on 10/6 for a special double bill with Occasional Milkshake (Mark Bryan, Hank Futch, Gary Greene) at the Visulite Theater.

BE LOUD 16 
Our Hobex set at the Cradle for Be Loud 16 was so much fun! Thanks to my Hobex brothers Andy Ware and Rob Ladd for bringing it. Singing with Preeesh again was also a real treat. $46,000+ was raised over the weekend for the Be Loud Sophie foundation. For you Hobex junkies, here's a clip from our set:

More soon,
Greg 

LUCKY GUY FALL TOUR DATES

9/17 Music Farm Columbia SC ^
9/23 Under the Archway Brooklyn NY #
10/1 Carolina Ramble Bethel NC
10/2 The Commodore Charleston SC
10/3 The Commodore Charleston SC
10/4 Georgia Theater Athens GA
10/6 Visulite Theater Charlotte NC %
10/22 Downtown Beats & East Wilson NC

^ Trio at Elbow Room Reunion
# Trio at Brooklyn Americana Music Festival
% Trio with Mark Bryan's Occasional Milkshake
Tickets and Information here.

Although our PledgeMusic campaign has ended, it's not too late to get the album! Visit our store for LUCKY GUY VINYL and Electric Trio, Greg Humphreys, and Hobex CDs.

YT playlist of Electric Trio set from Stand against HB2, shot by Gregory Silva:



Lucky Guy press highlights:
Popdose album review
No Depression album review
The Vinyl District First Date series 
Elmore magazine record review
Winston-Salem Journal show preview
WUNC State of Things interview
Elmore Magazine video premiere
Indy Week show preview
Wilmington Star News album review
Blue Ridge Outdoors Trail Mix
Indie Band Guru album review
Impose Magazine interview

GREG HUMPHREYS
ELECTRIC TRIO
LUCKY GUY

Side 1:
Lucky Guy
Crosstown
Sayin' What You Mean
Golden Bone

Side 2:
So Fucked Up
More Than a Friend
All Because of You
Someday I’ll Have My Due

Hobex at Be Loud 16, Trio Lucky Guy fall tour dates

Hobex makes a rare appearance this week at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro NC for Be Loud 16, a benefit concert weekend for the Be Loud Sophie! Foundation. Andy Ware, Rob Ladd and I will revisit the original Hobex trio format and we'll be focusing on the OG Hobex material (the first two records.)

The lineup: The English Beat (!), I Was Totally Destroying It, and Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba on Friday, August 26. Preeesh!, Hobex, Chris Stamey and His Occasional Shivers on Saturday, August 27. Saturday afternoon matinee show: Pop Up Chorus, The Roman Spring, The Well Respected Men, and Girls Rock NC.   It's going to be a wonderful weekend reunion for our eclectic Chapel Hill music scene universe! Buy advance tickets here.

LUCKY GUY FALL TOUR DATES

Greg Humphreys Electric Trio returns to the road for some fall tour dates! We're playing some really special events over the next few weeks: the Elbow Room Reunion at the Music Farm in Columbia SC on 9/17, Brooklyn Americana Music Festival on 9/23, and the Carolina Ramble in Vilas NC on 10/1. Doing a run of club dates down south in October as well. See you there!






9/17 Music Farm Columbia SC ^
9/23 Under the Archway Brooklyn NY #
10/1 Carolina Ramble Boone NC
10/2 The Commodore Charleston SC
10/3 The Commodore Charleston SC
10/4 Georgia Theater Athens GA
10/6 Visulite Theater Charlotte NC %
10/22 Downtown Beats & East Wilson NC

^ Trio at Elbow Room Reunion
# Trio at Brooklyn Americana Music Festival
% Trio with Mark Bryan
Tickets and Information here.

We've had an amazing summer. Thanks again to everyone who participated in our PledgeMusic campaign and came out to a show! We wrapped our trio summer dates with a set at the Brooklyn Arts Centre in Wilmington NC for Stand Against HB2. Both my Electric Trio bandmates Matt Brandau and Keith Robinson and my Dillon Fence bandmates Scott Carle, Kent Alphin, and Chris Goode were proud to be a part of this amazing group of artists and volunteers. Here's a YT playlist of our Electric Trio set from Stand against HB2, shot by Gregory Silva:

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LUCKY GUY AIRPLAY AND PRESS

Lucky Guy continues to get airplay. I am deeply appreciative of WGCS, KVMR, WETS, WFIV, KCCT, KRCB, Radio Free Americana, WCOM's Americana Show, WQFS's Sunday Morning Rehab show, WCNI, Wildman Steve, and WUNC Music for spinning our record. You are Aces to me. Thank you Al Moss Promotion for helping us to get the record out there.

The LP has received some very nice press accolades this summer as well! Thank you Sarah Frost and Dawn Kamerling at the Press House for your help in publicizing the record, and thank you to the journalists who have given Lucky Guy an honest listen. Here are some highlights:
Popdose album review
No Depression album review
The Vinyl District First Date series 
Elmore magazine record review
Winston-Salem Journal show preview
WUNC State of Things interview
Elmore Magazine video premiere
Indy Week show preview
Wilmington Star News album review
Blue Ridge Outdoors Trail Mix
Indie Band Guru album review
Impose Magazine interview

More soon,
Greg

GREG HUMPHREYS
ELECTRIC TRIO
LUCKY GUY

Side 1:
Lucky Guy
Crosstown
Sayin' What You Mean
Golden Bone

Side 2:
So Fucked Up
More Than a Friend
All Because of You
Someday I’ll Have My Due

Lucky Guy tour dates with Mark Bryan, Dillon Fence at Stand Against HB2, Hobex at Be Loud '16

Photo by Ken Field / KFP Photography

Gearing up for the next leg of our Lucky Guy tour. Made it back unscathed from our big trip earlier this month. THANK YOU to all of you wonderful people who have come out and supported us! A special thanks to our friends and family who hosted us along the way. Your kindness and hospitality made it possible.

Great press continues for the Lucky Guy LP! I enjoyed writing about one of my first 45s, Jackson Browne's "Running On Empty," for The Vinyl District's First Date Series. The Vinyl District also premiered two tracks from Lucky Guy – "Sayin' What You Mean" and "So Fucked Up." Lucky Guy received a glowing album review from Elmore Magazine as well: 90 out of 100. A minus, baby.

We're wrapping up the fulfillment of our Lucky Guy PledgeMusic campaign orders this week. Pledgers should find their orders in the mailbox early next week! Excited to get these items into your hands. Feeling SO MUCH gratitude for your help in making this album and tour happen. It can be a rough market these days for original music-makers; I am truly lucky to have friends and fans willing to spend their hard-earned dough and help give our Electric Trio a fighting chance. 

LUCKY GUY TOUR CONTINUES...

Greg Humphreys Electric Trio warms up here in BKLYN with a show Friday, July 22 at Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook. As with our recent album release show under the Archway, this show is family-friendly and free. Matt, Keith and I are doing a special run of double bills in the Carolinas next week with my old friend Mark Bryan, million-selling songwriter and guitarist for Hootie and the Blowfish. We'll be at The Windjammer in Isle of Palms SC on Thursday, July 28 with Occasional Milkshake, Mark's group with Hootie's Gary Green and The Blue Dogs' Hank Futch. Sittin' In a Tree, Mark's group with his wife Wendy, will join us on Friday, July 29 at 185 King Street in Brevard NC and on Saturday, July 30 at The Blind Tiger in Greensboro NC. 

STAND AGAINST HB2 — DILLON FENCE

Dillon Fence (Scott Carle, Chris Goode, Kent Alphin, myself) make what might be our only appearance of the year on Sunday Jluy 31 to support an important cause — the fight against the regressive House Bill 2 passed by the current North Carolina Legislature and Governor. This edition of Stand Against HB2 is an all-day benefit concert, held at Brooklyn Arts Centre in Wilmington NC. An impressive roster of North Carolina acts will be performing. Dillon Fence plays a short 8p set. The Electric Trio will also be performing a short set at 3p. Buy your advance tickets here and come stand against hate with us!



BE LOUD '16 — HOBEX

Hobex is also making a rare appearance soon for an important cause: Be Loud '16 weekend, held at the Cat's Cradle on August 26 and 27. We'll be rocking an old-school trio version of the band, with bassist Andy Ware, myself, and drummer Rob Ladd. Rob performed with the band at its genesis in the mid-90s and has played with the band in recent years as well. English Beat headlines on August 26, Hobex will perform with local super-group Preeesh! and Chris Stamey on August 27. Buy your advance tickets here.
More soon,
Greg

LUCKY GUY SUMMER TOUR continues...
Jul 22 Hometown Bar-B-Que Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Jul 28 The Windjammer Charleston, SC
Jul 29 185 King St. Brevard, NC
Jul 30 Blind Tiger Greensboro, NC
Jul 31 Stand Against HB2 Wilmington, NC (Trio, Dillon Fence)
Aug 11 Sunny’s Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Aug 19 Main Street Stage Jeffersonville, NY
Aug 27 Be Loud ’16 Carrboro, NC (Hobex)
Sep 03 The Big Splash Hector, NY
Sep 17 Elbo Room Reunion Music Farm Columbia SC
Sep 23 Brooklyn Americana Music Festival Brooklyn, NY
 

No Depression, Popdose, shows in NYC, VA, NC, GA

Greetings from the Lucky Guy tour!

Matt, Keith and I have been tearing up and down the East Coast. THANK YOU to all you wonderful people who've been coming out to support us. Big week coming up: eight shows in Brooklyn NY, Ashland VA, Durham NC, Wilmington NC, Kill Devil Hills NC, Augusta GA, Atlanta GA, and Fayetteville GA.

Our Lucky Guy LP has been getting a great reception so far — glowing record reviews in No Depression and Popdose and some great show previews and interviews from the likes of the Winston-Salem Journal and Wilmington Star-News. 

We hit 175% of our goal on our PledgeMusic campaign for Lucky Guy. THANK YOU to all of you pledgers for contributing to the cause! We're beginning to fulfill your orders. We've also decided to leave our campaign up for a little while longer—you can still order vinyl, CDs, and T-shirts there, as well as campaign exclusives like vinyl test pressings, original drawings, lyric sheets, and more.

If you've been unable to make a show, we have recordings! Here's our June 10 set in Winston-Salem, streaming over at Archive.org courtesy of taper Terry Killebrew.

Thank you to Frank Stasio and WUNC's State of Things for having us on their program. Here's an audio stream of our interview and performance. You can watch the video here. 

More soon,
Greg




Thursday June 30
Brooklyn NY
Live at the Archway
6-8p. all-ages. Free. BKLYN album release show!

Friday July 1
Ashland VA
Ashland Tea & Coffee
tickets

Saturday July 2
Wilmington NC
Bourgie Nights
tickets

Monday July 4
Durham NC
Festival For The Eno
tickets

Tuesday July 5
Kill Devil Hills NC
Bonzer Shack

Wednesday July 6
Augusta GA
Soul Bar

Thursday July 7
Atlanta GA
Venkman's

Saturday July 9
Fayetteville GA
Southern Ground Amphitheater
tickets
 

 

GREG HUMPHREYS
ELECTRIC TRIO
LUCKY GUY

Side 1:
Lucky Guy
Crosstown
Sayin' What You Mean
Golden Bone

Side 2:
So Fucked Up
More Than a Friend
All Because of You
Someday I’ll Have My Due

Song-wise, the Lucky Guy LP tells a story of a happy time in my life. I met an amazing woman, moved to NYC, had a son, got married. The album is also a manifestation of our trio's musical relationship. These are tunes we've worked out over our two years of playing together. The second track "Crosstown," a co-write between myself and our talented bassist Matt Brandau, is really the musical collaboration that led to the forming of our Electric Trio with drummer Keith Robinson. 

We recorded the basic tracks at Overdub Lane in Durham NC with my old friend John Plymale. We crafted the recording further at Keith's Brooklyn studio. Erik Deutsch played some fantastic B3 organ and electric piano for us over at Grand Street Recording. Keith mixed, Greg Calbi mastered. A lot of love and care was put into this recording! We hope you enjoy it. Available June 14 on vinyl, CD, and digital. Pre-order here.

Elmore Mag, NC dates, Lucky Guy out 6/14!

Elmore Magazine is premiering the video of "More Than a Friend" from our upcoming album, Lucky Guy, out on June 14! Wrote this song for my wife, Ruby. It's the story of how we met.

Only two weeks to go in our PledgeMusic campaign for Lucky Guy. If you haven't pre-ordered or pledged yet, we sure could use your help to reach our goal. Take a look here to peruse Lucky Guy on vinyl, CD, and digital and check out some righteous exclusive offers: vinyl test pressings, t-shirts, original drawings, lyric sheets, set lists, Skype lessons, house concerts, digital music catalog, signed guitar, and more.

The Lucky Guy tour hits North Carolina this month, with record release shows in Winston-Salem on June 10, Charlotte on June 17, and Raleigh on June 18. We're back in New York later in the month with record release shows in Trumansburg on June 24 and Brooklyn on June 30. Excited to play for you and celebrate this new recording we are so proud of.

Our full tour schedule is below. We'll be hitting spots up and down the East Coast all summer. Get your tickets early and bring your friends! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
More soon,
Greg

LUCKY GUY SUMMER TOUR 2016

June 10 Winston-Salem NC Texas Pete Twin City RibFest tickets
June 17 Charlotte NC Double Door Inn tickets
June 18 Raleigh NC Pour House Music Hall tickets
June 24 Trumansburg NY Rongovian Embassy
June 30 Brooklyn NY Live At The Archway Concert Series  
July 1 Ashland VA Ashland Coffee & Tea tickets
July 2 Wilmington NC Bourgie Nights tickets
July 4 Durham NC Festival For The Eno tickets
July 5 Kill Devils Hills NC Bonzer Shack
July 6 Augusta GA The Soul Bar
July 8 Atlanta GA Venkman’s
July 9 Fayetteville GA Southern Ground Amphitheater* tickets
July 28 Isle of Palms SC The Windjammer +
July 29 Brevard NC 185 King Street ^
July 30 Greensboro NC The Blind Tiger ^
Aug 19 Bethel NY Main Street Stage
Sept 3 Hector NY The Big Splash
Sept 23 Brooklyn NY Brooklyn Americana Festival

* Supporting The Commodores
+ with Occasional Milkshake (Mark Bryan, Hank Futch, Gary Greene)
^ with Mark Bryan of Hootie and The Blowfish

 

GREG HUMPHREYS
ELECTRIC TRIO
LUCKY GUY

Side 1:
Lucky Guy
Crosstown
Sayin' What You Mean
Golden Bone

Side 2:
So Fucked Up
More Than a Friend
All Because of You
Someday I’ll Have My Due

Song-wise, the Lucky Guy LP tells a story of a happy time in my life. I met an amazing woman, moved to NYC, had a son, got married. The album is also a manifestation of our trio's musical relationship. These are tunes we've worked out over our two years of playing together. The second track "Crosstown," a co-write between myself and our talented bassist Matt Brandau, is really the musical collaboration that led to the forming of our Electric Trio with drummer Keith Robinson. 

We recorded the basic tracks at Overdub Lane in Durham NC with my old friend John Plymale. We crafted the recording further at Keith's Brooklyn studio. Erik Deutsch played some fantastic B3 organ and electric piano for us over at Grand Street Recording. Keith mixed, Greg Calbi mastered. A lot of love and care was put into this recording! We hope you enjoy it. Available June 14 on vinyl, CD, and digital. Pre-order here.








 

Lucky Guy tour starts this week!

Vinyl test pressings for Lucky Guy arrive this week and our summer tour starts this weekend! Exciting time here at HQ.

Just a little over a month left in our PledgeMusic campaign and we’re getting closer every week to our goal. I can’t thank you pledgers enough for your help in getting us there.

If you're still thinking of pre-ordering or pledging, now would be a great time to jump in!

Pre-order and pledge here — vinyl, CDs and some cool exclusives are all still available, and you can sample the first track.

Every pledger gets a digital download of the album. Pledgers also recieve updates with download access to exclusive tracks. So far, we've offered up some unreleased new songs ("Place De La Republique," "Meant To Last," "My Dolphin") as well as some new versions of older songs ("Must Be The Moon," "Union Grove"). It's been fun.

Here are the tourdates. Get your tickets early, as many of these club shows will likely sell out. I'm super-excited to play some rock 'n' roll with Keith and Matt and release Lucky Guy into the world. We look forward to seeing you this summer!
More soon,
Greg

LUCKY GUY SUMMER TOUR 2016

May 13 Ithaca NY The Haunt tickets
May 14 Syracuse NY World of Beer
May 16 New York NY Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
June 10 Winston-Salem NC Texas Pete Twin City RibFest
June 17 Charlotte NC Double Door Inn tickets
June 18 Raleigh NC Pour House Music Hall tickets
June 24 Trumansburg NY Rongovian Embassy
June 30 Brooklyn NY Live At The Archway Concert Series
July 1 Ashland VA Ashland Coffee & Tea tickets
July 2 Wilmington NC Bourgie Nights tickets
July 4 Durham NC Festival For The Eno tickets
July 6 Augusta GA The Soul Bar
July 8 Atlanta GA Venkman’s
July 9 Fayetteville GA Southern Ground Amphitheater* tickets
July 28 Isle of Palms SC The Windjammer +
July 29 Brevard NC 185 King Street
Sept 3 Hector NY The Big Splash
Sept 23 Brooklyn NY Brooklyn Americana Festival

* Supporting The Commodores
+ with Occasional Milkshake (Mark Bryan, Hank Futch, Gary Greene)



GREG HUMPHREYS ELECTRIC TRIO
LUCKY GUY

Side 1:
Lucky Guy
Crosstown
Sayin' What You Mean
Golden Bone

Side 2:
So Fucked Up
More Than a Friend
All Because of You
Someday I’ll Have My Due

Song-wise, the Lucky Guy LP tells a story of a happy time in my life. I met an amazing woman, moved to NYC, had a son, got married. This album is also a manifestation of our trio's musical relationship. These are tunes we've worked out over two years of playing together. The second track "Crosstown," a co-write between myself and our talented bassist Matt Brandau, is really the musical collaboration that led to the forming of our Electric Trio with drummer Keith Robinson.

We recorded the basic tracks at Overdub Lane in Durham NC with my old friend John Plymale. We crafted the recording further at Keith's Brooklyn studio. Erik Deutsch played some fantastic B3 organ and electric piano for us over at Grand Street Recording. Keith mixed, Greg Calbi mastered. A lot of love and care was put into this recording! We hope you enjoy it. Available June 14 on vinyl, CD, and digital. Pre-order here.

NEW LP, SUMMER TOUR

Announcing our Greg Humphreys Electric Trio 2016 summer tour and our debut studio LP Lucky Guy — out on June 14!

We're launching a PledgeMusic campaign for Lucky Guy. Your pre-order and pledge will help us print vinyl, CDs and posters, as well as hire a publicist and a radio promoter to work with us around our summer and fall tour dates. Every dollar you pledge will go toward promoting our album and tour dates.

We've had great shows over the past few years, but touring and promotion expenses have been high. Now we have a fantastic debut album on deck and we need your help to make a splash. Below is our PledgeMusic video — please watch and share.


GREG HUMPHREYS ELECTRIC TRIO  //  LUCKY GUY

Song-wise, the Lucky Guy LP tells a story of a happy time in my life. I met an amazing woman, moved to a new place, had a son, got married. The title track, "Lucky Guy," is a song sweet, loving, and true. Felt so good to write this song. It's poignant that writing a song like this in 2016 is akin to capturing lightning in a bottle. Not all the songs are sweet; there are songs of struggle ("So Fucked Up"), suffering ("Someday I'll Have my Due"), and anger ("Sayin' What You Mean").

This album is also a manifestation of our trio's musical relationship. These are tunes we've shedded, arranged, and worked out live over two years of playing together. The second track "Crosstown," a co-write between myself and our talented bassist Matt Brandau, is really the musical collaboration that led to the forming of our Electric Trio with drummer Keith Robinson. The instrumental "Golden Bone" is a chance for us to release our inner Zeppelin. 

We recorded the basic tracks at Overdub Lane in Durham NC with my old friend John Plymale. We crafted the recording further at Keith's Brooklyn studio. Erik Deutsch played some fantastic B3 organ and electric piano for us over at Grand Street Recording. Keith mixed, Greg Calbi mastered. A lot of love and care was put into this recording! We hope you enjoy it. Available June 14 on vinyl, CD, and digital. Pre-order here.

GREG HUMPHREYS
ELECTRIC TRIO
LUCKY GUY

Side 1:
Lucky Guy
Crosstown
Sayin' What You Mean
Golden Bone

Side 2:
So Fucked Up
More Than a Friend
All Because of You
Someday I’ll Have My Due

LUCKY GUY SUMMER TOUR 2016

May 13 Ithaca NY The Haunt
May 14 Syracuse NY World of Beer
May 16 New York NY Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
June 10 Winston-Salem NC Texas Pete Twin City RibFest
June 17 Charlotte NC Double Door Inn tickets
June 18 Raleigh NC Pour House Music Hall tickets
June 24 Trumansburg NY Rongovian Embassy
June 30 Brooklyn NY Live At The Archway Concert Series  
July 1 Ashland VA Ashland Coffee & Tea tickets
July 2 Wilmington NC Bourgie Nights
July 8 Atlanta GA Venkman’s
July 9 Fayetteville GA Southern Ground Amphitheater* tickets
July 28 Isle of Palms SC The Windjammer 
July 29 Brevard NC 185 King Street
Sept 3 Hector NY The Big Splash
Sept 23 Brooklyn NY Brooklyn Americana Festival

* Supporting The Commodores

 

MORE NEW MUSIC: SONG FOR BERNIE, GHET LIVE RECORDINGS

Here's a tune I recently wrote, recorded, and shared, "Comin' To Get You," inspired by Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders and the political movement he represents. Fans of the more Marvin Gaye / Curtis Mayfield side of my songwriting will surely love this one! If you disagree politically, that's cool too. Think you'll still like it.
My Bernie Anthem

NEW GHET LIVE RECORDINGS

Greg Humphreys Electric Trio (we've been calling ourselves GHET lately for short — GHET it?) had some terrific shows in February with some exceptional guest musicians. Two of these sets were captured by discerning tapers and shared on Archive.org.

Below, stream or download our recent Brooklyn Bowl set with Erik Deutsch (Citizen Cope, Shooter Jennings, Leftover Salmon, etc) on the B3 Organ. Also stream or download our Virginia Key Grassroots Festival set, featuring Adam Scone (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, JJ Grey & Mofro, The Sugarman 3) on the B3 Organ. Trio + 1 = very fun.

Greg Humphreys Electric Trio Live at the Brooklyn Bowl

Greg Humphreys Electric Trio Live at Virginia Key Grassroots Festival

Thanks,
Greg

Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday 2/16

Hey there,

Just wanted to send out a quick note to let you NYC-metro-area folks know that my Electric Trio has added a show for this Tuesday 2/16 at the Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg.

We're supporting the live debut of a cool new project called The Band is Bond, featuring Jennifer Hartswick, Freekbass, members of P-Funk, Bootsy's Rubberband and others doing soundtrack and theme music from James Bond films. Should be funktastic. They are also inviting attendees to come "DRESSED TO KILL" as their fave Bond characters.

We hit at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 and can be bought in advance here. Bassist Matt Brandau, drummer Keith Robinson and I will be hanging after our set. We'd love to see you.

Thanks,
Greg

Miami bound and down

Happy 2016 to you! Greg Humphreys Electric Trio (myself, bassist Matt Brandau, drummer Keith Robinson) is headed to Miami FL to play an afternoon set at Virginia Key Grassroots Festival on Saturday, February 20. Escape winter and join us! The lineup of performers is fantastic. Tickets and information here.

The new Electric Trio LP is done — tracked with John Plymale, mixed by Keith Robinson, and mastered by Greg Calbi. We are happy with the way it sounds. Still plotting a release and tour; more on that as it develops.

Back in NYC after a few months of extended travel with my family. I did sneak in a couple of shows while in Chiang Mai and Bangkok, Thailand, thanks to Joe Cummings and David Burris. My pick-up bands were great. Thank you Nicky Scott, George Martin, Björn Morén, Joe, Cameron Cooper, and Jerry Kelley! The crowds at Papa Rock and Fatty's Bar were a lot of fun. I've gotta say, it was a thrill for me to rock the house halfway around the world. 

Our packed Dillon Fence show in December at the Visulite Theatre was a homecoming to remember for Kent Alphin, Chris Goode, Scott Carle and me. Our original drummer Brooke Pitts sat in on one of our earliest tunes, Kent's "Baby On Board." HOBEX bassist Andy Ware and Hootie guitarist Mark Bryan joined us to back Chris on vox for a raucous version of "Ziggy Stardust". It was the first time we had played the song in over twenty years — three weeks before David Bowie's unexpected passing. Uncanny. Dan Wuori posted quite a few more YouTube vids of complete songs from the show, if you missed it and would like to hear some faves. Thank you to everyone who came! Fence fans: we will be releasing some new tunes this year, so keep an eye out for the news.
More soon,
Greg

New and improved discography page with Spotify links here.




COSMIC IRONY  iTunes  Amazon  Spotify
 
Cosmic Irony is a studio collaboration between producer / bassist Matt Brandau and me. We've been recording together on-and-off at his Upper West Side studio Chateau Brandau since I've been living in the city. These are our funky creations.

The first tune, "Crosstown", is a song we built around a Brandau bassline, with horns from Memphis saxophonist Art Edmaiston (Lucero, Gregg Allman Band, JJ Grey and MOFRO) and trumpeter Dennis Marion (JJ Grey and MOFRO). On "Cosmic Irony" we take a Latin trip down Existential Lane. "All Because of You" is pure pop and "More Than a Friend" is a downtown love song. Enjoy.

1. Crosstown
2. Cosmic Irony
3. All Because Of You
4. More Than A Friend

"Cosmic Irony spotlights Humphreys and company in a studio setting, focusing on concise songs that emphasize his jazzier inclinations and penchant for brisk, breezy melodies..." — Lee Zimmerman, No Depression


ROCK AT LIVE WOOD  iTunes  Amazon  Spotify

Rock at Live Wood is the debut live recording of Greg Humphreys Electric Trio – bassist Matt Brandau, drummer Keith Robinson, and myself.

The Rock at Live Wood  LP, from an Electric Trio set at Rockwood Music Hall, is alternately thoughtful and blistering. Mixed by Keith Robinson, it features live arrangements of songs from the Cosmic Irony EP along with some trio versions of tunes from my solo acoustic LPs and HOBEX recordings.

1. Crosstown
2. Feelin' A Little Down
3. More Than A Friend
4. Windows
5. Sayin' What You Mean
6. Only One Of Me
7. All Because Of You
8. Must Be The Moon
9. Natural Child

"Rock at Live Wood showcases Humphreys and his band in concert... songs such as “More Than a Friend” and “Sayin’ What You Mean” demonstrate a decided preference for affecting melodies that find a perfect balance with the band’s ability to show off their ample chops." — Lee Zimmerman, No Depression

Stream the catalog:
Greg Humphreys on Spotify 
HOBEX on Spotify
Dillon Fence on Spotify