Pasadena face melters Gypsyhawk have some good news, some bad news, and more good news for you all at once. After five years of dedication to the band, lead guitarist Andrew Packer has decided to exit the band and pursue some other adventures. The Brainfart, and I’m sure all of the Gypsyhawk fans wish him and the band nothing but success. This parting of the ways did come with a stigma besides the loss of a band member. When Mr. Packer left, so did the van leaving the band without a reasonable means of transportation.
Gypsyhawk, along with new guitarist Ben Robbins formerly of Jameson, are reaching out to the fans for help. Now you all know how I feel about these indie go-go/band fund raising things but hey, it’s my site and if I want to make an exception I can and I do so in the case of Gypsyhawk. These guys are hard working mother fuckers who bring the good times to every stage that they grace. They bring 110% all the time and they truly make their fans a bunch of happy, smiling bastards.
Gypsyhawk has launched their Indie Go-Go Fundraising page and the band is offering what I feel like are some of the best incentives I’ve ever seen on a campaign like this. Things like a personalized Tweet, a ballad sung to you by Ron Houser, or even being a roadie for a day. I’m not sure I’d pay someone to have them allow me to haul their shit around but hey, different strokes for different folks right?
The band is working on hitting the road soon with Scorpion Child, Kadavar, and Wilson for what just may be one of the finer touring packages this summer. The band will then be out later in the year with brew rockers Alestorm so these tours are definitely not ones to be missed.
Get on it and go support the Hawk so they can keep in defending good times for life!
w/ Scorpion Child, Kadavar, Gypsyhawk, Wilson & Mothership
9/16 Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge
9/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theater
9/20 Vancouver, BC @ The Astoria
9/21 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
9/23 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
9/24 W. Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy
9/25 Tempe, AZ @ Rocky Point
9/27 TBA
9/28 Fort Worth, TX
9/29 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s w/ Orange Goblin
10/1 St Louis, MO @ Firebird
10/2 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
10/3 Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck
10/4 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
10/5 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus
w/ Alestorm &Trollfest,
11/11 Santa Ana, CA Yost Theater
11/12 Tempe, AZ Rocky Point Cantina
11/13 Las Vegas, NV LVCS
11/14 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside
11/15 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
11/16 Seattle, WA El Corazon
11/17 Vancouver, BC Funky Winkerbeans
11/18 Calgary, AB Republik
11/19 Regina, SK The Exchange
11/20 Winnipeg, MB Zoo Cabaret
11/22 Chicago, IL Reggie’s
11/23 Westland, MI Token Lounge
11/24 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s
11/25 Columbus, OH Shrunken Head
11/26 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
11/27 London, ON Music Hall
11/28 Toronto, ON Mod Club
11/29 Ottawa, ON Mavericks
11/30 Montreal, QC Club Soda
12/01 Quebec City, QC Le Cercle
12/02 New York, NY The Studio @ Webster Hall
12/03 Teaneck, NJ Mexicali Live
12/04 Baltimore, MD Soundstage
12/05 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
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