FGC Winter Tour 2009; Bassist Janis Wallin to Tour with Steve Kimock

Greetings from the road! FGC is currently amidst our 2009 Winter Tour, which thus far has covered ground in the Southeast and Central Plains, with upcoming headlining appearances in the Midwest and a run through Colorado.

FGC will hit some of the band's favorite venues over the course of this ambitious tour, including the Majestic Theatre in Madison, the Bottleneck in Lawrence, and the Cabooze in Minneapolis. FGC will also make several noteworthy debut appearances in a number of prestigious venues, including the WorkPlay Theater in Birmingham, Rhythm and Brews in Chattanooga, the Vogue Theater in Indianapolis, and the Fox Theatre in Boulder.

The tour began on January 28 in Birmingham and wraps up at the end of March, at which point FGC will take several weeks off the road while bassist Janis Wallin tours as bass player for Steve Kimock's new band, the Steve Kimock Crazy Engine. FGC has made the following statement:

"We are extremely happy for our bassist and dear friend Janis. We've met and performed with numerous world-class musicians over the years, and we knew it was only a matter of time before one of them took note of Janis's extraordinary talent and invited her to share it with a new audience. The Kimocks have been very gracious and accommodating of FGC's tour schedule, and we look forward to announcing plans for our spring and summer tours shortly. In the meantime, we'd like to say we're tremendously proud of Janis, and all four of us are geared up for a fantastic Winter Tour."

Winter Tour 2009:

1/28 | WorkPlay Theater - Birmingham, AL
1/29 | Bourbon Street - Auburn, AL
1/30 | Smith's Olde Bar - Atlanta, GA
1/31 | Dave's Darkhorse - Starkville, MS
2/03 | World Grotto - Knoxville, TN
2/04 | Rhythm and Brews - Chattanooga, TN
2/05 | Windows Off the Cumberland - Nashville, TN
2/12 | Cicero's - St. Louis, MO
2/13 | Mojo's - Columbia, MO
2/14 | Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
2/20 | Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI
2/26 | Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
2/27 | DG's Tap House - Ames, IA
2/28 | Iowa City Yacht Club - Iowa City, IA
3/01 | Copper Dragon - Carbondale, IL *supporting Cornmeal
3/06 | The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN *supporting ekoostik hookah
3/11 | Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
3/12 | Hodi's Half Note - Ft. Collins, CO
3/13 | Three 20 South - Breckenridge, CO
3/14 | Owsley's Golden Road - Denver, CO
3/19 | Miramar Theatre - Milwaukee, WI
3/20 | Crusen's - Peoria, IL
3/21 | Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA

Please note that FGC's 2/21 show at the Park West in Chicago has been canceled due to an injury in the co-headliner, Soulive. Stay tuned for info about FGC's next hometown appearance!

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Live on New Year's Eve 2008
Photos by Norman Sands
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Upcoming shows:

2/20 Madison, WI
2/26 Minneapolis, MN
2/27 Ames, IA
2/28 Iowa City, IA
3/01 Carbondale, IL
3/06 Indianapolis, IN
3/11 Boulder, CO
3/12 Ft. Collins, CO
3/13 Breckenridge, CO
3/14 Denver, CO
3/19 Milwaukee, WI
3/20 Peoria, IL
3/21 Des Moines, IA

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