Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
Saddle Creek
Album: MBAR
Song: The Sound
Avails
- time period:
- 2010: Spring, SXSW opportunities and to support/package
- situation:
- Available for one-offs, colleges, and festivals
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Bio
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, based on name alone, may sound like a president on first offing, but give his eponymous, debut album a spin and you'll soon realize a more relevant career has presented itself for this 25-year-old Brooklyn bard. This is modern music made the old-fashioned way: take ragged, soulful and completely compelling hymns for tough times, throw into the mix an impressive array of backing musicians, and just record what happens. His sophomore album is Summer of Fear, out October 20th on Saddle Creek Records. New York has been sadly lacking a proper troubadour looking at the stars while mired in the gutter--but in Miles, we have our man. Read More...
Career Highlights
- Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson 2009 Highlights!
- Miles' song "The Debtor" defines the sound of now!
- "Woodfriend" one of Q Magazine's 50 Essential Tracks
- Q Magazine gives "Transgressive" 4 stars
- New York Times Arts Beat SXSW video highlight
- Live video sessions at The Laundromatinee
- Track "My Good Luck" appears on KEXP Music That Matters
- Dell Lounge Monolith Festival Live Video Interview!!!
- Village Voice: Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson's Empire of Dirt
- Pitchfork "Forkcast" Review
- Featured cover and interview in FADER's 2008 Summer Music Issue
- "One of the most emotionally and musically evocative and compelling records of the year" -Other Music
Current Tours
| Date | Venue | City | State | With |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 03/15/10 | Matty's Alley Billiard & Grill | Nashville | TN | Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Suckers |
| Thu 03/18/10 | Maggie Maes | Austin | TX | SXSW Saddle Creek Showcas, The Rural Alberta Advantage |
| Thu 03/18/10 | Austin | TX | Pianos @ Kung Fu Saloon SXSW Day Party | |
| Fri 03/19/10 | The Iron Gate Lounge | Austin | TX | Academy Fight Song SXSW Party |
| Sat 03/20/10 | ME Television | Austin | TX | WOXY Session |
| Sat 03/20/10 | Pure Volume House | Austin | TX | PureVolume party @ PureVolume House |
| Sat 03/20/10 | The Iron Gate Lounge | Austin | TX | SXSW Yelp Party |
| Sun 03/21/10 | Hailey’s | Denton | TX | Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Suckers |
| Mon 03/22/10 | Sticky Fingerz | Little Rock | AR | Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Suckers |
| Tue 03/23/10 | Firebird | Saint Louis | MO | Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Suckers |
| Wed 03/24/10 | The Summit | Columbus | OH | Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Suckers |
| Thu 03/25/10 | Musica | Akron | OH | Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Suckers |
| Fri 03/26/10 | The Corner Cafe | Wilkes-Barre | Pa | Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Suckers |
| Sat 03/27/10 | Soundlab | Buffalo | NY | Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Suckers |