John Davis Of Folk Implosion Announces Ten Date NZ Tour

John Davis of Folk Implosion fame is kicking it in Aotearoa this June for a ten-stop tour as John Davis and The Cicadas. The US artist co-founded Folk Implosion with Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr) in 1993, rising to fame after priceless soundtrack features on both Kids and American Beauty. Davis left the group in 2000, and returned to the music scene in 2013. He has since released several albums and has an instrumental EP Gnawing on the Bone out in coming months, featuring cover artwork from our very own Alastair Galbraith (The Rip, Plagal Grind). I could not recommend more setting aside some time to explore John Davis’ self-run website - it is a rabbit hole of hot takes and obscure fun facts you didn’t know you needed. Experience the strange, psych-rock conglomerate that is John Davis and The Cicadas this June / July…

UPDATE 6/06/2019: Local support acts for John Davis' tour have been announced...

John Davis and The Cicadas

Tickets are up for grabs now HERE via UTR* 

Nothing can prepare you for the below 'The Wrong Tree' video from Davis' Spare Parts LP…

John Davis’ Gnawing on the Bone collection is out this Winter.

Press release:

John Davis was half of Folk Implosion in the '90's and now records and tours on his own and with a band of rotating characters based in Durham, NC, USA. This tour of New Zealand and Australia will consist of duo shows with John on guitar and electronics, and Rob Chamberlain on drums and electronics. Sets will mix material from John's Shrimper records solo catalogue (both old and recent), and material drawn from the Folk Implosion archive of the '90's. For more information and to hear recent work visit johnhdavis.com and jdsoundbite.bandcamp.com. Records will be available for sale, including a new instrumental release Gnawing On the Bone, which features cover art by Dunedin's Alastair Galbraith.