ATO Records Debut That Santa Fe Channel, Out August 10^th, Is Produced By Milk Carton Kids Kenneth Pattengale – Hear “Talk To Me” Here

Band Made Newport Folk Fest Debut Last Weekend, Adds Tour Dates With Shooter Jennings, Blackberry Smoke And Charley Crockett

August 2, 2018 – Cordovas will release their new album That Santa Fe Channel, produced by Milk Carton Kids Kenneth Pattengale, on ATO Records on August 10^th. NPR Music premieres new song “Talk To Me,” and NPR World Café/WXPN’s Bruce Warren says “East Nashville Americana rockers Cordovas are taking their place amongst the musical lineage of cosmic country greats like Gram Parsons, Americana poster kids Uncle Tupelo, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the early roots-rock of Little Feat.” The band have added tour dates with Shooter Jennings, Blackberry Smoke and Charley Crockett to their current U.S. tour, and will showcase at AmericanaFest in Nashville in September. They also play an in-store at Grimey’s in Nashville next week on Wednesday, August 8^th, which will be broadcast live on Lightning 100.

Prior to their current U.S. summer tour, Cordovas were out on a five-week European tour. In London, the band stopped by the famed Toe Rag Studios (where the White Stripes recorded Elephant), and taped a session. You can watch their pulsating cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin’” here and That Santa Fe Channel lead single “This Town’s A Drag” here. The band also stopped by Paste Magazine’s NYC studio this week to record a stripped down acoustic session that highlights their incredible songwriting and harmonies, watch here.

“This Town’s A Drag” has already begun to get early adds at radio, including at Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN), WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), WUMB (Boston, MA) and WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), and last week That Santa Fe Channel was the 3^rd most added album at Americana radio. After highlighting the song in their “New Music Friday” playlist week of release, Spotify has added “This Town’s A Drag” to their “The Pulse of Americana” playlist as well.

Years before Cordovas’ formation, bandleader Joe Firstman traveled the country as a solo musician. Raised in North Carolina, he moved to Hollywood as a determined 20 year-old, signing a major-label deal with Atlantic Records. When a dizzying blur of acclaimed shows — including opening dates for Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson — weren’t enough to satisfy the expectations of a big-budget record label, Firstman lost his contract and took a new job as music director on Last Call with Carson Daly. It was good work, with Firstman performing nightly alongside first-rate musicians like Thundercat and Kamasi Washington.

Cordovas band made their Newport Folk Festival debut this past weekend, and will continue their U.S. tour today.

Cordovas – 2018 Summer Tour Dates

Aug 2 – Big Sky, MT – Music in the Mountains Concert Series

Aug 4 – Elkin, NC – Reevestock Music Festival

Aug 8 – Nashville, TN – Grimey’s in-store (5pm CT)

Aug 14 – Rockford, IL – Anderson Japanese Gardens

Aug 16 – Chicago, IL – Haymarket Americana Concert Series

Aug 19 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal*

Aug 23 – Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse

Aug 24 – Harrisonburg, VA – Clementine Café

Aug 25 – Wise, VA – RTE 23 Music Festival

Aug 31 – Helotes, TX – Floore’s Country Store^

Sept 1 – Fredricksburg, TX – Backyard at Fritztown^

Sept 2 – Lewisville, TX – Coyote Drive-In

Sept 5 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern

Sept 6 – Lexington, KY – The Burl

Sept 7 – Chicago, IL – Fitzgerald’s

Sept 8 – Bowling Green, OH – Black Swamp Arts Festival

Sept 9 – St Louis, MO – Off Broadway

Sept 14 – Oak Park, IL – Downtown Oak Park

Sept 21-23 – Bristol, TN – Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Sept 29 – Baileys Harbor, WI – Door Country Brewing Music Hall

Oct 4 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre#

Nov 8 – Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory%

Nov 9 – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room%

Nov 10 – Syracuse, NY – The Lost Horizon%

Nov 11 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall%

* w/ JJ Grey and Mofro

# w/ Blackberry Smoke

% w/ Shooter Jennings

^ w/ Charley Crockett

Cordovas are: bassist/vocalist Joe Firstman, drummer Graham Spillman, keyboardist Sevans Henderson, guitarist/vocalist Lucca Soria and guitarist/vocalist Toby Weaver.

Pre-order That Santa Fe Channel here.