“I may as well get in his good graces before I start getting blasphemous”, says David Ramirez as he pauses to reflect on the intimate surroundings of St Pancras Old Church towards the beginning of his set tonight. Ramirez is playing completely solo on his current tour although he pauses to reflect at one point on how playing with the compatriots in his regular band has meant his music is tending to evolve in a more rock ‘n’ roll direction. As for the evening, the environment is perfectly suited to his more intimately personal style of song writing, with Ramirez on acoustic guitar throughout. Continue reading “David Ramirez, St Pancras Old Church, London, 12th January 2018”
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David Ramirez heads back to UK for more dates
We’re rather fond of David Ramirez here at AUK and today he’s announced details of an eight-date UK headline tour set to run throughout January 2018. He released his new album “We’re Not Going Anywhere” via Thirty Tigers last week, described by Uncut in these words: “If Springsteen made a record about living in Trump’s America, you’d hope it might sound something like this”. The album, which was produced by Sam Kassirer (previously Lake Street Dive and Josh Ritter), documented Ramirez’s heartfelt take on Trump’s America from his point of view of having a mixed Mexican and American heritage. You’re always welcome here David. Boris though right? Here are those dates. Continue reading “David Ramirez heads back to UK for more dates”
David Ramirez announces new single, UK dates
Thirty Tigers signing David Ramirez has just announced his fourth album “We’re Not Going Anywhere” which is due out September 8th, and he’s touring the UK next week. Ramirez, who comes from the perspective of having a dual Mexican and American heritage, wrote the new album, the follow-up to 2015’s ‘Fables’ as a response of protest and defiance towards the nightmarish (to put it mildly) American political landscape in 2017. He couldn’t have picked a better place than Brighton to start his tour, and if Trump ever does come to the UK we should make sure he’s booked into a nice little hotel there. Catch the dates below along with the new single. Continue reading “David Ramirez announces new single, UK dates”