Buzz Osborne

A coat fans never thought Osborne would don is that of an acoustic guitar-toting troubadour. But as his recently released album This Machine Kills Artists illustrates, King Buzzo isn’t taking the James Taylor approach to this new musical direction. This Machine has plenty of dark, jagged riffs, as if Osborne were using his guitar strings to slit throats, and his deep, murky bellow is even more commanding because there’s nothing covering it up. It’s stark and intense. Although veteran musicians putting out acoustic efforts is a well-worn tradition that can often yield disastrous results, the passionately unconventional Osborne has yet to bring anything boring or trite to the table. I’d say his newest experiment is a successful one.

Armed with nothing but his guitar, his songs and a wealth of stories from his punk rock past and present, fans can expect great things from Osborne on his acoustic tour.

As he stated in January: “I’m looking forward to taking this show on the road! Solo acoustic is something I’d never thought I’d be doing. Maybe that’s why this will work!”

Watch Buzz Osborne perform at Grumpys on June 27th and pick up his new record This Machine Kills Artists, now out on Ipecac Recordings.

Full Summer 2014 tour dates below:

06/10 San Diego, CA The Casbah 06/11 Echo Park, CA The Echo 06/12 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory 06/13 Fresno, CA Strummer’s 06/14 Sacramento, CA Assembly 06/15 San Francisco, CA Great American Music 06/17 Eugene, OR Wow Hall 06/18 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre 06/20 Seattle, WA Neumo's 06/21 Bellingham, WA Shakedown 06/22 Spokane, WA The Hop 06/23 Missoula, MT The Palace 06/24 Billings, MT The Railyard 06/26 Fargo, ND The Aquarium 06/27 Minneapolis, MN Grumpy's 06/28 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall 06/30 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme 07/01 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar 07/02 Detroit, MI Small's

07/03 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop 07/06 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground 07/07 Portland, ME Portland City Music Hall 07/10 Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall 07/12 Hamden, CT Ballroom at the Outerspace 07/13 New York, NY Santos Party House 07/14 Brooklyn, NY The Wick 07/15 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts 07/17 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 07/18 Charlottesville, VA The Southern 07/20 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 07/22 Atlanta, GA The Basement 07/23 Birmingham, AL The Bottle Tree 07/25 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack's 07/26 Houston, TX Warehouse Live 07/27 Austin, TX Red 7 07/28 Sam Antonio, TX Limelight 07/30 Tucson, AZ Club Congress 07/31 Pioneertown, CA Pappy and Harriet's