The Undertow Orchestra was an indie rock "supergroup" organized by Bob Andrews

Bob Andrews (artist manager)

Bob Andrews is a founding member of the Undertow Music Collective and an artist manager.Andrews got his start in the music business in 1991 managing the drum department at the historic in downtown Nashville. In 1993 he took a job as tour manager for Uncle Tupelo and worked with them until their...

 of Undertow Music Collective

Undertow Music

Undertow began in 1996 as a collective of independent artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers and creative managers sharing resources, ideas, and a love of music. Undertow Music operates offices in St...

. The band existed only as a touring ensemble and consisted of "four of today’s most under the radar, yet prolific singer-songwriters," David Bazan

David Bazan

David Bazan is an indie rock singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Bazan was the lead singer and creative force behind the now-defunct band Pedro the Lion and was the lead singer of Headphones, a band he formed out of his interest in synthesizers...

 (of Pedro the Lion

Pedro the Lion

Pedro the Lion was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. Singer-songwriter David Bazan formed the band in 1995 and represented its main creative force, backed by a varying rotation of collaborating musicians. T. W. Walsh is considered to be the sole official band member besides Bazan. In...

 and Headphones

Headphones (band)

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), Mark Eitzel

Mark Eitzel

Mark Eitzel is a musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club.-History:Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohio and the United Kingdom. He moved to America in 1979.He started making music while he was...

 (of American Music Club

American Music Club

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), Will Johnson

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Will Johnson is the leader of Texas indie rock band Centro-matic. He also fronts South San Gabriel and releases albums and tours as a solo artist. He was also a founding member of the Undertow Orchestra and Baboon and joined Monsters of Folk in 2010....

 (of Centro-Matic

Centro-Matic

Centro-Matic is an alternative country band based in Denton, Texas. It started in 1995 as a side-project for Will Johnson. It released a few singles that year and grew into a full-fledged group in 1997. The initial 60 songs recorded in a Millstadt, Illinois studio supplied the material for the...

), and Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt

James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...

. Each band member took turns on stage playing his own songs, as the other members acted as his backing band. The group performed a live radio show, as well as several club dates around the United States and Europe.

United States

• Feb 08 – Wed – Athens GA – 40 Watt Club
• Feb 09 – Thu – Carrboro NC – Carrboro Arts Center
• Feb 10 – Fri – Arlington VA – Iota Club & Cafe
• Feb 11 – Sat – Arlington VA – Iota Club & Cafe
• Feb 12 – Sun – Philadelphia PA – World Cafe Live
• Feb 13 – Mon – New York NY – Bowery Ballroom
• Feb 14 – Tue – Boston MA – Museum of Fine Arts
• Feb 16 – Thu – Grand Rapids MI – Calvin College
• Feb 17 – Fri – Chicago IL – Park West
• Feb 18 – Sat – Madison WI – Orpheum Stage Door
• Feb 19 – Sun – Minneapolis MN – First Avenue
• Feb 20 – Mon – Ames IA – Maintenance Shop
• Feb 21 – Tue – Lawrence KS – Granada Theatre
• Feb 23 – Thu – Austin TX – The Parish
• Feb 24 – Fri – Denton TX – Hailey's
• Feb 25 – Sat – Houston TX – Walter's on Washington
• Feb 27 – Mon – Memphis TN – Hi-Tone
• Feb 28 – Tue – Nashville TN – Belcourt Theatre
• Mar 01 – Wed – Atlanta GA – Variety Playhouse
  Variety Playhouse
  Variety Playhouse is a music venue in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is located on Euclid Avenue and features a variety of music acts including rock, country, folk, bluegrass, jazz, blues and world music as well as other live shows.-Details:The building...
  
  

Europe

• May 31 – Majorca – Teatre Lloseta
• June 1 – Zaragoza – Casa del Loco
• June 3 – Barcelona – Primavera Festival
• June 6 – Porto – Casa da Musica
• June 7 – Haarlem – Patronaat
• June 8 – Utrecht – de Helling
• June 9 – Brussels – AB Club
• June 11 – London – Union Chapel