Sleepy Sun is a California band from many Californias. They hail from the rolling oak and sage hills of Sierra Gold Country, The San Francisco Peninsula, where Kesey raged and the Dead were once Warlocks, and the forever-sunshine climes of the Southland. They came together—young and garage strutting in the coastal Northern California crucible of Santa Cruz. And there they birthed the Sleepy sound—dead blues shaken alive, razor sharp and ramblin’, soul, sonic science and dead-on pop surgery. Wooden, earthy, stratospheric, and swinging…California music of beautiful contrasts for conflicted times.

Now, two records into a frighteningly fast-blossoming evolution, Sleepy Sun are a living machine of fire and focus. Their first release on ATP records Embrace illuminated the golden path to Sleepy land—hard-riffing, delicate, dreamy and cultivated. The latest ATP release, Fever, is arrival at the palace the path promised.

North American Tour Dates

3/23 – Hi Dive Club – Denver, CO

3/24 – Duffy’s Tavern – Lincoln, NE

3/25 – Off Broadway Night Club – St Louis, MO

3/27 – The Walnut House – Murfreesboro, TN

3/28 – Broadways – Asheville, NC

3/29 – E.A.R.L. – Atlanta, GA

3/30 – Club Downunder – Tallahassee, FL

3/31 – New College of Florida – Sarasota, FL

4/1 – Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater – Miami Beach, FL w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/2 – The Ritz – Tampa, FL w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/3 – Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/4 – Back Booth – Orlando, FL w/ A Place to Bury Strangers

4/5 – 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/6 – Disco Rodeo – Raleigh, NC w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/7 – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/9 – Madison Theatre – Covington, KY w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/11 – The Pageant – St Louis, MO w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/12 – Liberty Hall – Lawrence, KS w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/13 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/15 – Marquee Theater – Tempe, AZ w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/16 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/23 – Pitzer College Kohoutek Music & Arts Festival – Claremont, CA

4/24 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA

Sleepy Sun is a California band from many Californias. They hail from the rolling oak and sage hills of Sierra Gold Country, The San Francisco Peninsula, where Kesey raged and the Dead were once Warlocks, and the forever-sunshine climes of the Southland. They came together—young and garage strutting in the coastal Northern California crucible of Santa Cruz. And there they birthed the Sleepy sound—dead blues shaken alive, razor sharp and ramblin’, soul, sonic science and dead-on pop surgery. Wooden, earthy, stratospheric, and swinging…California music of beautiful contrasts for conflicted times.

Now, two records into a frighteningly fast-blossoming evolution, Sleepy Sun are a living machine of fire and focus. Their first release on ATP records Embrace illuminated the golden path to Sleepy land—hard-riffing, delicate, dreamy and cultivated. The latest ATP release, Fever, is arrival at the palace the path promised.

Sleepy Sun won’t relent in 2010. Fever in May, SXSW and the Arctic Monkeys in spring. And as always, a hundred twists yet untold in a message—sent with burning love and rock-solid soul—from California to the whole damn beyond….

North American Tour Dates

3/9 – Catalyst Atrium – Santa Cruz, CA

3/12 – Echo – Los Angeles, CA

3/13 – Bar Pink – San Diego, CA

3/14 – Space 120 – Palm Springs, CA

3/17 – Emo’s Annex (IODA SXSW Day Party) – Austin, TX

3/18 – Beauty Bar (Bay Bridged SXSW Day Party) – Austin, TX

3/19 – Justine’s Restaurant (SXSW Day Party) – Austin, TX

3/20 – Peckerheads (Rollingstone.com / Rhapsody SXSW Day Party) – Austin, TX

3/20 – Encore Patio (Official SXSW Show) – Austin, TX

3/21 – Bro Fest at Double Wide – Dallas, TX

3/23 – Hi Dive Club – Denver, CO

3/24 – Duffy’s Tavern – Lincoln, NE

3/25 – Off Broadway Night Club – St Louis, MO

3/27 – The Walnut House – Murfreesboro, TN

3/28 – Broadways – Asheville, NC

3/29 – E.A.R.L. – Atlanta, GA

3/30 – Club Downunder – Tallahassee, FL

3/31 – New College of Florida – Sarasota, FL

4/1 – Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater – Miami Beach, FL w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/2 – The Ritz – Tampa, FL w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/3 – Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/4 – Back Booth – Orlando, FL w/ A Place to Bury Strangers

4/5 – 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/6 – Disco Rodeo – Raleigh, NC w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/7 – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/9 – Madison Theatre – Covington, KY w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/11 – The Pageant – St Louis, MO w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/12 – Liberty Hall – Lawrence, KS w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/13 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/15 – Marquee Theater – Tempe, AZ w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/16 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV w/ Arctic Monkeys

4/23 – Pitzer College Kohoutek Music & Arts Festival – Claremont, CA

4/24 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA

It is interesting to see the English taste in music, how different it is than the American flavor, especially the main bloggers opinions. This is the NME top 50 albums of the 00.
50 MIA – Arula
49 Muse – Absolution
48 The Walkmen – Bows and Arrows
47 Brendan Benson – Lapalco
46 The Delgados – The Great Eastern
45 Avalanches – Since I Left You
44 Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
43 Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
42 Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
41 Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
40 Ryan Adams – Gold
39 Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
38 Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
37 The Knife – Silent Shout
36 Spirtualized – Let it Come Down
35 Babyshambles – Down In Albion
34 Grandaddy – The Sophtware Slump
33 Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
32 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
31 Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
30 Elbow – Asleep In The Back
29 Super Furry Animals – Rings Around The World
28 Johnny Cash – The Man Comes Around
27 Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
26 Dizzee Rascal – Boy in Da Corner
25 The Rapture – Echoes
24 The Libertines – The Libertines
23 Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future
22 Jay-Z – The Blueprint
21 The Coral – The Coral
20 Blur – Think Tank
19 The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
18 The White Stripes – Elephant
17 Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
16 The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
15 Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf
14 Radiohead – Kid A
13 The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
12 LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver
11 At The Drive In – Relationship Of Command
10 Radiohead – In Rainbows
09 The Streets – Original Pirate Material
08 Interpol – Turn On The Bright Lights
07 Arcade Fire – Funeral
06 PJ Harvey – Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
05 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell
04 Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
03 Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
02 The Libertines – Up The Bracket
01 The Strokes – Is This It