Additionally, Costa is making co-headline appearances across the U.S. with David Ramirez. Visiting numerous markets across the midwest and west coast, the tour will culminate in an appearance at Casbah in San Diego, CA on November 9. Costa will also be performing tonight, Friday, October 8, at Venice West in Los Angeles, CA to celebrate the release of Yellow Coat Deluxe. Tickets for all shows are on sale now and a full listing of dates can be found below.
Produced by Alex Newport, Yellow Coat is a masterpiece of heartbreak, equal parts lost Sixties AM radio hits, folk-pop beauty and dark night of the soul music. Taking inspiration from Van Gogh’s Dear Theo along with John Steinbeck’s A Life in Letters, and stamped with the honesty and intimacy of something not meant to be heard, Yellow Coat is the product of Costa penning letters to himself about the end of a relationship that had lasted almost a decade.
As his second LP for Dangerbird Records and the follow-up to his well-received concept record Santa Rosa Fangs – an album that revealed similar storytelling qualities present in the work of other likeminded American songwriters such as Kurt Vile and Damien Jurado – Yellow Coat channels Costa’s raw emotion into a collection of hooky love songs, most of them awash in strings, Mellotron, harmonies and groove.
After connecting with notable producer Alex Newport (Death Cab for Cutie, At the Drive-In), the songs of Yellow Coat took shape with Costa enlisting the help of touring musicians and friends from afar. From the insinuating acoustic riffs and lo-fi beats of the album’s lead single “Avenal” and the snappy fatalism of “Slow” to the almost church-like fragility of “Last Love Song,” Yellow Coat is brimming with bittersweet narratives of love’s power to both soothe and devastate. For instance, when Costa first wrote what became “Last Love Song,” it had a different title and was meant to be an anniversary gift. A true testament to the concept that songs evolve and can change meaning over time, the track turned into a break-up song, its sadness as palpable as the sound of Costa’s fingers on his guitar strings.
Matt Costa will be making the following appearances this fall. Dates below with more to be added soon.
FRI 08 OCT – Los Angeles, CA @ Venice West
WED 13 OCT – Lubbock, TX @ Blue Light **
THU 14 OCT – Tusla, OK @ Vanguard **
FRI 15 OCT – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room **
SAT 16 OCT – St. Louis, MO @ Del Mar Hall **
SUN 17 OCT – Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House Revival **
TUE 19 OCT – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark **
THU 21 OCT – Aurora, IL @ The Venue **
FRI 22 OCT – Chicago, IL @ Martyr’s **
SUN 24 OCT – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall **
MON 25 OCT – Madison, WI @ High Noon **
TUE 26 OCT – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club **
WED 27 OCT – Davenport, IA @ Racoon Motel **
FRI 29 OCT – Pueblo, CO @ Brules Ale House **
SAT 30 OCT – Fort Collins, CO @ The Coast **
SUN 31 OCT – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge **
TUE 02 NOV - San Francisco, CA @ The Backyard **
THU 04 NOV - Petaluma CA @ Mystic Theatre **
FRI 05 NOV – Santa Cruz, CA @ Atrium at Catalyst **
SAT 06 NOV – Sutter Creek, CA @ Sutter Creek Theatre **
SUN 07 NOV – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone **
MON 08 NOV - Morro Bay, CA @ The Siren **
TUE 09 NOV - San Diego, CA @ Casbah **
**- w/ David Ramirez
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