There have been bands in EAR FARM’s brief history who’ve sprung up, seemingly born out of thin air, and begged to be listened to and seen live more and more. Some of them we’ve been lucky enough to find very early in their development and they’ve since found beaucoups fans and achieved nationwide success (such as Tapes ‘n Tapes, Annuals, The Ting Tings, Vampire Weekend, and next up - Bell); some are bands just ready to break into the hearts and minds of the listening public the world over any second now (dear world: as we’ve said a hundred times, be on the lookout for Takka Takka, Goes Cube, The Secret Life of Sofia, Drink Up Buttercup, and the explosive Dead Confederate). Prior to seeing Bombadil last night at Rockwood Music Hall I’d have pegged them as a band that would find fans no matter what, but perhaps one that would take the public some time to catch on to… a band to add to that second list. Now, after only one show, I’m ready to say you better catch these guys at tiny-ass venues while you can. They’re simply fantastic.

Now, I’m not going to try and say the same thing Mike already said, but in a different way. Rather, I’d like to tell my story of how much I enjoyed Bombadil in pictures…

See Bombadil Live:
18 July - Jamestown, NY @ Mojo’s
19 July - Dayton, OH @ Canal Street Tavern
25 July - Winston-Salem, North Carolina @ Finnegan’s Wake
26 July - Floyd, VA @ FloydFest
28 July - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
29 July - Denver, CO @ Dulcinea’s 100th Monkey
30 July - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Palladium
01 Aug - Portland, OR @ Pickathon
02 Aug - Portland, OR @ Pickathon
06 Aug - Eugene, OR @ Sam Bond’s Garage
07 Aug - Cottage Grove, OR @ Axe and Fiddle Pub and Music Club
10 Aug - San Francisco, CA @ Amnesia
12 Aug - Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
13 Aug - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
19 Aug - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
21 Aug - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
22 Aug - New York, NY @ The Living Room
23 Aug - Brooklyn, NY @ Hank’s Saloon
26 Aug - Washington, DC @ The Red & The Black
28 Aug - Winston-Salem, NC @ The Garage
05 Sept - Boone, NC @ Black Cat
06 Sept - Asheville, NC @ Westville Pub
12 Sept - Mount Pleasant, SC @ Fiery Ron’s Hometown BBQ
13 Sept - Gainesville, FL @ “The Real Big Deal” Music, Camping & Arts
19 Sept - Bristol, VA @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
20 Sept - Bristol, TN @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
26 Sept - NPR, NC @ WUNC’s The State of Things
27 Sept - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
05 Oct - Apex, NC @ Jordan Lake Arts & Music Festival
12 Nov - Grantham, PA @ B-Sides - Messiah College
17 Jan - Riverside California @ Private Party

Listen: “Cavaliers Har Hum”

See Also:
- Bombadil @ Trash Bar - 15 July 2008
- Bombadil Hits NYC TONIGHT and Thursday
- EAR FARM’s Top Albums of 2008 (so far)
- Matt talks about Bombadil on Blog Fresh Radio
- Band of the Week: Bombadil

Visit Bombadil on MySpace.

*above slideshow created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.