Dark Bottle is a punk-folk/country and doombilly band from Tampere, founded in 2015 when lead singer and banjo and resoguitar player L. Don Ōkami was fed up with the current state of the alternative roots scene and wanted to do something different from the usual sped up and screamed folk songs.

He gathered a crew of top musicians from varying backgrounds to realize a vision of music with feet firmly planted in both American traditional music and punk attitude, but without fear of musical competence or blinders to other styles of music like doom/stoner metal or krautrock.

The result is a kick-ass music they only half-jokingly call Doombilly. It rocks like a mofo, and the lyrics prove that the banjo can indeed be an antifascist instrument. And it’s no wonder: Don, originally from South Carolina, has been playing Americana for 45 years and banjo for over 30, and was already DJing in alternative radio in the 1970s; Teemu has played guitar with punk and artpop bands for decades; Janne was a top notch metal and punk drummer before deciding to dedicate his craft to doombilly; and Tero has played in a number of punk and indie bands and is the bassist for Finland’s number one bluegrass band.

Their second album Pimeä Pullo, produced by Jarkko Henrik Viinamäki (Autiomaa, Steve’n’Seagulls), is a big step forward from their already great (and almost sold out) first album, Five Euro Pizza, and will put sour mash into every mosh pit.

Check out Pimeä Pullo on Bandcamp 

 

 

Ferris & Sylvester have announced an extensive 20-date UK and Ireland headline tour running through September and October this year. Regarding the tour Ferris & Sylvester say, “We're thrilled to be announcing our second headline tour of the year. We went across the UK and Ireland in February and couldn't believe that the dates had sold out. There’s truly no greater feeling than playing to a room filled with people singing along to our songs. We've written and worked on a lot of new material since then, been to the States for the first time and toured Europe. Plus this time we're bringing the band. The venues will be bigger and we're going to a lot more places, so it's going to be wild!”

2019 is proving to be Ferris & Sylvester’s most exciting year yet. Following their sold out debut headline tour earlier in the year, they hit the road again this autumn to play over double the amount of shows, with an expanded sound and an even more impressive following behind them. Ferris & Sylvester have also been going down a storm at festivals across the world including SXSW, The Great Escape, Live At Leeds, and Eurosonic.

With a busy summer ahead for the duo they have been announced to play further festivals across the UK and Europe including Glastonbury, Isle Of Wight, Boardmasters, Sziget, Belladrum and many more listed below.

FERRIS & SYLVESTER AUTUMN HEADLINE TOUR DATES

SEPTEMBER

 3rd – Guildford, Boiler Room

 4th – St Albans, The Horn

 5th – London, OMEARA

 16th – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds

 17th – Oxford, The Bullingdon

 18th – Nottingham, Metronome

 19th – Brighton, Green Door Store

 20th – Newcastle, Think Tank

 22nd – Glasgow, Stereo

 23rd – Edinburgh, Mash House

 25th – Dublin, Lost Lane

 27th – Liverpool, Phase One

 29th – Leeds, The Wardrobe

 30th – Cambridge, The Portland Arms

 

OCTOBER

 1st – Manchester, Deaf Institute

 3rd – Tunbridge Wells, Forum

 4th – Cheltenham, Frog & Fiddle

 6th – Swansea, Sin City (Fringe Fest)

 8th – Truro, Old Bakery

 9th – Exeter, Phoenix

 

FERRIS & SYLVESTER FESTIVAL DATES

JUNE

 15th – Bushstock Festival, London

 16th – Isle Of Wight Festival, Isle Of Wight

 21st – Black Deer Festival, Tunbridge Wells

 28th – Glastonbury Festival, Shepton Mallet

 

JULY

 12th – G! Festival, Faroe Islands

 19th – HebCelt, Stornoway

 21st – Larmer Tree Festival, Dorset

 

AUGUST

 2nd – Neverworld Festival, Hever

 3rd – Belladrum Festival, Inverness

 8th – Sziget Festival, Hungary

 10th – Boardmasters Festival, Newquay