The Cactus Blossoms Prep New LP & Tour: Stream First Single ‘Please Don’t Call Me Crazy’
By Bill Pearis
Minneapolis’ The Cactus Blossoms, whose sound is indebted to early rock n’ roll like The Everly Brothers, are set to return with new album Easy Way on March 1 via Walkie Talkie Records. The first single from the record is “Please Don’t Call Me Crazy,” a great little number that really shows off the band’s songwriting chops and harmonies. We’ve got the premiere of a live video of the song, shot at iconic Minneapolis club First Avenue and featuring Mike Lewis (Bon Iver, Andrew Bird) on saxophone. Watch that, and listen to the studio version of the song, below.
You may have caught The Cactus Blossoms opening for Kacey Musgraves and The Watson Twins, or on David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return, and they’re currently in the midst of a winter residency at St. Paul’s Turf Club. They’ll be on tour this spring, including East Coast dates. They’ll play NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on April 11 and tickets for that show go on sale Friday, January 18.
All dates are listed below.
The Cactus Blossoms – Easy Way tracklist:
1. Desperado
2. I’m Calling You
3. Please Don’t Call Me Crazy
4. Got A Lotta Love
5. Easy Way
6. Downtown
7. Boomerang
8. See It Through
9. I Am The Road
10. Blue as the Ocean
The Cactus Blossoms – 2019 Tour Dates
January 21 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
January 28 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
February 8 – Stoughton Opera House – Stoughton, WI
February 9 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
April 5 – Mission Creek Music Festival – Iowa City, IA
April 6 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
April 7 – Hi-Fi – Indianapolis, IN
April 9 – Club Café – Pittsburgh, PA
April 10 – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
April 11 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
April 12 – The Sinclair – Cambridge, M
April 13 – Higher Ground (Showcase Longe) – Burlington, VT
April 14 – Petit Campus – Montreal, Canada
April 16 – Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, Canada
April 17 – El Club – Detroit, MI
April 18 – Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
April 19 – The Back Room at Colectivo Coffee – Milwaukee, WI