Backyard Tire Fire 'Places We Lived' album

Backyard Tire Fire have been burning up the web since the 2007 release of Vagabonds and Hooligans, an album that landed on many year-end “best of” lists and brought the Bloomington, IL trio into the tastemaker spotlight. This year finds the band on a new label, Hyena Records, preparing to deliver their impressive brand of indie roots-rock on The Places We Lived. BTF’s fourth studio effort comes on the heels of Sick of Debt, a free 6-track acoustic EP that the boys released this spring. They’ll also be setting off on a headlining tour with Ha Ha Tonka starting 9/5 in Chicago, before embarking on a slew of December dates with the legendary Reverend Horton Heat.

Influenced by classic artists like The Band, Howlin’ Wolf and Neil Young, Backyard Tire Fire frontman and principle songwriter Ed Anderson says, “my objective in the songwriting process is to be honest. I want folks to feel like the tune was written for them and identify with what the song is about.” This sincere approach is what has people comparing Anderson to great American storytellers like Hank Williams and Lowell George. He is joined by the rock solid rhythm section of his brother Matt on bass and Tim Kramp on drums. The band has shared stages with the likes of Jason Isbell, Clutch and Cracker.

tour dates
07-18 Chicago, IL - Ravenswood Festival
07-19 St. Louis, MO - Donoroo Festival
07-27 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
08-01 Empire, MI - Dunegrass Festival
08-03 Elkhart Lake, WI - Brown Baer
08-22 Bloomington, IL - Paulie’s
08-23 Bloomington, IL - Paulie’s
09-05 Chicago, IL - Metro#
09-10 Iowa City, IA - Picador#
09-11 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave Bar#
09-12 Madison, WI - The Annex#
09-13 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry#
09-17 Columbia, MO - TBD#
09-18 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar#
09-19 Emporia, KS - Josie’s#
09-20 St. Louis, MO - Lucas School House#
09-24 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop#
09-25 Columbus, OH - The Basement#
09-26 Indianapolis, IN - Spin Nightclub (Sponsored by My Old Kentucky Blog)#
09-27 Newport, KY - Southgate House#
12-03 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge*
12-06 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theater*
12-07 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection*
12-08 Green Bay, WI - Oneida Casino*
12-10 Dekalb, IL - Ottos*
12-11 Des Moines, IA - Peoples Court*
12-12 Wichita, KS - Cotillion Ballroom*
12-13 Tulsa, OK - Cains Ballroom*

#with Ha Ha Tonka
*with Reverend Horton Heat

press quotes
"...raw, emotionally sophisticated songs." - Chicago Sun Times

“Backyard Tire Fire are the choice we make when the extremes always sound too extreme, the bright lights feel too foreign, the money’s not important, the beer’s on ice and the clothes we like most are the ones that we’ve had on our bodies for decades and we know what made all of the holes and rough patches in them.” – Daytrotter

"Equate the sound to how you feel when go to your nearest smokey bar, light a cigarette, order a bucket, kick back and kinda feel like you don't give a f*ck. In other words, it's a real good feeling you get listening to these guys." – My Old Kentucky Blog

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Backyard Tire Fire - Places We Lived