Indie-Folk band WHY? released their forth album Eskimo Snow more than a year after their acclaimed LP Alopecia.  The two albums were recorded at the same time at Minneapolis’ Third Ear Studio with a concept of recording two opposite sounding albums in mind.

Along with the release of their new album, WHY? has created a ten-part webisode series chronicling their quest to take the band to the next level by hiring an eccentric and spiritual manager with a holistic management approach, Blake Maxwell.  The webisodes have a sarcastic outlook and dry humor similar to the mockumentary styles of This is Spinal Tap and Flight of the Conchords.

You can check out the whole series below and catch the band live on their upcoming tour of the US.

Webisode 1 – “Meet Blake Maxwell”

Webisode 2 – “Yoni introduces Blake to Shaun”

Webisode 3 – “Blake lands WHY? their first endorsement”

Webisode 4 – “Josiah has troubles with the endorsement”

Webisode 5 – “Meet WHY?’s legendary creative partner”

Webisode 6 – “Yoni and Legendary get to work”

Webisode 7 – “Doug 100% on board”

Webisode 8 – “Yoni, Blake and Legendary visit Capitol”

Webisode 9 – “Kimmel”

Webisode 10 – “Blake finds WHY? a label”

WHY? Tour Dates

10/06 Madison, WI UW Madison Terrace #%
10/07 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock #%
10/09 Denver, CO Bluebird #%
10/10 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue #%
10/13 Annacortes, WA Department of Safety &$
10/14 Seattle, WA The Vera Project &$
10/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom &$
10/17 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *%$
10/18 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones *%$
10/20 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex *%
10/22 San Diego, CA The Loft (UCSD)
10/23 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts *%
10/24 Tucson, AZ Club Congress *%
10/26 Denton, TX Hailey’s *%
10/28 Birmingham, AL Bottletree *%
10/29 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle *%
10/30 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle *%
10/31 Atlanta, GA Lenny’s %^@
11/02 Orlando, FL The Social %!
11/03 Gainesville, FL Common Grounds %!
11/04 Tallahassee, FL Club Down Under %!
11/06 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon %~
11/07 Houston, TX Walter’s On Washington %~
11/08 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/10 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall %~
11/11 St. Louis, MO Firebird %~
11/12 Rock Island, IL Daytrotter Session
11/12 Grinnell, IA Gardner Lounge %~
11/13 Bloomington, IN Rhino’s Youth Center ~
* = w/ Serengeti and Polyphonic
# = w/ Dark Dark Dark
% = w/ AU
& = w/ No Kids
$ = w/ Mount Eerie
^ = w/ Jemina Pearl
@ = w/ Islands
! = w/ James Husband
~ = w/ The Moore Brothers

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