I will be on tour in the Western States of the USA in late October/early November, right before the election with songs from the new double album Kochtopus's Garden—Now That's What I Call Capitalism—The Musical, along with and some older tunes.

DATES SO FAR (more dates and details to follow ...)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 24th - What's Left Records, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
doors 7:00pm, w/ Super Sonic Sludge Scorpions, and Cassidy Cloud.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25th - house show, BOULDER, CO w/ Fables of The Fall
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26th - Seventh Circle Musicians Collective DENVER, CO w/ Doom Scroll, Cleo Jetner, and Eli & the Hypotheticals.
7pm doors, 8pm music,

SUNDAY OCTOBER 27th -
MONDAY OCTOBER 28th -
TUESDAY OCTOBER 29th -

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30th - FKA Church, LOS ANGELES, CA w/ Moon Bandits, Scramz, HXC and a pre-Halloween costume contest.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 31st - HALLOWEEN

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1st - Oberon's ASHLAND, OR w/ Malinka,
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2nd - NB venue change now at THE NEST 2715 SE Belmont St, PORTLAND, OR| w/ Brian Ward, Tensas, Nels Johnson
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3rd - Mossy Bottom Records OLYMPIA, WA ... N.B. this is an afternoon show.

NB: SEATTLE WA show that was supposed to be Nov 4th POSTPONED


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14th - Sun Mountain Lodge, WINTHROP WA
I will be playing with Anna Dooley on fiddle

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16TH - Twisp River Tap House, TWISP WA
CD release show, I will be playing as part of a 4-person band w/ Anna Dooley, Sylvie Henry and Will Lone.

Part of the Scherler summer Sundays series, behind the Carnegie Library @ 620 Franklin Ave SE, Olympia WA ... live performance and on stage interview with Markly Morrison of the lowprofile podcast

Mini Tour of the North, England UK ... I will be on tour in Northern England in sunny July with the new double album Kochtopus's Garden—Now That's What I Call Capitalism—The Musical

Punk as Folk returns after a several year hiatus ... and will be at The Funhouse in Seattle ... usual format, I will be MC-ing and playing songs in between the bands, and joining The Bad Things for a couple of songs later on. Line-up:
Phantom Pines ... Fun Forest ... Nil Desperandum ... Mister Ink and the Straight Razor Syndicate ... the Bad Things

Monday Night series featuring local Methow Valley musicians at the majestic Sun Mountain Lodge, up above Winthrop. I will be playing with fiddle maestro-so Anna Dooley.

I will be in conversation with sociologist Andy Lee Roth, regarding critical thinking, taking questions and I will be playing subject matter related songs

I will be playing a short set and making a guest appearance with Sarah & The Safe Word at their Seattle show at The Funhouse @ El Corazon as part of their Spring Tour.

with Shitcog, Disbeware, and Found Found Footage ... more details soon

Monday Night series featuring local Methow Valley musicians at the majestic Sun Mountain Lodge, up above Winthrop. I will be playing with fiddle maestro-so Anna Dooley.

I will return to Philadelphia to play at Summer Soiree VI on bill with Dwarves, Zorn, and Vixen 77.
at Philamoca 531 N. 12th St, Philly ... tickets at eventbrite.com ... door 7:00pm

Am on the bill at the official release show of the new album "Book of Broken Glass" by Sarah and The Safe Word, having guested on the track "Soldiers of Rock 'n' Roll," along with James Shayfer, Jamee Cornelia, and Flummox.
$15 advance/$20 doors 7:00pm

FRIDAY JULY 29th ... Katie Fitzgerald's STOURBRIDGE

SATURDAY JULY 30th ... 1-in-12 Club, BRADFORD

FRIDAY AUGUST 5th REBELLION FESTIVAL, BLACKPOOL acoustic stage

THURSDAY AUGUST 11th ... Under The Pavement Radio Show

FRIDAY AUGUST 12th Upco OTLEY

SATURDAY JULY 9th 2022 at
Seventh Circle Music Collective

Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer and Anna Dooley will be part of a full bill of local musicians at Musicians of the Methow at Twisp Community Center.

this was the last show before the COVID 19 pandemic hit ... and we dodged a bullet as gatherings in more urban areas at the same time became spreader events ...

Danbert Nobacon and Kira Wood Cramer opening up for The Bad Things at The Firefly,Bellingham WA Playing old and familiar tunes and featuring songs and tales from the forthcoming album Mesmerica - Expect A. Circus

Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer and Anna Dooley return to Old Schoolhouse Brewery in Winthrop WA. 6:00 pm - free. Playing old and familiar tunes and featuring songs and tales from the forthcoming album Mesmerica - Expect A. Circus

Danbert and Kira cross the pond ... 8 UK shows 2 Dutch shows

Thursday September 5th -
NOTTINGHAM
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
with Addictive Philosphy (acoustic)

Friday September 6th - The Yorkshire House
LANCASTER
LANCASHIRE
with Chris Butler

Saturday September 7th - 1-in-12 Club
BRADFORD West Yorkshire
Anarchist Book fair with Nieviem, Gerrard Bell-Fife

Sunday September 8th -
ACCRINGTON LANCASHIRE

Monday September 9th
BACUP
LANCASHIRE
with Cherry and Peesh Much More

Tuesady September 10th -
CANCELLED ... BELPER ... CANCELLED


Wednesday September 11th - Le Pub,
NEWPORT WALES
with Tracey Curtis

Thursday September 12th - Katie Fitzgeralds
STOURBRIDGE
WEST MIDLANDS

Saturday September 14th - OCCII Onafhankelijk Cultureel Centrum In It
AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
doors 8:30pm with Scrap Brain (UK) + Daisy Daisy (Utreg)

Sunday September 15th - De Groote Weiver
WORMER NETHERLANDS
doors 3:00pm, show 5:00pm. free

(pictured outside the North West Immigrant detention Center, Tacoma WA)

Danbert Nobacon & Kira Wood Cramer will be on tour as follows

Friday May 24th - Seattle Center
SEATTLE, WA
Folklife Festival,
showtime 4.45 pm

Saturday May 25th - Conor Byrne, Ballard - PUNK AS FOLK
SEATTLE WA
with The Bad Things we will play songs as a duo and some songs with The Bad Things.

Sunday May 26th - Twilight Bar
PORTLAND, OR
Benefit for Heretic House
with Fake News, Dogtooth & Nail and Potshki

Tuesday May 28th - Tavern at The End of the World
CHARLESTOWN, MA
with Absinthe Rose

Wednesday May 29th - Hudson Underground Gallery
HUDSON, NY.

Thursday May 30th -
BALTIMORE. MD
awaiting confirmation w/Ryan Harvey

Friday May 31st - St Stephen’s (downstairs) WASHINGTON DC
1525 Newton Street NW

Saturday June 1st - Creep Records
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Summer Chimera - punknews.org event
with Stza Crack, Roadkiller, Crazy & the Brains

Sunday June 2nd - Starr Bar
BROOKLYN NY
Major Minor musical performance series

Friday April 19th ... Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer and Anna Dooley will play a few songs at the end of Methow Climate March late afternoon/early evening at Twisp Community Center where the March finishes up

Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer and Anna Dooley play new and recent songs, explore the lost art of the musical duet with some spoken word oratory acrobatics and seasonal songs thrown in. A gig at the intimate setting of the new Wellspring space upstairs at Twisp Community Center ... 7:00 til 9:00 ... by donation.

Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer and Anna Dooley play new and recent songs, explore the lost art of the musical duet with some spoken word oratory acrobatics and seasonal songs thrown in. event runs from 4:00 till 7:00-ish ...we are playing in Kathy's Kitchen adjacent to the new—under construction—OSB brewery ... free ... time of performance t.b.a.

Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer and Anna Dooley play new and recent songs, explore the lost art of the musical duet with some spoken word oratory acrobatics and seasonal songs thrown in. 6:00 till 9:00 ... free

Danbert Nobacon and Kira Wood Cramer will rock as follows:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 13th - BURIEN WA
Humble Vine, doors 8:30, show: 9:00
with Kevin Incroyable

SUNDAY OCTOBER 14th - SEATTLE, WA
Left Bank Books Pike Place Market, 6:00 pm
with Squill … Brivele

MONDAY OCTOBER 15th - OLYMPIA, WA
RADIO Session Evergreen College KAOS 89.3FM

TUESDAY OCTOBER 16th - OLYMPIA WA
house show

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17th - PORTLAND OR
RADIO Session the legendary Life During Wartime show 10:00pm KBOO 90.7FM
Listen here five songs plus spoken word theatre (our segment starts 21 mins into the show)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 18th - EUGENE, OR
Old Nicks Pub
with Dash ... Astro Gala

FRIDAY OCTOBER 19th - JACKSONVILLE, OR
House show

SATURDAY OCTOBER 20th - ASHLAND, OR
Smithfields Pub and Pies


THURSDAY OCTOBER 25th - WINTHROP WA
The Copperglance Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer and Anna Dooley (trio)

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27th - SEATTLE WA
Lucky Liquor 10325 E Marginal Way S, Tukwila, Washington 98168
with Bakelite 78 / Badaboum (France)

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23rd - Black Friday - WENATCHEE WA
The Radar Station - 115 S Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801

(photo Phil Rose)

RHYTHM & RYE - 311 Capitol Way N, Olympia, Washington 98501
the Danbert Nobacon - Kira Wood Cramer duet, playing with Lowest Pair, and Pine Hearts.

SUB-STATION, 645 NW 45th ST, BALLARD, SEATTLE WA.
Ball of Wax #53 Audio Quarterly.
Benefit for 350 Seattle. Danbert Nobacon & Kira Wood Cramer, Levi Fuller & The Library, Poor Neighbors, Chris Poage, Meade Crosby.
Here is the video of the track on the CD: To Be or Not To Be?

Punk as Folk 2018
I will be MC-ing, and playing some Duets with Kira Wood Cramer, and then we will play some songs with The Bad Things big bad band sound. Also on the bill: The Bad Things, Bakelite 78, Tsunami Piñata, Ghost Teeth

8:00pm-1:00am at Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Cover is $10 advanced/$12 day of show. 21+ with ID.

more details to follow

Danbert Nobacon & The Axis of Dissent (full six piece band) will be played the Saturday afternoon slot at 3:50 pm at The Rendezvous and here is some live footage form the show Autonomic Stress

Over the course of the evening I will be playing three sets at THE PINK DOOR in downtown SEATTLE, WA music, spoken word, ventriloquism and guest performances. 9:00pm-12:00pm.

Thursday October 26th 2017: FULLBLOOM, JACKSONVILLE, OR with Absinthe Rose. Starts 8:00pm

Friday October 27th 2017: SMITHFIELD'S PUB & PIES, ASHLAND, OR with Absinthe Rose. Starts 9:00pm

Saturday October 28th 2017: ASHLAND LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL
Daytime 10am - 4pm. I will be be talking on one of the panels and playing songs at the Hannon Library, SOU

Danbert Nobacon & The Axis of Dissent showcase songs from Stardust To Darwinstuff at The Old Schoolhouse Brewery in Winthrop WA. The local chapter of the A.O.D. in this instance made up of Stephen Kish on electric guitar; Loren Boley on drums; and Kira Wood Cramer on vocals.

1:00-2:00pm. Conversations with American Standard Time (sponsored by KEXP) with Danbert Nobacon, Pastor Pat Wright and Curtis/Sutton. At Folklife Cafe located at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St, Seattle, Washington 98109, adjoining Seattle Center/Folklife site.

I will be MC-ing, and playing some of the songs from my new album with some of the guys on the record i.e. The Pickpocket Review. Also on the bill: Sourmash Hug Band; Reggie Bugmuncher; Mistress Kali and more tba.
Punk as Folk 2017
8:00pm-1:00am at Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

I will be playing at the Northwest Folklife Festival at the Vera Project Gallery (Seattle Center) on the evening of Sunday May 28th as part of the Ball of Wax; Songs of Resistance Showcase along with Levi Fuller; James Kelly Pitts; Hangry Hayrabs; Solvents; and Warren Dunes (Julia Massey)

Playing and MC-ing the music at the end of The Peoples Climate March in Twisp WA at Twisp Park, with Singers Resist, Rebecca Louise Kinney, Gregg Hardy and Sandra Vaughn.

Show in Brooklyn NY with Ryan Harvey at Starr Bar 7:00 - 9:00.

On the eve of the March for Science in Washington DC at Positive Force DC presents, with Ryan Harvey, David Dondero, and Olivia Mancini. All ages 7:00 -10:00.

Playing songs from the new record and old faves and spoken word at Left Bank Books in downtown Seattle WA, with Pines, Amorous, and Kevin Shine.

Show at Heretic House in Portland with Tango Alpha Tango and Lóve Jóy

Acoustic versions of some songs from new album and interview on KBOO Community radio, in Portland OR. (Click on the link above and scroll down to bottom of that page to stream the interview.)

Launch of Ball of Wax #47 compilation at The Sunset Tavern, Ballard WA ... listen/buy at Songs of Resistance and Rebuilding

Music and art show in Burien WA at Anti-Innauguration Kiss-Off. Art show/bands/booze/bedlam with Killandwake. On the night of the Trump coup d'etat and on the eve of the Womxns marches all over the world.

Gig at Heretic House, Portland OR. with The Roaring Lions. 8.00PM

Gig at The Boreal Eugene OR. with Davy Jones Locker Combo and Monday Morning Denial

Danbert Nobacon and Anna Dooley live at Twisp Farmers Market, Twisp WA 9:00 AM thru 12:00 noon

Free all ages ROCK AGAINST THE TPP gig at Showbox So Do in Seattle WA. with Talib Kweli, Evangeline Lilly,Anti-Flag, Downtown Boys, Naima, Sihasin, Tania Asili, Ryan Harvey, Son of Nun, Bell's Roar and Evan Greer.
Starts at 5:30PM

Free all ages ROCK AGAINST THE TPP gig at Director Park in Portland OR. with , Anti-Flag, Evangeline Lilly, Downtown Boys, Naima, Sihasin, Tania Asili, Ryan Harvey, Son of Nun, Bell's Roar and Evan Greer. Starts at 5.00PM

Two tracks:
To Be or Not To Be? and Chemistry, from the forthcoming album ... Stardust to Darwinstuff released in December 2015.

Gig at Heretic House Portland OR with Strangely and Bottom of the Barrel

PUNK AS FOLK 2015 8.00pm - at Conor Byrne, Ballard Seattle WA ... fourth annual. I will be MC-ing and playing tunes along with Seattle underbelly cabaret noir supergroup The Pickpocket Revue.... also on the bill: The Mongrel Jews, Butterflies of Death and The Whiskey Achievers

Speak for the Trees, work party, followed by evening BBQ and music on site at the 110 acre area of forest saved from logging the woods beyond Yale Creek in Southern Oregon. Other musicians to be announced

Speak For The Trees' Holiday Shindig Extravaganza 7.00pm at Urban Roots in RENO, NEVADA

What better way to celebrate Christmas than to support a badass nonprofit organization that helps protect the environment? For a mere $20 a ticket attendees will be in for a John Ludwick original Christmas play featuring performances by Verbal Kint, Alphabet Cult, Bindlestiffs, Marion Walker and Danbert Nobacon from Chumbawamba. And music from all of the above. It will sure to be a yuletide celebration to remember!

Speak for the Trees benefit gig at The Corral, Yale Creek, Southern Oregon. (just down from the crepsi gate) with The Bindle Stiffs, and Trever Jones (more info soon)

gig at HERETIC HOUSE Portland, Oregon, with Hot Rod Carl and others.

PUNK AS FOLK second annual ... I will be MC-ing and playing some tunes at the PUNK AS FOLK Seattle folk-life fringe extravaganza at CONOR BYRNE in BALLARD with The Bad Things, The Mongrel Jews, Strangely, Future Fridays, and Lone Madrone.

MIRIFICUS HIGH A dark comedy musical play I wrote and directed with high school students at The Merc Theater in Twisp ... 7.00pm Friday and Saturday ... 3.00pm Sunday. Adults $10, Students $5.

LIT-CRAWL Capitol Hill gets taken over by crazy literatiites at various venues between 6.00-9.00. pm
Danbert will part of the event Institutionalized: Books, Bands, and Punk Rawk along with Kevin Emerson, Kari Luna, Conrad Wesselhoft and the weeklings.com comrade Sean Beaudoin. Hosted by Brian McGuigan at Richard Hugo House at 7.00.pm sharp. SEATTLE WA.

The Bad Things, Danbert Nobacon and Dirty Bird Cabaret 8.00.pm at
The Green Frog Acoustic Tavern BELLINGHAM WA

The Broadway Dance Review for three nights at The Merc Playhouse. Danbert has choreographed two pieces in which he appears along with dancing skeletons and earthquake simulators. TWISP WA

readings, music at the LIT-FIX event 7-9 pm at The Jewelbox Theater at The Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Avenue, Belltown SEATTLE WA 98121 on Facebook

and then later the same night I will be playing tunes at The Bad Things 11th anniversary birthday party at the Crocodile 2200 2nd Avenue, SEATTLE WA 98121

Saturday May 25th 2013 8.00pm at The Comet Tavern, 922 E Pike St SEATTLE WA. 98122
I will be MC-ing the
PUNK AS FOLK 2013 Seattle Folklife after-party, and playing tunes with The Bad Things, Blackbird Raum and more to be announced.

Saturday May 11th Crespi Gulch forest in SOUTHERN OREGON on site community benefit for SPEAK FOR THE TREES OREGON

Monday May 13th I will be dropping in on the 'Monday Sampler" radio show, between 2.00-4.00pm on KBOO, Portland OR.
Monday May 13th SLABTOWN PORTLAND OR with Trever Jones and Sean Croughan

Tuesday May 14th RED and BLACK CAFE PORTLAND OR. with Trever Jones.

Wednesday May 15th word-of-mouth 'house' show at HERETIC HOUSE PORTLAND OR with Trever Jones

Thursday May 16th 1.30pm live radio performance with The Bad Things on Bellingham's KUGS 89.3 FM
Thursday May 16th evening The Green Frog BELLINGHAM WA with The Bad Things and The Dirty Birds burlesque extravaganza

more details as I get them

The 3rd Annual Trashion Show, 7-10 pm at the Community Center in Twisp WA
TRASHION SHOW

THE COMEDY STAND DOWN,
music comedy and short films with Barbara Holm, Manuel Hall and Sean Ongley.
$5 ... +21 ... 9.30pm at The Mississippi Pizza Pub, 3552 Mississippi North, PORTLAND, OR.

Benefit gig for
SPEAK FOR THE TREES with Moral Hex, Arctic Flowers, Trevor Jones ... $5-10 on the door ... 7.00 pm ... at Blackwater on Martin Luther King in PORTLAND, OR.

Through January and February 2013 ... five new essays coming on alternate wednesdays thru' the end of February, as a guest writer for NY's ultra cool and fab theweeklings.com

VALENTINE'S EVE, PUNK ROMANTICISM, REGINA AND ME

SITUATION NORMAL ... ALL FOGGED UP ... WAR DOWN IN THE MIX

POSITIVE SWEAT, THE ORIGINS OF DARWINPUNK AND THE MYSTERY MOTEL

SCIENCE, ART AND THE MAGIC OF LIFE

My third November biennial show at the newly refurbished Merc Playhouse in Twisp WA. Spoken word, theater, comedy, art and music at recession special prices. DANBERT AT THE MERC

When in Leeds ... I have a solo gig booked at the New Roscoe in Leeds, on Sunday November 4th, the day before Bonfire Night, so expect fireworks. Support provided by the multizaneous Mystery Soup of Leeds.

Thirty years of the same old shit ... I was in England to take part in Chumbawamba's final ever ever performance at the Leeds City Varieties on Halloween. Like Day of the Dead, celebrating the death of the band in its thirtieth year. It was a great and emotional roller coster of an evening. The gig was filmed and the DVD will be available on January 28th 2013.
GOING GOING DVD

Yes that is right. The Audio Book is released, brought to you by the amazing team of people that is KBOO Community Radio in Portland OR.
Hear interview on KBOO's Positively Revolting with Tod Davies publisher at Exterminating Angel Press, and hosts Ani Raven and Lyn Moelich, at: AUDIOBOOK LAUNCH

here is producer Erin Yanke's blog on the matter, and a sample chapter ...
AUDIOBOOK

I will be appearing at the Mazama Festival of Books, at The Community Center in Mazama WA. I will be in conversation with adult and young adult author Blake Nelson (Girl, Paranoid Park) and co-festival organizer Lauren Cerand. Brought to you by the mighty Methow Arts:
MAZAMA FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
and see: LA TIMES

I will be taking part in the Ashland Book and Author FESTIVAL at the Hannon Library between 10.00 am - 5.00 pm. I have never done a book festival before but I do a reading and am part of a panel with Bobby Arellano and Ryan Bradley called: "From Punk Rock to Fiction and Fairy Tale" between 1.45 pm and 2.45 pm.

April 3rd Rehearsals begin for I HATE HAMLET by Paul Rudnick
I play Andrew Rally failing LA soap star who is sent to New York by his agent to undertake a real acting job playing Hamlet, only to encounter the ghost of John Barrymore ... eleven performances over three weekends beginning Friday May 18th at The Merc Playhouse in Twisp WA. directed by Kelly Donoghue.

I am creating and performing one of the ten dance pieces which take place on a four by four stage (yes that is four feet by four feet). Based upon an unreleased song Round Point Shovel where things cannot get any worse for the protagonist —who is being forced to dig how own grave— but they do. At the Community Centre in Twisp, Saturday May 12th, brought to you by the mighty Methow Arts ... see pics TEN TINY DANCES by Taylor Spaulding
and
MORE TEN TINY DANCES by Teri Pieper

The second annual recycled trash fashion show extravaganza ... see BUSTIN' OUT at The Community Center in Twisp, brought to you by The Confluence Gallery. I am thinking old bicycle inner tubes at the moment.