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The Soil & The Sun

Folk & acoustic band from Grand Rapids, MI

alternative
Avant-Garde
experiential
experimental
folk
indie
michigan
new mexican space music

The Soil & The Sun photo — Photo: Bandcamp

Shows on record: 12
Rooms played: 12
Cities: 10
Releases: 15
Last show: Jun 11, 2015Knitting Factory - Brooklyn

About

The Soil & The Sun is a band from Grand Rapids, MI, tagged alternative, Avant-Garde, experiential by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2015, across 12 rooms in 10 cities.

The Soil & The Sun has 4 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2011–2017 — MusicBrainz
the Soil & the Sun is based in Grand Rapids — the Soil & the Sun on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Actual Replica Vol. II (2017-05-25) — Bandcamp
the Soil & the Sun has 11292 listeners on Last.fm — the Soil & the Sun on Last.fm
The Soil & The Sun has released 10 recordings between 2009 and 2017 — The Soil & The Sun on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

12 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20111 show
20122 shows
20133 shows
20145 shows
20151 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jun 11, 2015	Knitting Factory - Brooklyn · BrooklynSupportwith Drop Electric, Frances Cone	Support	Drop Electric, Frances Cone
Sep 10, 2014	Showcase Lounge, Higher Ground · South BurlingtonSupportwith Goodnight Texas	Support	Goodnight Texas
Sep 9, 2014	Great Scott · AllstonSupportwith Goodnight Texas	Support	Goodnight Texas
Aug 23, 2014	Mahall's 20 Lanes · LakewoodSupportwith GZA/Genius, The Coup, Shivering Timbers, +17	Support	GZA/Genius, The Coup, Shivering Timbers, +17
Jun 22, 2014	Damen between North and Schiller · ChicagoSupportwith Moon Taxi, The Features, AM Taxi, +1	Support	Moon Taxi, The Features, AM Taxi, +1
Mar 22, 2014	Love the Captive Studio · FresnoHeadlinerwith Joh Chase, Gina Chavez	Headliner	Joh Chase, Gina Chavez
Jul 5, 2013	Lincoln Hall · ChicagoSupportwith Listener, Little Hurricane	Support	Listener, Little Hurricane
May 20, 2013	Mac's Bar · LansingSupportwith O'Brother, Dogs in Winter	Support	O'Brother, Dogs in Winter
Feb 16, 2013	Hunter's Ale House · Mount PleasantSupportwith Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, MOSES, Newday Dreamers	Support	Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, MOSES, Newday Dreamers
Mar 15, 2012	The 512 · AustinSupportwith Lindsey O'Brien Band, Yukon Blonde, Cory Chisel, +16	Support	Lindsey O'Brien Band, Yukon Blonde, Cory Chisel, +16
Feb 23, 2012	Pyramid Scheme · Grand RapidsSupportwith O'Brother, Junius	Support	O'Brother, Junius
Apr 12, 2011	D.A.A.C. · Grand RapidsSupportwith The Brave Youth, Dangerous Ponies, Radiator Hospital	Support	The Brave Youth, Dangerous Ponies, Radiator Hospital

Where they play

12 rooms in 10 cities

Rooms played most

D.A.A.C. · Grand Rapids1 show
Damen between North and Schiller · Chicago1 show
Great Scott · Allston1 show
Hunter's Ale House · Mount Pleasant1 show
Knitting Factory - Brooklyn · Brooklyn1 show

Cities played

Chicago2 shows
Grand Rapids2 shows
Allston1 show
Austin1 show
Brooklyn1 show

and 5 other cities

Releases

15 releases, 2009–2017

Actual Replica, Vol. II
2017 · Single
The End
2017
Actual Replica Vol. 1
2016
Push Push
2015
50 Bands & A Cat For Indiana Equality
2015
Meridian
2014 · Album
NPR Music Presents: The Austin 100
2013
What Wonder is this Universe!
2012 · Album
Wake Up, Child
2011 · Album
Seven Songs
2009
Actual Replica Vol. I
Album
Meridian
Album
What Wonder is this Universe!
Album
Wake Up, Child
Album
Recorded Live at Little Elephant

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

The Soil & The Sun — Actual Replica Vol. I — Release art · Actual Replica Vol. I — release

The Soil & The Sun — Meridian — Release art · Meridian — release

The Soil & The Sun — What Wonder is this Universe! — Release art · What Wonder is this Universe! — release

The Soil & The Sun — Wake Up, Child — Release art · Wake Up, Child — release

The Soil & The Sun — Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, 2015-06-11 — Poster · Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, 2015-06-11 — Songkick

The Soil & The Sun — Damen between North and Schiller, 2014-06-22 — Poster · Damen between North and Schiller, 2014-06-22 — Songkick

The Soil & The Sun — Love the Captive Studio, 2014-03-22 — Poster · Love the Captive Studio, 2014-03-22 — Songkick

The Soil & The Sun — Lincoln Hall, 2013-07-05 — Poster · Lincoln Hall, 2013-07-05 — Songkick

The Soil & The Sun — Mac's Bar, 2013-05-20 — Poster · Mac's Bar, 2013-05-20 — Songkick

The Soil & The Sun — Hunter's Ale House, 2013-02-16 — Poster · Hunter's Ale House, 2013-02-16 — Songkick

The Soil & The Sun — D.A.A.C., 2011-04-12 — Poster · D.A.A.C., 2011-04-12 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
the Soil & the Sun on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
the Soil & the Sun on Last.fm	Artist facts
The Soil & The Sun on Discogs	Artist facts
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.