Field Report Making Bon Iver-Aided Debut in September

by David Greenwald, L.A.  |   June 13, 2012 9:20 EDT

Field Report will showcase its findings with its self-titled debut on Sept. 11.

The new project's the latest from musician Chris Porterfield, who formerly played in DeYarmond Edison with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and members of Megafaun. When it came time to record "Field Report," due for release on Partisan Records, Porterfield turned to Vernon's Eau Claire studio.

"He invited us to use his space," Porterfield said in a release. "We were particularly interested in recording at his studio [April Base] because of the large live room. We wanted to capture the sound of a band in a moment."

The up-and-coming act's summer dates will include shows with veterans such as Emmylou Harris and Counting Crows, with the latter act a vocal supporter of the band.

"It is undeniable when you listen to Field Report. This is just great music," Counting Crows' Adam Duritz told Rolling Stone.

See the "Field Report" track list and summer tour dates below:

"Field Report" track list:

1. Fergus Falls
2. The Year Of The Get You Alone
3. I Am Not Waiting Anymore
4. Taking Alcatraz
5. Incommunicado
6. Circle Drive
7. Chico The American
8. Evergreen
9. Captain Video
10. Route 18
Tour Dates:

6/28 - Apple Valley, MN - Minneapolis Zoo Amphitheater^
6/29 - Grand Rapids, MI - Meijer Gardens^
7/17 - Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park*
7/19 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent*
7/20 - Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus*
7/21 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge  
7/22 - Camden, NJ - XpoNential Music Fest - Susquehanna Bank Center*
7/23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE*
7/25 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest*
7/28 - Lincoln, NE - Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater*
7/31 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre*
8/2 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
8/4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Rail Event Center*
8/6 - Boise, ID - Idaho Botanical Gardens*
8/7 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater*
8/10 - Sandpoint, IA - The Festival at Sandpoint*
8/11 - Billings, MT - Magic City Blues Festival*
^ with Emmylou Harris
* with Counting Crows

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Tony Iommi denies report of Black Sabbath reunion (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi on Tuesday denied a report that the veteran British rock band was getting back together in its four man original line-up.

British paper The Birmingham Mail had reported that Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne, bass player Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward had begun rehearsing for a tour and a new studio album for release next year.

It quoted Iommi, 63, as saying the original foursome, which dates back to 1969, was looking forward to performing together again.

But in a statement on his official website on Tuesday, Iommi said he was just speculating and described the report as "absolute nonsense."

Iommi said the journalist had taken "a conversation we had back in June and made it sound like we spoke yesterday about a Black Sabbath reunion.

"At the time I was supporting the Home of Metal exhibition and was merely speculating, shooting the breeze, on something all of us get asked constantly, "Are you getting back together?"

"Thanks to the Internet it's gone round the world as some sort of "official" statement on my part, absolute nonsense," Iommi said, apologizing to his three bandmates.

Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979, leading to a revolving line-up for a number of years. The original members got back together for the 1998 album "Reunion" but split again afterward.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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Tony Iommi denies report of Black Sabbath reunion

Members of the band Black Sabbath Tommy Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward (L-R) react after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York March 13, 2006.

Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar

LOS ANGELES | Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:01pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi on Tuesday denied a report that the veteran British rock band was getting back together in its four man original line-up.

British paper The Birmingham Mail had reported that Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne, bass player Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward had begun rehearsing for a tour and a new studio album for release next year.

It quoted Iommi, 63, as saying the original foursome, which dates back to 1969, was looking forward to performing together again.

But in a statement on his official website on Tuesday, Iommi said he was just speculating and described the report as "absolute nonsense."

Iommi said the journalist had taken "a conversation we had back in June and made it sound like we spoke yesterday about a Black Sabbath reunion.

"At the time I was supporting the Home of Metal exhibition and was merely speculating, shooting the breeze, on something all of us get asked constantly, "Are you getting back together?"

"Thanks to the Internet it's gone round the world as some sort of "official" statement on my part, absolute nonsense," Iommi said, apologizing to his three bandmates.

Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979, leading to a revolving line-up for a number of years. The original members got back together for the 1998 album "Reunion" but split again afterward.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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