Hiss Golden Messenger is thrilled to announce Wise Eyes: Live at The Neptune, Seattle, WA, 2/25/22, the first in a series of live releases recorded on the Hiss Mobile Recording Unit (HMRU for short). This 17-song performance—among the best from the winter tour of 2021–22—finds the band in top form and full flight, drawing on deep cuts and crowd favorites from across their expansive catalog, and including barn-burning renditions of Merle Haggard's “Mama Tried” and the Grateful Dead's “Bertha.” What more could you ask for? It's the perfect point of entry for Hiss newbies and deep heads alike, if we do say so ourselves!

Wise Eyes is available concurrently on nugs.net and Bandcamp, where 50% of sales proceeds will benefit the National Network of Abortion Funds. Each future release in the series will partner with a different organization doing good work in our collective universe.

Hiss Golden Messenger is M.C. Taylor, Chris Boerner, Alex Bingham, Sam Fribush, and Nick Falk. 

Wise Eyes was recorded and mixed by Luc Suèr, and mastered by Chris Boerner. Design and artwork by Darryl Norsen. All songs composed by M.C. Taylor except “Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard and “Bertha” by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter. Special thanks to Chris Frisina, Carley Bingham, and Merge Records.

Curious about hearing a scorching Saturday night show in Charleston? Highlights from two legendary sold-out nights in Denver? A spare and intimate solo performance in the middle of winter from frosty London? Or even demos and sketches that turned into songs you know and love on Hiss albums? All of these, and much more, are fair game with this live archival series. Stay tuned for all future releases by signing up for the Kitchen Table Speculator, a rambling semi-regular newsletter written by M.C. Taylor, at hissgoldenmessenger.com.

I eat a peach spit out the pit the pit becomes a tree
the tree grows and flowers and makes another peach

—Stonehouse

Hiss Golden Messenger on tour:
Aug 5–6 Elkin, NC – Reevestock
Aug 12 Westport, CT – Levitt Pavilion^
Aug 13 Hammondsport, NY – Pavilion at Point of the Bluff^
Aug 15 Grand Rapids, MI – The Listening Lawn^
Aug 16 Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex^
Aug 19 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark^
Aug 20 Chautauqua, NY – Chautauqua Institution^
Aug 21 Upper Salford Township, PA – Philadelphia Folk Festival
Aug 23 Hartford, CT – Infinity Music Hall^
Aug 24 Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall^
Aug 26 Manchester, VT – Billsville House Concerts (SOLD OUT)
Aug 27 Lowell, MA – Lowell Summer Music Series^
Aug 30 Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson Theater
Aug 31 Huntington, WV – The Loud
Sep 02 South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Sep 03 Portland, ME – Ghostland 2022
Sep 04 Westerly, RI – United Theatre
Sep 11 Chattanooga, TN – Moon River Music Festival
Sep 14 Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom#
Sep 15 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre#
Sep 20 Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg University%
Sep 21 Washington, DC – The Anthem%
Sep 23 Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion%
Dec 1–4 Key West, FL – The Coast Is Clear Festival

^ w/ Aoife O’Donovan
# w/ The Head and The Heart
% w/ Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats