‘Twas a strange union of pop and anti-pop sensibilities that brought together the curious Brooklynite band Flying a few years back. As further proof of the band’s free-flowing inventiveness, 2/3 of the group has started a new project, Fertile Crescent. Comprised of Sara Magenheimer (drums and voice) and Eben Portnoy (guitar and voice), Fertile Crescent veers betwixt crumbly dance tunes and semi-improvised, percussion-free trance numbers; their first official show was a performance of wordless vocalizations from inside a hand-sewn black tent.

The first sign of the fecundity advertised in Fertile Crescent’s name: a digital single, "Backwards Beach" b/w "The Knife," released by Menlo Park Recordings on November 25th. The duo played several dates with Deerhoof in the southeast earlier this year, and now they’re criss-crossing the nation alone for a few weeks. Along the way they’ll cross musical paths with like-minded creative types Avocet (Meara O'Reilly of Feathers), Lucky Dragons, PALMS, Half-Handed Cloud, Wilderness and many others.

Visit the Fertile Crescent:
www.wefertilecrescent.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/fertcres

US Tour Dates:
11.28.08 Santa Barbara, CA: Funk Zone (shipping container)
11.29.08 Phoenix, AZ: Trunkspace
11.30.08 Tucson, AZ: BSNSNS
12.2.08 Austin, TX: Salvage Vanguard Theater
12.3.08 Houston, TX: The Mink
12.5.08 Chapel Hill, NC: Night Light
12.6.08 Charlotte, NC: Chalet 2000 House Party
12.9.08 Baltimore, MD: The Golden West
12.10.08 Philadelphia, PA: M Room
12.12.08 Brooklyn, NY: Death By Audio
12.13.08 Medford, MA: Outside the Lines Studio