The Story of Fred Short has been written! Marco Benevento‘s brand new studio album is set for release April 1. The pre-order is open now! For LP and CD go here, for digital go here.

If you want to get a little taste of the record now, check out the video for the first single, “Dropkick” here and listen to the next single “In The Afternoon Tomorrow” at Spotify. Please share and spread the love!

Marco will be bringing these new tunes to you, as well. The Story of Fred Short tour starts in March with a 3-day Colorado run and is followed by the West Coast and Northeast in April. Lots more dates coming soon!

Upcoming Tour Dates:
March 18 – Boulder, CO – The Fox Theatre (buy tickets) ^
March 19 – Denver, CO – Cervante’s Other Side (buy tickets) ^^
March 20 – Crested Butte, CO – Center For The Arts (buy tickets)
March 31 – San Diego, CA – Winston’s (buy tickets) ^^^^
April 1 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bootleg (buy tickets) ^^^
April 2 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent (buy tickets) ^^^
April 3 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley (buy tickets) ^^^
April 6 – Arcata, CA – HumBrews (buy tickets) ^^^
April 7 – Cottage Grove, OR – Axe & Fiddle ^^^
April 8 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom (buy tickets) ^^^
April 9 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern (buy tickets) ^^^
April 14 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair (buy tickets) ^^^
April 15 – Kingston, NY – BSP Kingston (buy tickets) ^^^
April 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (buy tickets) ^^^
April 23 – New Orleans, LA – Blue Nile (buy tickets)
April 24 – New Orleans, LA – The Maple Leaf ***late night 3am
April 25 – New Orleans, LA – Blue Nile (buy tickets) ****
May 12 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall (buy tickets)
May 13 – Hector, NY – The Stonecat
May 14 – Buffalo, NY – The Tralf (buy tickets)
May 21 – Ardmore, PA – Live From The Lot (buy tickets)
June 2 – Hunter, NY – Mountain Jam (buy tickets) ***
June 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Rex Theatre
June 4 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Festival (buy tickets)

^ w/ Mama Magnolia
^^ w/ New Mexican and Casey Russell
^^^ w/ Mikaela Davis
^^^^ w/ Mikaela Davis & Wyndham Garnett
*** Kiss The Viper’s Fang: A Tribute to David Bowie (w/ Superhuman Happiness)
**** That Booker Thing: A Tribute to James Booker (w/ Johnny Vidacovich & James Singleton)