{"id":711,"date":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2016\/2016\/09\/08\/dopapod-reunites-with-former-drummer\/"},"modified":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","slug":"dopapod-reunites-with-former-drummer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2016\/2016\/09\/08\/dopapod-reunites-with-former-drummer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dopapod Reunites with Former Drummer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Berklee-born, Brooklyn-based improv specialists Dopapod are going with the Fro. The band announced a reunion with drummer Neal “Fro” Evans Wednesday. Evans stepped away from the band in 2013 for personal reasons and was replaced by Scotty Zwang.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to Evans’ homecoming, a statement released by the band said, “As we count our blessings for every moment we’ve experienced while surrounded by a wonderfully supportive family of fans, we’ve also found ourselves recounting the original chemistry that undeniably forged the path that we’re grateful to be walking.”<\/p>\n

Zwang appears to be exiting the band under cordial circumstances and is working on other projects.<\/p>\n

Evans’ first shows back behind the kit will be at the Resonance Festival in Thornville, OH and Catskill Chill<\/a> festival in Lakewood, PA at the end of September.<\/p>\n

Dopapod <\/a>recently announced an extensive fall tour<\/a> with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong.The tour kicks off in Jacksonville, FL on Oct. 5 and includes several New York stops throughout the trek. The Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs, Syracuse’s Westcott Theater and Buffalo Iron Works will all get an upstate taste of the “DopaPong” fall tour, while Irving Plaza is paid a visit later in the tour.<\/p>\n

Dopapod\/Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Fall Tour:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 5 –\u00a0Jacksonville, FL – 1904 Music Hall
\nOct. 6 –\u00a0Gainesville, FL – High Dive
\nOct. 7 –\u00a0St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre
\nOct. 8 –\u00a0Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
\nOct. 9 –\u00a0Orlando, FL – Venue 578
\nOct. 11 – Macon GA – Cox Capitol Theatre
\nOct. 12 – Columbia, SC – Music Farm
\nOct. 13 – Richmond, VA – The National* w\/ The New Deal
\nOct. 14 – Darlington, MD – Luna Light Festival
\nOct. 26 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Putnam Den<\/strong>
\nOct. 27 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
\nOct. 28 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground* w\/ West End Blend
\nOct. 29 – Northampton, MA – Pearl Street
\nNov. 2 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater<\/strong>
\nNov. 3 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works<\/strong>
\nNov. 4 – TBA
\nNov. 5 – Morgantown, WV -Mainstage*
\nNov. 10 – State College, PA – The State Theatre
\nNov. 11 – Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson Theater
\nNov. 12 – TBA
\nNov. 17 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
\nNov. 18 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza<\/strong>
\nNov. 30 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
\nDec. 1 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
\nDec. 2 – Charleston, SC – The Pourhouse
\nDec, 3 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
\nDec. 6 – Chattanooga, TN – Revelry Room
\nDec. 7 – Nashville, TN – Exit \/ In
\nDec. 8 – St. Louis, MO – Ready Room
\nDec. 9 – Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
\nDec. 10 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
\nDec. 11 – Champaign, IL – The Accord
\nDec. 14 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Blind Pig
\nDec. 15 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Brewery
\nDec. 16 – Milwaukee, WI – The Miramar Theatre
\nDec. 17 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theatre<\/p>\n

Check out the full \u00a0GoFro view of Evans performing at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston back in February 2013 for a glimpse of what will come with his re-entry.<\/p>\n

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