Exclusive Premiere: Cody Canada & The Departed — "Flagpole"

Here's the exclusive premiere of "Flagpole," a track off Adventūs, the new album by Cody Canada & The Departed. The album, which will be released November 13 through Underground Sound, is the band's first album of original material.

"For a couple weeks, the song sat with only that line, then we played in Colorado on top of a mountain at a great venue called Mishwaka. No cell service, no TV. Perfect! What happened for the next couple of hours went from the original reason the song was started to political reasons, to the world in general. If we join together as people, we can conquer evil. Whether that's bad music or bad people in the world. But, of course, like the person who wrote that song. This song is my opinion."

11/1 - Mission , TX @ Las Palmas Race Park
11/2 - Helotes , TX @ Floores Country Store
11/3 - Roscoe , TX @ The Lumberyard
11/9 - Fayetteville , AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
11/10 - Shawnee , OK @ 3rd Annual Music Jam/Shawnee Police
11/12 - San Marcos , TX @ Lonestar Music (in-store)
11/13 - Austin , TX @ Waterloo Records (in-store)
11/15 - Nacogdoches , TX @ The Barn
11/16 - Bryan , TX @ The Grand Stafford Theater
11/17 - Fredericksburg , TX @ Luckenbach Dance Hall
11/23 - Wichita Falls , TX @ Iron Horse Pub
11/24 - Fort Worth , TX @ Billy Bob's Texas
12/5 - Dallas , TX @ House of Blues *
12/6 - Houston , TX @ House of Blues *
12/7 - New Braunfels , TX @ Gruene Hall *
12/8 - San Angelo , TX @ Blaine 's Pub *
12/9 - Corpus Christi , TX @ Brewster St. Icehouse*
12/15 - Goliad , TX @ Schroeder Hall

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Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.

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