This is not your typical rock band. Skidmore Fountain began as an acoustic avant garde trio in Tucson, Arizona. They gradually electrified their instruments as part of a relentless quest for new ideas, sounds, textures, and vistas. Adding a drummer, five-string electric cello, and a dizzying array of pedals and sound effects to unique and memorable songs, the group built loyal followings in their consecutive hometowns of Tucson and Portland, Oregon. In conjunction with their latest disc Songs on the Book of Departure, Skidmore Fountain has toured the continent to unleash a unique sound from their newfound home in Brooklyn.