Dapper Fitting Drinking Hour
(“Stagnant Pools” art)
Stagnant Pools
Live:
Aug 08 at The Bishop in Bloomington, IN
Aug 10 at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar in Charlottesville, VA
Aug 11 at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, NC
Aug 12 at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA
Aug 14 at The Social in Orlando, FL
Aug 15 at New World Brewery in Ybor City, FL
Aug 16 at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, FL
Aug 17 at Circle Bar in New Orleans, LA
Aug 18 at Stubb’s BBQ in Austin, TX
Aug 19 at Lola’s 6th in Fort Worth, TX
Aug 27 at Zanzabar in Louisville, KY
Aug 29 at Mojo’s in Columbia, MO
Sep 13 at Webster Hall in New York, NY
Sep 15 at U Street Music Hall in Washington, DC
Sep 27 at Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati, OH
(“Antibalas” art)
Antibalas
Live:
8/10 at Outside Lands in San Francisco, CA
8/11 at SLO Brewing CO in San Luis Obispo, CA
8/12 at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA
8/14 at The Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA
8/15 at Fox Theater in Pomona, CA
8/18 at Williamsburg Park in Brooklyn, NY
9/11 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN
(“Instinct” art)
Nikki and the Dove
Live:
8/11 at Dockville in Hamburg, Germany
8/16 at Frequency Fest in St Polten, Austria
8/24 – 8/26 at Reading & Leeds in Reading & Leeds, UK
8/31 at Echo in Los Angeles, CA
9/1 at Electric Owl in Vancouver, BC
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