It’s new music Wednesday here on God Bless Weirdmerica. We got a lot of good new and also weird stuff in this week including The Child of Lov and Alessi’s Ark. Plus, stay tuned for a story about Belle & Sebastian and !!!. Plus, don’t forget to follow BTR on Facebook, Twitter, tumblr, and Pinterest.
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5/22 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
5/23 – Bottle Tree – Birmingham, AL
5/24 – Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA
5/26 – The Lowbrow Palace – El Paso, TX
5/27 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
5/28 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
5/29 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
5/30 – RIckshaw Stop – San Francsico, CA
5/31 – Cesar Chavez Park – Sacramento, CA
6/1 – El Rey – Los Angeles, CA
6/3 – Bunk Bar – Portland, OR
Alessi’s Ark
5/24 – How the Light Gets In Festival – Hay on Wye, UK
5/25 – Buffalo Bar – Cardiff, UK
6/4 – Holocene – Portland, OR
6/6 – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
6/7 – Bootleg Theater – Los Angeles, CA
6/11 – Space – Evanston, IL
6/14 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
6/16 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
6/20 – One Longfellow – Portland, ME
The Luyas
6/4 – Plant – Montreal, QC Canada
6/5 – Great Scott – Boston, MA
6/7 – BSP Lounge – Kingston, NY
6/9 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
6/10 – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA
6/11 – Paperhaus – Washington DC
6/12 – Golden West – Baltimore, MD
6/13 – 285 Kent – Brooklyn, NY
6/14 – Sneaky Dee’s – Toronto, ON Canada
6/16 – Kafe Kerouac – Columbus, OH
6/18 – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN
6/20 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
6/24 – Le Temporaire – Ottawa, ON Canada
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