Today I talk about and play songs from Akron/Family, !!! and King Tuff (all of whom have new LPs out this week)
(“Sub Verses” art)
Akron/Family
Live:
04-29 Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
04-30 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
05-01 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
05-03 Austin, TX – Red 7
05-04 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
05-06 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
05-08 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
(“Thri!!!er” art)
!!!
Live:
04/29 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
05/02 – Budapest, Hungary @ A38 tickets
05/03 – Vienna, Austria @ Donau Festival
05/06 – Brussels, Belgium @ Chapiteau Botanique
05/07 – London, UK @ Village Underground
05/10 – Camber Sands, UK @ All Tomorrow’s Parties
05/16 – Cambridge, MA @The Sinclair
05/17 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/18 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
05/19 – Durham, NC @ Motorco
05/20 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
05/22 – Atlanta, GA @ Earl
05/23 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree
05/25 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Outdoor Stage)
05/26 – El Paso @ The Lowbrow Palace
05/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
05/29 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
05/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
06/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
06/03 – Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
06/04 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
(“Bigfoot” art)
Cayucas
Live:
04/30/13 Los Angeles, CA – Origami Records
05/09/13 Los Angeles, CA – Echo w/ Hot as Sun & MT. OSSA
05/17/13 Luxembourg, Netherlands – Food For Your Senses Festival
05/18/13 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Tolhuistuin
05/21/13 London, UK – The Lexington
05/22/13 Manchester, UK – Soup Kitchen
05/23/13 Paris, France – La Fia¨Che d’Or
05/25/13 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Barcelona
05/26/13 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Als Parcs
06/06/13 San Diego, CA – Casbah
06/07/13 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
06/09/13 Santa Barbara, CA – Muddy Waters
06/12/13 San Luis Obispo, CA – SLO Brew
06/13/13 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
06/15/13 Davis, CA – Sophia’s Thai
06/17/13 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
06/18/13 Vancouver, BC, Canada – Biltmore Cabaret
06/19/13 Seattle, WA – Barboza
06/21/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
06/22/13 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
06/24/13 Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
06/25/13 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
06/28/13 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
06/29/13 Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
06/30/13 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick Lounge
07/01/13 Toronto, Canada – The Drake
07/02/13 Montreal, Canada – Il Motore
07/03/13 Allston, MA – Great Scott
07/05/13 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
07/06/13 Montauk, NY – The Surf Lodge
07/07/13 Washington, DC – DC9
07/09/13 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory Stage)
07/10/13 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
07/11/13 New Orleans, LA – Circle Bar
07/12/13 Houston, TX – Mango’s
07/13/13 Austin, TX – Red 7
07/13/13 Austin , TX – Three Links
09/01/13 Salisbury, UK – End of the Road Festival
(“Was Dead” art)
King Tuff
Live:
May 18 – Utrecht, NL @ Fuzzbox
May 24 – Barcelona, SP @ Primavera Festival
Aug. 2 – 4 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
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