In The Den
Today I talk about, play music from and read interview excerpts with Orenda Fink, EULA, Guantanamo Baywatch, THEESatisfaction, Icky Blossoms, Deerhoof and Doomtree (all of whom are playing at BTR’s SXSW Showcase at The Liberty in Austin, Texas on March 20th)
Blue Dream
Orenda Fink
Mar 20 at The Liberty in Austin, TX
Mar 21 at Wonderland in Austin, TX
Wool Sucking
Mar 18 at Nasty’s in Austin, TX
Mar 20 at The Liberty in Austin, TX
Mar 22 at Circle Bar in New Orleans, LA
Mar 23 at The Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta, GA
Mar 24 at Slim’s Downtown in Raleigh, NC
Mar 25 at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar in Charlottesville, VA
Mar 26 at Ottobar in Baltimore, MD
Chest Crawl
Guantanamo Baywatch
Mar 18 at Spider House Ballroom in Austin, TX
Mar 20 at The Liberty in Austin, TX
Mar 22 at The Korova in San Antonio, TX
Jul 4-5 at Mosswood Park in Oakland, CA
EarthEE
THEEsatisfaction
Mar 20 at The Liberty in Austin, TX
Mar 21 at Bungalow in Austin, TX
Apr 10 at Carleton College in Northfield, MS
Apr 11 at Schubas in Chicago, IL
Apr 12 at The Bishop Bar in Bloomington, IN
THEESatisfaction / Sleater-Kinney
04-16-15 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
04-17-15 Austin, TX @ Stubbs
04-18-15 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
04-19-15 New Orleans, LA @ The Civic Theatre
04-21-15 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
04-22-15 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
04-23-15 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
04-24-15 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
04-25-15 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
04-26-15 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
04-28-15 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
04-29-15 Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
04-30-15 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
05-01-15 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT)
05-02-15 San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic (SOLD OUT)
05-03-15 San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
05-05-15 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
05-06-15 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
05-07-15 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox (SOLD OUT)
05-08-15 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox (SOLD OUT)
05-09-15 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox (SOLD OUT)
La Isla Bonita
Deerhoof
03/18 in Austin, TX @ Walter’s Downtown
03/19 in Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
03/20 in Austin, TX @ The Liberty
03/21 in Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo
03/23 in Atlanta, GA @ The EARL
03/24 in Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
03/25 in Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse
03/26 in Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
03/27 in Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
03/28 in New York, NY @ Webster Hall Marlin Room
All Hands
3/19 at Holy Mountain in Austin, TX
3/20 at Swan Dive in Austin, TX
3/20 at Empire Control Room and Garage in Austin, TX
3/20 at The Liberty in Austin, TX
3/21 at Blind Pig Pub in Austin, TX
6/26 at The Garage in London, UK
6/27 at Barfly in London, UK
7/2 at Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark
7/3 at Molotov Club in Hamburg, Germany
7/4 at Woo Hah Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands
7/6 at Bi Nuu in Berlin, Germany
7/7 at Ampere in Munich, Germany
7/8 at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld in Cologne, Germany
7/17 – 7/18 at Eaux Claires Festival in Eau Claire, WI
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