It’s Spring Break Part II on BTR’s Roadside Assistance, presented by United Airlines! Listen as 8 different BTR DJs present 8 different interpretations on what kind of soundtrack goes best with beaches, debauchery and dehydration! Take it with ye wherever ye are bound!
(“Losing Face” art)
Leapling
Live:
Apr 26 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT
May 03 at Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn, NY
(“Jamie Lidell” art)
Jamie Lidell
Live:
04/01 Seattle, WA Neumos
04/02 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club
04/05 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Club
04/06 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/09 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
04/11 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
04/12 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel
04/13 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
(“II” art)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Live:
Apr 05 Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR
May 01 King Tuts in Glasgow, UK
May 02 Academy 2 in Dublin, Ireland
May 03 Liverpool Sound City – The Garage in Liverpool, UK
May 04 Cockpit – Live at Leeds in Leeds, UK
May 06 Deaf Institute in Manchester, UK
May 07 Thekla in Bristol, UK
May 08 Institute – Temple Room in Birmingham, UK
May 10 ATP Festival in Sand, UK
May 11 Les Nuits Botanique – Rotonde in Brussels, Belgium
May 16 Village Underground in London, UK
May 21 Vega Small Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark
May 24 Villette Sonique Festival in Paris, France
(“Victim of Love” art)
Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires
Live:
Apr 12 at Rams Head in Annapolis, MD
Apr 13 at The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA
Apr 14 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC
Apr 17 at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC
Apr 18 at The Pour House in Charleston, SC
Apr 19 at Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
Apr 20 at Waverly Boogie in Waverly, AL
Apr 21 at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA
Apr 24 at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, FL
Apr 25 at Vinyl Music Hall in Pensacola, FL
Apr 26 at Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette, LA
Apr 27 at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA
Apr 28 at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, LA
May 1 at Antone’s in Austin, TX
May 2 at Trees in Dallas, TX
May 3 at Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, TN
May 4 at Exit/In in Nashville, TN
May 5 at Old Rock House in St. Louis, MO
May 7 at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN
May 8 at Turner Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI
May 9 at The Metro in Chicago, IL
May 10 at The Magic Bag in Ferndale, MI
May 11 at Phoenix Theatre in Toronto, ON, Canada
May 13 at Corona Theatre in Montreal, QC, Canada
May 16 at Apollo Theater in New York, NY
May 17 at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, PA
May 18 at Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA
Jun 7 at Friday Cheers @ Brown’s Island in Richmond, VA
Jun 12 at Maroquinerie in Paris, France
Jun 15 at BergenFest in Bergen, Norway
Jun 16 at Norwegian Wood in Oslo, Norway
Jun 22 at Body&Soul in Ballinlough Castle, Ireland
Jul 7 at Main Square Festival in Arras, France
Jul 11 at Bilbao BBK in Bilbao, Spain
Jul 14 at North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Aug 10 at Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival in Burnaby, BC, Canada
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