The Saturday Show
IS IT 2009? Someone tell me! Because it sure seems like it. We’ve got a new track from not only Grizzly Bear, but Animal Collective. AND Crystal Castles. Oh wait, there’s Two Gallants, too, but I guess that’s more 2007. Bringing it back to 2012, make sure to check out BTR on Facebook and Twitter.
Crystal Castles
(Photo by: Marc Pannozzo)
August 9 – Palais des Festivals – Cannes, France
August 24 – Richfield Avenue – Reading, United Kingdom
August 25 – Bramham Park – Bramham, United Kingdom
August 26 – Leeds Festival – Leeds, United Kingdom
September 2 – Stradbally Hall – Stradbally, Ireland
September 27 – The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
Two Gallants
(Photo by: Eric Ryan Anderson)
August 8 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
August 10 – Outside Lands Festival – San Francisco, CA
August 25 – Gentlemen of the Road Stopover – Monterey, CA
August 31 – SoHo – Santa Barbara, CA
September 1 – FYF Fest – Los Angeles, CA
September 2 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
September 4 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
September 5 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
BLONDS
(Photo by: Cyle Suesz)
August 28 – The Rock Shop – Brooklyn, NY
August 31 – Debaser – Stockholm, Sweden
September 16 – Cameo Gallery – Brooklyn, NY
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