The Synapse on BTR
(“Electric Balloon” art)
Ava Luna
live:
Feb 18 at Bennington College in Bennington, VT
Feb 19 at BSP in Kingston, NY
Feb 20 at Cat In The Cream in Oberlin, OH
Feb 21 at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH
Feb 22 at The Observatory in Chicago, IL
Feb 23 at Riverwest Public House in Milwaukee, WI
Feb 24 at Kitty Kat Club in Minneapolis, MN
Feb 25 at Aquarium in Fargo, ND
Feb 27 at The Bartlett in Spokane, WA
Feb 28 at The Black Lodge in Seattle, WA
Mar 1 at The Northern in Olympia, WA
Mar 2 at Valentines in Portland, OR
Mar 4 at The Knockout in San Francisco, CA
Mar 5 at BIKO Garage in Isla Vista, CA
Mar 6 at Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, CA
Mar 7 at VIVA PHX Festival in Phoenix, AZ
Mar 9 at The Sister in Albuquerque, NM
(“Held In Splendor” art)
Quilt
live:
2/15 Los Angeles, CA at Satellite
2/16 San Diego, CA at Soda Bar
2/17 Phoenix, AZ at Last Exit Live
2/20 Austin, TX at The Mohawk
2/21 Dallas, TX at City Tavern
2/22 Houston, TX at Fitzgerald’s
2/24 Atlanta, GA at The Earl
2/25 Chapel Hill, NC at Local 506
2/27 Philadelphia, PA at Boot & Saddle
2/28 Brooklyn, NY at Rough Trade
3/1 Boston, MA at Great Scott
3/2 Montreal, QC at Casa del Popolo
3/ 3 Toronto, ON at The Drake
(“10x” art)
Celestial Shore
live:
Feb 14 at The Ho_se in Brooklyn, NY
Feb 27 at Pianos in New York, NY
Mar 3 at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, NY
Apr 22 at Dionysus Club in Oberlin, OH
Apr 23 at Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH
Apr 24 at Lang Lab in South Bend, IN
Apr 25 at MOCAD in Detroit, MI
Apr 26 at Spring Fest in Athens, GA
Apr 27 at Rex Theater in Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 28 at Enron Jr in Syracuse, NY
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