Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Announce New Release + Tour Dates

Two immense talents who have forged a creative bond, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, have announced that they will be releasing a new collaboration as well as heading out on the road together in the fall.  The album, as yet untitled, will feature music recorded in eight days over a 15 month period.

Vile announced the tour on his Twitter page:

This fall Kurt is going on a special North American tour performing as a collaborative duo with courtney barnett…. https://t.co/sIknQ8y6Xe

— Kurt Vile (@therealkurtvile) June 7, 2017

Barnett posted on her Twitter page:

Me& @therealkurtvile together on stage + our amazing all-star band “The Sea Lice”! PreSale 12pm Code: BLUEBERRYHILL https://t.co/fLnwmP5HVQ pic.twitter.com/YBsPCXtCyI

— courtney barnett (@courtneymelba) June 7, 2017

Barnett and Vile will be touring with the Sea Lice, an All-Star band featuring, according to Barnett, “…a revolving cast of musicians” that includes Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag), Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint), Rob Laakso (The Violators, The Swirlies, Mice Parade) and Katie Harkin (Harkin, Sky Larkin and touring member of Sleater-Kinney and Wild Beasts). The tour will see them hitting mostly theatres including stops at Boston’s Orpheum Theatre, Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and New York’s Beacon Theatre which posted the following on its Twitter page:

Access presale tickets NOW to see @courtneymelba & @therealkurtvile on 11/1! Use code SOCIAL thru 11:59P tomorrow! https://t.co/CLvwcVJ6JU

— Beacon Theatre (@BeaconTheatre) June 7, 2017

“I wish we could take the tour all around the world (n we are real sad that we can’t) but due to both our intercontinental schedules this is all we can muster for now,” said Barnett in a press release.

Here are the dates:

Wed, Oct 11 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
Sat, Oct 14 Los Angeles, CA – The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Sun, Oct 15 Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
Wed, Oct 18 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
Fri, Oct 20 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sat, Oct 21 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
Sun, Oct 22 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Wed, Oct 25 St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
Thurs, Oct 26 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Fri, Oct 27 Chicago, IL – Rockefeller Chapel
Sat, Oct 28 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Mon, Oct 30 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Tues, Oct 31 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
Wed, Nov 1 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
Fri, Nov 3 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
Sat, Nov 4 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
Thurs, Nov 9 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Fri, Nov 10 Dallas, TX – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
Sat, Nov 11 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater

With special guest Jen Cloher

Barnett and Vile have partnered with Plus 1 for this tour.  $1 from every ticket goes to support the ACLU and their work defending and protecting our individual rights and liberties.

General tickets go on sale Friday, June 9th, at 10AM.

Several Firsts For Mac DeMarco

New Video Shared, First NY Headlining Show at Radio City, First National Television Appearance

Following the release of This Old Dog, Mac DeMarco will experience several firsts in the coming weeks and months.  But before any of that happens, DeMarco has shared a brand new video for the track “Another One.”

As for the firsts, catch Mac DeMarco on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on June 9th.  This will mark his network television debut.  Also, June 9th is the on sale date for tickets to DeMarco’s headlining concert on September 22nd at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.  This show is part of DeMarco World Tour in support of This Old Dog.  Here are the rest of the dates:

Mac DeMarco Tour Dates:
Thu. June 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl %@
Fri. Aug. 4 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall – SOLD OUT
Sat. Aug. 5 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
Wed. Aug. 9 – Copenhagen, DK @ Den Graa Hal – SOLD OUT
Thu. Aug. 10 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
Fri. Aug. 11 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West
Sun. Aug. 13 – Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory – SOLD OUT
Mon. Aug. 14 – Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival
Tue. Aug. 15 – Vienna, AT @ Arena
Thu. Aug. 17 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival
Fri. Aug. 18 – Biddinghuizen, NE @ Lowlands Festival
Sun. Aug. 20 – Saint Malo, FR @ La Route du Rock
Wed. Aug. 23 – Zurich, CH @ Zurich Open Air Festival
Thu. Aug. 24 – Asolo, IT @ AMA Asolo
Fri. Aug. 25 – Turin, IT @ Todays Festival
Sun. Aug. 27 – Paris, FR @ Rock En Seine
Tue. Aug. 29 – Newcastle, UK @ The Academy — SOLD OUT
Wed. Aug. 30 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
Thu. Aug. 31 – Sun. Sep. 3 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival — HEADLINE
Fri. Sep. 8 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theater #
Sat. Sep. 9 – Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre #
Sun. Sep. 10 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre #
Tue. Sep. 12 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre # — SOLD OUT
Wed. Sep. 13 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre # — SOLD OUT
Thu. Sep. 14 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory #
Fri. Sep. 15 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theatre #
Sun. Sep. 17 – St. Paul, MN @ Myth Live Event Center $
Mon. Sep. 18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom Club Stage $
Tue. Sep. 19 – Indianapolis, IN @ Farmer’s Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park $
Wed. Sep. 20 – Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre $
Fri. Sep. 22 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall #
Mon. Sep. 25 – Durham, NC @ Carolina Theatre #
Tue. Sep. 26 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre #
Wed. Sep. 27 – New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theatre #
Fri. Sep. 29 – Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center $
Sat. Sep. 30 – Irving, TX @ Pavilion at The Music Factory $
Sun. Oct. 1 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater $
Thu. Oct. 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre $
Tue. Nov. 7 – Hamburg, DE @ Grunspan
Wed. Nov. 8 – Berlin, DE @ Astra
Fri. Nov. 10 – Cologne, DE @ Kantine
Sat. Nov. 11 – Lille, FR @ Aeronef
Mon. Nov. 13 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
Mon. Nov. 20 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Main Hall
Tue. Nov. 21 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy
Wed. Nov. 22 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street – SOLD OUT
Fri. Nov. 24 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
Sat. Nov. 25 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy – SOLD OUT
Wed. Nov. 29 – Utrecht, NL @ TIVOLIVREDENBURG RONDA
Thu. Nov. 30 – Amsterdam, NE @ Paradiso – SOLD OUT

% = special guest with Phoenix
@ = with Lemon Twigs
# = with The Garden
$ = co-headline with The Flaming Lips

Photo by Coley Brown

Great Beyond Podcast Episode 2

EPISODE #2

PLAYLIST + LINKS

SONG	BAND	LINKS	TIME
How To Boil An Egg	Courtney Barnett	courtneybarnett.com.au TW: @courtneymelba FB: courtneybarnettmusic	1:13
Belly of the Beast	The Roosevelts	The Roosevelts TW: @TheRoosevelts FB: theroosevelts	5:03
Tangerine (ft. Rachel Goswell)	Beach Fossils	www.beachfossils.com TW: @beachfossils FB: beachfossils	9:53
Speed of Light	Little Reader	www.littlereadermusic.com TW: @lilreadermusic FB: Little Reader – Home | Facebook	14:20
Seaquest	Sleepy Sun	www.sleepysun.co TW: @sleepysunmusic FB: sleepysun	17:50
Older Than Sin	The Builders & The Butchers	www.thebuildersandthebutchers.com TW: @buildersbutcher FB: thebuildersandthebutchers	22:17
Revolution Rock & Roll	Low Cut Connie	www.lowcutconnie.com TW: @lowcutconnie FB: lowcutconnie	25:27
Superstitious	Jason Loewenstein	www.jakerock.com TW: @j_loewenstein FB: jason.loewenstein	30:03
Locura Colectiva	Making Movies	www.mkngmvs.com TW: www.twitter.com/mkngmvs FB: Making Movies – Home | Facebook	32:18
Clean Sheets	Nathan Oliver	www.itsnathanoliver.com TW: @itsnathanoliver FB: itsnathanoliver	36:33
Games	Sassy Black	www.sassyblack.bandcamp.com TW: @SassyBlack_ FB: sassyblackmusic	39:55
On Her Way (The French Horn Rebellion Remix)	SKUX	www.skuxmusic.bandcamp.com TW: @skuxpunx FB: skuxmusic	44:05
Out of Touch	Fruit & Flowers	www.fruitxflowers.com TW: @fruitxflowers FB: fruitxflowers	47:32
You’re Silver	Nightlands	www.nightlands.bandcamp.com TW: @Nightlands FB: Nightlands	52:11

Please send any comments, questions, etc., to greatbeyondmusic@gmail.com

The Swamped Summer of the Robinson Brothers

Chris and Rich Each Have New Release + Tour

It was three and a half years ago that the Black Crowes played their final show.  Since then, both older brother Chris and younger brother Rich have embarked on separate paths.  This summer, each brother will be releasing new music with their respective bands as well as hitting the road for extensive tours.

Let’s begin with big brother Chris.  He currently fronts the band Chris Robinson’s Brotherhood.  On July 21st, CRB releases his new album, Barefoot in the Head, on his own Silver Arrow Records.  Check out the single “Behold The Seer.”

Chris Robinson’s Brotherhood will be hitting the road this summer for an extensive U.S. Tour that will take them through November.  Here are the dates:

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD
‘Barefoot In The Head’ U.S. Tour Dates

July 7 – Veneta, OR – Oregon Country Fair
August 5 – Petaluma, CA – Petaluma Music Festival
August 9 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre
August 10 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
August 11 – Virginia Beach, VA – Shaka’s Live
August 12 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre
August 13 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head On Stage
August 15 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall
August 17 – Manunuck, RI – Ocean Mist
August 18 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage **
August 19 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
August 20 – Holyoke, MA – Gateway City Arts
August 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
August 23 – State College, PA – The State Theatre
August 24 – Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
August 25 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
August 26 – Washington, DC – The 9:30 Club
September 7 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach Amphitheater *
September 8 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheater *
September 9 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing *
September 10 – Orlando, FL – The Social
September 12 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
September 14 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
September 15 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
September 16 – Macon, GA – Cox Capitol Theatre
September 17 – New Orleans, LA – The Civic Theatre
September 19 – Chattanooga, TN – Bijou Theatre
September 21 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford
September 22 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
September 23 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival
September 26 – Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger
September 28 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
September 29 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
September 30 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
October 1 – Nashville, TN – Third & Lindsley
October 3 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
October 5 – Norfolk, CT – Infinity Hall
October 6 – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
October 7 – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
November 2 – Westbury, NY – The Space at Westbury
November 3 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
November 4 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall
November 5 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
November 7 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
November 9 – Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre
November 11 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
November 12 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
November 14 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
November 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
November 17 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
November 18 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
November 19 – Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre

* w/ Blackberry Smoke
** w/ Donavon Frankenreiter

Rich Robinson is now heading a new band, The Magpie Salute.  The band brings Rich Robinson, the guitarist and co-founding member of The Black Crowes, together with two key members of Crowes fame – guitarist Marc Ford and bassist Sven Pipien – alongside drummer Joe Magistro and guitarist Nico Bereciartua. The Magpie Salute also boasts a fine cast of vocalists, including lead singer John Hogg (Hookah Brown, Moke), former Crowes singer Charity White and background singers, Adrien Reju and Katrine Ottosen.

Their self-titled debut album comes out June 9th.  Check out the video for the single “Omission.”

The Magpie Salute will also be on the road for an extensive tour.  Coincidently, both TMS and CRB will be on the road, for the most part, concurrently:

Both brothers have said the Black Crowes will be no more, so enjoy these two incarnations when they come to your town.

 

REVIEW: Nightlands

I Can Feel The Night Around Me – Western Vinyl

by Jorge Almaraz

By the hand of Western Vinyl, Dave Hartley presents Nightlands’ third and most ambitious album to date, I Can Feel the Night Around Me. With his easy listening/dream science genre, Hartley display an interesting project replete with soft melodies that get you lost in a peaceful atmosphere.

As with previous Nightlands’ projects, Hartley’s ability to overlay his voice to create that feeling of complete tranquility is the most remarkable aspect of the album. The choral arrangements are excellent and the audio in general creates a hypnotic sound, perfect to listen and sink into the vast world every song presents to you.  A new listener may find it difficult to believe that Nightlands is actually a one-man band.

However, it may seem that the Philadelphia-native composer focuses a little too much on creating such peaceful atmosphere and does not try to further develop the meaning of his songs.  Without lyrics that actually get to connect with the listener, the albums at times gets to feel, somehow, repetitive.

As mentioned before, this is Nightlands most ambitious project. Therefore, a high-quality music video should be expected. After presenting a horribly animated video for his single “Lost Moon”, Hartley redeemed himself with a newly released video for Nightlands’ song “You’re Silver.”  Directed by Daniel Fox and Matthew Marchlewski, this video proves that something as simple as a drive to his studio can be an impressive source of inspiration. The video takes regular footage of Philadelphia’s streets and combines it with splendid special effects that perfectly matches the theme of the album in general.

On the Great Beyond planetary ratings scale, this album gets a solid landing on Earth.  The album is impressive and interesting but still lacks that extra something.

Angel Olsen – Back on the Road

“Ms. Olsen knows the secret of pop that hits home: Within the form, keep an unruly heart.” — The New York Times

After a sold-out tour promoting her album, My Woman, Angel Olsen will be heading back out on the road.  This time, she travels the world taking her music to new fans.  There are a number of highlights:

• June 30: Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
• July 15: Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
• July 25: Austin City Limits Season 43 taping, Austin ,TX
• July 29: Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI
• October 6 – 8 & October 13 – 15: Austin City Limits Festival
• October 17 – 22: Opening for Arcade Fire

All new US headline dates, along with dates opening for Arcade Fire, are on-sale Friday, June 9th at 10am CT (note: Milwaukee is on-sale the same day at 12pm CT).

The Angel Olsen six-piece band is comprised of Olsen (vocals, guitar, keys), Emily Elhaj (bass), Joshua Jaeger(drums), Heather McEntire (vocals, keys), Luke Norton (guitar) and Paul Sukeena (guitar).

Here’s the video for the track that introduced the world to Angel Olsen album, My Woman.

Here is a list of the dates:

Mon. June 5 – Lyon, FR @ L’Epicerie Moderne
Tue. June 6 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
Wed. June 7 – Bordeaux, FR @ Rock School Barbey
Thu. June 8 – Sat. June 10 – Porto, PT @ NOS Primavera Sound Festival
Fri. June 23 – Somerset, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
Sun. June 25 – Bialystock, PL @ Halfway Festival
Fri. June 30 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
Sat. July 15 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Fri. July 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
Sun. July 23 – Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
Tue. July 25 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Season 43 taping
Fri. July 28 – Camden, NJ @ XPoNential Music Festival
Sat. July 29 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
Sun. July 30 – New York, NY @ Panorama Festival (Randall’s Island)
Fri. Aug. 4 – Sun. Aug. 6 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
Tue. Aug. 8 – Sat. Aug. 12 – Oslo, NO @ Øya Festival
Thu. Aug. 10 – Sat. Aug. 12 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
Sun. Aug. 13 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
Thu. Aug. 17 – Sun. Aug. 20 – Brecon, UK @ Green Man Festival
Sun. Aug. 20 – St. Malo, FR @ La Route du Rock Festival
Thu. Sep. 7 – Sun. Sep. 10 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscoth Music Festival
Fri. Sep. 29 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre (Lincoln Calling)
Sat. Sep. 30 – Maquoketa, IA @ Codfish Hollow Barnstormers
Sun. Oct. 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Mon. Oct. 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Wed. Oct. 4 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Thu. Oct. 5 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
Fri. Oct. 6 – Sun. Oct. 8 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival 
Fri. Oct. 13-Sun. Oct. 15 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
Tue. Oct. 17 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena w/ Arcade Fire
Wed. Oct. 18 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena w/ Arcade Fire
Fri. Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum w/ Arcade Fire
Sun. Oct. 22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center w/ Arcade Fire
Sat Nov. 18 & Sun Nov. 19 – Mexico City @ Corona Capital

 

REVIEW: Little Reader – The Big Score

By: Jorge Almaraz

Put some headphones on and let the music flow through your body. With a ten-track debut album, Little Reader takes you on a fantastic voyage, which explores the multi-dimensionality of love while using a danceable, and somewhat psychedelic, pop tunes as the base of the project.

Produced by Mark Watrous of The Shins, The Big Score is the debut of the duo composed by Nashville-based Kate Tucker and Los Angeles-based Ross Flournoy. This unexpected, yet impressive, collaboration take each of The Big Score´s songs and manages to give each of them a distinctive sound without losing the main style of the album.  From beginning to end, the album keeps you interested in melodies and lyrics that do not sound repetitive in absolute; clearly demonstrating the immense talent of both songwriters to score in the music world.

The album kicks off with “Speed of Light,” a track that may be considered the most representative song of the band so far. “Speed of Light” starts with an energetic, upbeat sound with classical love-related lyrics that sets the tone of the album, which highlights Tucker´s talent as a singer. In my opinion, tracks such as “Light as a Feather,” “Running Toward the Sun,” and “Love Lust Life” are some of the pieces that make The Big Score such an interesting album.

However, it is worth mention that both songwriters have already found success in the music world, by writing for others, prior their collaboration together. Flournoy has written musical themes for TV shows, but his work may be better identified in Jake Tapper´s CNN Show. Meanwhile, Tucker has found success working on film scoring and soundtracks for several independent movies and TV shows.

As proof of Little Reader´s potential, you may listen to their single Speed of Light on season 4, episode 16, of the Fox acclaimed sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” An event that also caught them by surprise.  

This album clearly lands on Mercury – a fantastic album that is already causing a considerable impact.

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Look for Little Reader on Episode 2 of the Great Beyond Podcast.

Ben Ottewell, ex-Gomez Vocalist, Guitarist Releases New Album; Shares New Video

Ben Ottewell, vocalist and guitarist as well as songwriter for English indie rock band Gomez, has released a new album, entitled A Man Apart, on Sunday Best.  The album is his third solo album.  Ottewell recently shared the title track from that album.

A Man Apart follows 2011’s Shapes & Shadows and 2014’s Rattlebag.  Each album began to take shape in Los Angeles before being completed in his native England.  A Man Apart comes twenty years after Gomez’s Mercury Music Prize-winning debut Bring It On as well as the occasion of Ottewell’s 40th birthday.  To mark all of these celebratory occasions, Ottewell is taking the new material on the road in the U.S.A. beginning in September and running for one month.

09.13 – Atlanta, GA – City Winery
09.15 – Austin, TX – Sidewinder Indoor
09.16 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
09.18 – Nashville, TN – City Winery
09.20 – Boston, MA – City Winery
09.21 – New York, NY – City Winery
09.22 – Washington DC – DC9
09.24 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Underground
09.25 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
09.27 – Chicago, IL – City Winery
09.28 – Detroit, MI – Underground @ Dime
09.29 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
09.30 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
10.03 – Denver, CO – The Soiled Dove
10.04 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
10.07 – Los Angeles, CA – The Hotel Cafe
10.08 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
10.10 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
10.11 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern

“Nowadays, I just feel incredibly lucky to have had some kind of 20-year run at this, and if I can sustain what I do, great. I’m also starting to look a lot more like the way I sound”, adds Ottewell, laughing. “I’m not this fresh-faced kid freaking people out anymore!”

Look for Ben Ottewell’s music on an upcoming episode of The Great Beyond Podcast.

She-Devils Share New Video; Release LP

She-Devils have released a video for “Hey Boy,” the first single off their forthcoming self-titled debut album on the Secretly Canadian imprint.  Montreal natives Audrey Ann Boucher (vocalist) and Kyle Jukka, are currently in Europe on tour.  Check out the video below:

You can also hear She-Devils on the first episode of the Great Beyond Podcast.

The band heads out on the road in June beginning with a show in their hometown of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  She-Devils will be here in Albuquerque on July 18th with Beach Fossils.  Here are those dates:

Thu. June 1 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
Fri. June 2 – Toronto, ON @ The Baby G
Sat. June 3 – Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
Sun. June 4 – Chicago, IL @ Do Division Festival
Mon. June 5 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
Wed. June 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb’s
Thu. June 8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (Northside Festival)
Fri. June 9 – Boston, MA @ Lily Pad
Wed. July 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ Resident
Fri. July 7 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Sat. July 8 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Mon. July 10 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Tue. July 11 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Wed. July 12 – Portland, OR @ Holocene (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Fri. July 14 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Sat. July 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Sun. July 16 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Tue. July 18 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Wed. July 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)
Thu. July 20 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah (w/ Beach Fossils, Ablebody)

Sleepy Sun – New LP & Tour Dates

Ever come across a band that just blows you away and subsequently find out they’ve already released several albums of material, leaving you scratching your head wondering where the hell have you been hiding.  One such band for me is Sleepy Sun.  Their brand new album, Private Tales, comes out June 9th on Dine Alone Records.  The band recently shared two videos from the forthcoming album.  This one is the single “Seaquest.”

https://youtu.be/hzlGiLg5Rn0

In digging around, I found a video from a live session shot at KEXP in Seattle, WA, for the track “Maui Tears.”  This one will remind of Led Zeppelin’s “No Quarter.”  Check this one out:

https://youtu.be/DeZvQC_WNbg

Sleepy Sun kicks off a U.S. tour tonight and will be in Albuquerque in July.  Here are those dates:

5/25/2017 Santa Cruz, CA @The Catalyst
5/26/2017 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
5/27/2017 Los Angeles, CA @The Hi Hat
7/21/2017 – Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
7/22/2017 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bunkhouse w/ Mr. Elevator
7/23/2017 – Tucson, AZ @ Congress
7/25/2017 – Dallas, TX @ Club DaDa
7/26/2017 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda
7/27/2017 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow
7/28/2017 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar w/ Froth
7/30/2017 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
8/1/2017 – Boise, ID @ Nuerolux
8/2/2017 – Portland, OR @ Liquor Store
8/3/2017 – Vancouver, BC @ Cobalt
8/4/2017 – Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
8/5/2017 – Klamath Falls, OR @ Gino’s

Look for Sleepy Sun in an upcoming episode of The Great Beyond Podcast.