I realize that I’ve been posting like a paranoid schizophrenic, but this morning, Yeasayer announced the official dates for the tour that will support their new album ‘Odd Blood’ which becomes available on February 9th of 2010. And if you’ve spoken to me within the last few weeks, you know that this is my band. These are my boys.
If you don’t know much about them, they describe their music as “Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel” which of course, leaves room for all types of interpretation, therefore forcing you to check it out and decipher on your own.
YEASAYER came to national attention after their appearance at 2007’s SXSW festival in Austin, TX. An experimental band out of Brooklyn, NY (but originally from Baltimore), the band consists of Anand Wilder, Chris Keating, and Ira Wolf Tuton.
Originally conjured within the hills of Woodstock, NY at the Marotta lair, then taken to the steely sweeps of NYC, Odd Blood took many layers to finalize, but with all things Yeasayer the wait is undoubtedly worth it. Filled with their own take on pop pleasures and experimentation, the band has once again carved its own path through that ice cold glacier that is modern pop/rock.
The new album was actually leaked on December 10th of this year . Acknowledging this, the band posted on their Twitter page, “Presents are always spoiled for those who open them before they are supposed to.” I couldn’t agree more.
YEASAYER TOUR DATES
02.05 Los Angeles, CA – Natural History Museum
02.08 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
02.09 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
04.03 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
04.04 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
04.05 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
04.06 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
04.07 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Cafe
04.08 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
04.09 Houston, TX – House of Blues
04.10 Austin, TX – The Parish
04.11 Austin, TX – The Parish
04.14 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
04.15 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
04.17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
04.19 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
04.20 Seattle, WA – Neumos
04.21 Vancouer, BC – Commodore Ballroom
04.23 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
04.24 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
04.25 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
04.26 Saint Louis, MO – Gargoyle Club
04.27 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre
04.28 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
04.29 Chicago, IL – Metro
04.30 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
05.01 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
05.02 Montreal, PQ – La Sala Rossa
05.03 Boston, MA – Paradise
05.04 New York, NY – Webster Hall
05.05 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero
