A Place To Bury Strangers will embark on their first national tour, starting in mid February. Their self-titled 2007 release was a contender for one of our year-end favorites. It's hard to dislike a band that affects a mutant industrial-Manchester mash up and who wield homemade effects pedals with the power to turn sad songs into mass funeral dirges. They're also a band with one of the best live shows in a booming live-acts city (Brooklyn, that is). Also, who can hate a band that's got the NYPD's stamp of approval?:
[as reported on Pitchfork]
Six policemen stormed A Place to Bury Strangers' set at Loisaida after just two songs following noise complaints from local tenants. The promoter, Vacancy Records' Louise Fenton, was escorted by the officers toward the back of the building to have a word.”
Fenton somehow convinced the cops to allow the band one more song, so APTBS did “Ocean”, the epic closing track from their self-titled album. “Police officers then reported back to their dispatch to say they were in the process of shutting the event down, but that they were letting the band finish their song first, because, (directly quoted from the officer): 'This band is sick.'”
Tour Dates
February
14 Beachland Bar, Cleveland OH
15 Magic Stick, Detroit MI
16 Locals Only, Indianapolis IN
17 Schuba’s, Chicago IL!
18 Triple Rock, Minneapolis MN!
19 The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs), Fargo, ND!
20 Parkway Theatre, Winnipeg MB!
21 The Exchange, Regina SK!
22 Velvet, Edmonton AB!
23 The Hifi Club, Calgary AB!
25 Richards On Richards, Vancouver BC!
26 Chop Suey, Seattle WA
27 Doug Fir, Portland OR
29 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco CA!
March
01 Spaceland, Los Angeles CA
03 Casbah, San Diego CA
04 Plush, Tucson AZ
06 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT!
07 Larimer, Denver CO!
08 Record Bar, Kansas City MO!
09 The Waiting Room, Omaha NE!
10 Bluebird, St. Louis MO!
11 Conservatory, Oklahoma City OK!
12-15 SXSW, Austin TX
16 One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans LA
17 Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta GA!
18 Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
19 Rock ‘N Roll Hotel, Washington DC
20 Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia PA
21 Middle East (Upstairs), Boston MA!
22 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
! with Holy Fuck
