ON TOUR!!! The She’s, Cool Ghouls, The Cairo Gang, Sonny Smith…

EMPTY CELLAR BANDS ON TOUR!!!

The Cairo Gang:
7.31 – San Francisco, CA (solo) @ The Chapel %
8.3 – Felton, CA (solo) @ Don Quixote’s %
8.8 – Los Angeles, CA (solo) @ El Cid w/ Jessica Tonder, and Paz Lechantin
8.21 – Los Angeles, Ca (solo) @ Holy Grounds(el sereno) w/ Will Ivy, and Shannon Lay
9.05 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios $
9.07 – Vancouver BC @ Biltmore Cabaret $
9.10 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club $
9.11 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon $
9.12 – Ames, IA @ Maximum Ames Music Festival $
9.14 – Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog #$
9.15 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place#
9.16 – Toronto, ON @ Adelaide Hall #$
9.17 – Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal at Fairmount #$
9.18 – Allston MA @ Great Scott  #$
9.20 – Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater  #$
9.22 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall #$
9.26 – Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artpsace $
9.27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s $
10.2 – Jackson, MS (solo) @ Duling Hall $

% with Ty Segall
$ with Mikal Cronin
# with Calvin Love

Tim Cohen:
7.26 – Makeout Room, San Francisco, CA

Cool Ghouls:
7.27 – SF at GAMH, Social Studies Record Release
8.07 – Portland at SMMR BMMR Fest
8.09 – Reno at Holland Show Space at Rainshadow *
8.10 – SF at Rickshaw Stop *
8.11 – LA at the Echo *
8.12 – San Diego at TBA *
9.17 – Oakland at Leo’s ^
9.18 – SF at Brick & Mortar ^
9.23 – Los Angeles, CA El Rey +
9.24 – Pioneertown Pappy + Harriets +
9.25 – Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room +
9.26 – San Diego, CA The Casbah +
9.27 – Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar +
9.29 – Denver, CO Larimer Lounge +
10.01 – Dallas, TX Three Links +
10.02 – Austin, TX Saengerrunde Hall +
10.03 – San Antonio, TX TBD +
10.04 – Houston, TX Rudyard’s +
10.05 – New Orleans, LA Siberia +
10.06 – Atlanta, GA The Earl +
10.07 – Durham, NC The Pinhook +
10.08 – Asheville, NC Mothlight +

* with La Luz
^ with Natural Child
+ with Shannon & The Clams

Magic Trick:
9.01 – The Chapel, San Francisco, CA w/ Ducktails

The She’s:
7.24 – The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA w/ Pyromids,Emotional
7.25 – All-Star Lanes, Los Angeles, CA w/ The Memories, The Lentils, & Grape Room
7.26 – Whistle Stop Bar, San Diego, CA w/ Growwing Pains
7.28 – Redwood Bar, Downtown LA, CA w/ Dripmen,The Ugly Kids, Deadpanzies
7.29 – Burger Records Hump Night, Continental Room, Fullerton, CA w/ June Holiday, Grand Air
7.30 – Pappy and Harriet’s, Pioneertown, CA
7.31 – Duffy’s, Chico, CA w/ The She Things, Viking Skate Country
8.01 – Corner Haus (House), Portland, OR w/ Ladywolf, Makeout
8.02 – The Future (House), Seattle, WA w/ Mope Grooves, Mikey Nike
8.03 – The Hindenburg, Vancouver, BC Canada w/Jody Glenham, Plazas
8.05 – The National Hotel, Nevada City, CA w/ Dazeys
8.14 – The Chapel, San Francisco, CA w/ Swiftumz, Smiles, Air Surgeon

Sonny & The Sunsets:
7.25 – Quiet Music Festival – Seattle, WA
7.26 – Quiet Music Festival (solo Sonny Smith) – Portland, OR
7.02 – High Sierra Music Festival – Quincy, CA
7.11 – Phono del Sol Music & Food Festival – San Francisco, CA
7.17 – Haymarket Whiskey Bar – Louisville, KY $
7.18 – The Mothlight, Asheville – NC
7.19 – Ocean Grill and Tiki Bar – Carolina Beach, NC $
7.21 – Black Cat (backstage), Washington, DC $
7.22 – Baby’s All Right – Brooklyn NY $
7.23 – The Press Room – Portsmouth, NH $
7.24 – Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY $
7.25 – The Silver Dollar – Toronto, Canada
7.26 – Mo Pop Festival @ Riverside Park – Detroit, MI
7.27 – BEAT KITCHEN – Chicago, IL
7.31 – Pickathon Festival – Happy Valley, OR
8.01 – Pickathon Festival – Happy Valley, OR
8.02 – Pickathon Festival – Happy Valley, OR
9.02 – dB’s – Utrecht, Netherlands
9.03 – Merelyn – Nijmegen, Netherlands
9.04 – Misty Fields Festival – Heusden, Netherlands
9.05 – Into The Great Wide Open – Vlieland, Netherlands
9.06 – End of the Road – Salisbury, United Kingdom
9.07 – Shacklewell Arms – London, United Kingdom
9.08 – Espace B – Paris, France
9.09 – Le Troc Cafe – Strasbourg, France
9.10 – La Batie Festival @ La Parenthese – Nyon, Switzerland
9.11 – Treppenhaus – Rorschach, Switzerland
9.12 – City Club – Augsburg, Germany
9.14 – Basement Club – Prague, Czech Republic
9.15 – ACUD – Berlin, Germany
9.16 – Loppen – Copenhagen, Denmark
9.17 – Geronimos FGT – Stockholm, Sweden
9.18 – Revolver – Oslo, Norway
9.19 – Pustervik – Gothenburg, Sweden

$ with Sarah Bethe Nelson

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Pillars and Tongues – New Single, New Video, New Tour

Pillars and Tongues find peace in change – constantly in motion and thoughtfully redirecting their sonic trajectory. Even songs that have been recorded and released are not safe from their restless deconstructionist tendencies. In this spirit we are pleased to present the reworked “Palms To Tell.” Now entitled “(Laid) Palms To Tell,” this re-envisioning of The Pass and Crossings standout track showcases the mercurial nature of their songwriting. Though it is most definitely the same song, the new instrumentation brings to light new interpretations and provokes new emotions. Alongside the reworked track is a new music video (their second video from The Pass and Crossings – watch the first one here) directed by Alex Babbit. Babbit has created a seriously beautiful and nostalgic pairing for the new arrangement, which No Fear of Pop described as, “gorgeously colorful and aptly arcane.”

Pillars and Tongues- (Laid) Palms to Tell from Golas on Vimeo.

As a companion to the new video and a preview for their tour, Pillars and Tongues has also released a free three-song digital single also titled (Laid) Palms to Tell.  The new single includes the reworked track along with two others, all previously unreleased. The single is available for download at the their bandcamp.

Pillars and Tongues are embarking on a five-week tour that will take them across the states. More dates are being added as we write this, so check here for the most up-to-date tour listings.

TOUR DATES:

05/28 North Manchester, IN – The Firehouse
05/29 Indianapolis, IN – Mediumship w/ Thee Open Sex + Church of the Infinite Space Ritual
05/30 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar w/ Man Forever + New Mother Nature
05/31 Knoxville, TN – The Pilot Light w/ North America
06/02 New Orleans, LA – The Allways Lounge w/ Picnic + Julie Odell
06/03 Austin, TX – Church of the Friendly Ghost @ The Salvage Vanguard Theater
06/04 Austin, TX – Skinny’s Ballroom
06/06 Marfa, TX – El Cosmico
06/08 Santa Fe, NM – High Mayhem w/ Extremadura (ft. Jeremy Barnes) + Black Iron Trio
06/09 Albuquerque, NM – Gold House w/ Drake Hardin + Young Lungs
06/10 Taos, NM – Taos Ale House w/ A Hawk and a Hacksaw + Art of Flying
06/14 Sedona, AZ – Chocola Tree
06/15 Flagstaff, AZ – Cottage House
06/23 Sacramento, CA – Animal House
06/24 Nevada City, CA – Haven Underground w/ Requa Cambium, Exquisite Corps, The Still Sea
06/25 Chico, CA – Cafe Coda
06/27 Portland, OR – The Purple Church w/ Sun Angle + And and and

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Pillars and Tongues Release Free Online Single

Pillars and Tongues present a mesmerizing free download single released in coincidence with their late summer / early autumn 2011 tour.

Download it from their site HERE

Side A: Oaky (doting, in late summer) Oaky (doting, in late summer)
Side B: Live Song Live Song

“Oaky (doting, in late summer)” is an alternate version of a song that appears on the album The Pass and Crossings, and also, in a few significant ways, an entirely new song.

‘The Pass and Crossings’ is available from Empty Cellar HERE

Check out this THC-induced promo video:

Oaky (doting, in late summer) Promo from Ben Babbitt on Vimeo.

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Pillars and Tongues on tour with Dark Dark Dark and A Hawk and a Hacksaw

THIS TOUR COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE RELEASE OF THE PASS AND CROSSINGS AVAILABLE AT THESE CONCERTS AND OUT NOW ON LP / CD / DOWNLOAD / CASSETTE VIA EMPTY CELLAR RECORDS HERE

“Slowburning spectral violins, reedy harmoniums and endlessly decaying distant percussion collude to create a John Calean atmosphere as austere and featureless as that found within the more spectral moments of Nico’s icy THE MARBLE INDEX. Phew. Better still, these opaque sheets of slow-moving sound facilitate the pure voice of singer Mark Trecka, which soars high above, yawning out such song titles as ‘A Dance in the Billowing Absence’ and ‘The Making Graceful’, like some newly dead ghost hovering above his own funeral.”
— Julian Cope, Address Drudion, Sept. 2011CE

Tour Dates:
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+ with DARK DARK DARK
∞ with A HAWK AND A HACKSAW
Ω with NONA MARIE AND THE CHOIR and LONESOME LEASH
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09/18 St. Louis – Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Ave) +∞

09/19 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop (123 S. Walnut St.) +∞

09/20 Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop (2785 Euclid Heights Blvd) +

09/21 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center for the Arts (1871 N. High St.) +∞

09/22 Toronto, Ontario – Rivoli (334 Queen St. W) +∞

09/24 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse (20 Center St.) +∞

09/25 South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground (1214 Williston Rd.) +∞

09/26 Portland, ME – SPACE Gallery (538 Congress St.) +∞

09/27 Hamden, CT – The Space (295 Treadwell St, Bldg H) +

09/28 Brooklyn, NY – Bell House (149 7th St.) +∞

09/29 Manhattan, NY – Drom (85 Avenue F) +∞

09/30 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe (3025 Walnut St.) +

10/01 Pawtucket, RI – The Met (1005 Main St.) +

10/02 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall (158 Brighton Ave.) +∞

10/03 Baltimore, MD – The Golden West Cafe (1105 W. 36th Street) +

10/04 Washington, D.C. – The Red Palace (1212 H. St. NE) +∞

10/05 Durham, NC – The Pinhook (117 W. Main St.) +∞

10/06 Knoxville, TN – The Pilot Light (106 Jackson Blvd.) +∞

10/07 Atlanta, GA – The Earl (488 Flat Shoals Ave. SE) +∞

10/08 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Cafe (3719 3rd Ave.) +∞

10/09 New Orleans, LA – Allways Lounge (2240 Saint Claude Ave.) +∞

10/10 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live (813 St. Emmanuel St.) +∞

10/11 Denton, TX – Dan’s Silverleaf (103 Industrial St.) +∞

10/12 Austin, TX – The Mohawk (912 Red River St.) +∞

10/14 Albuquerque, NM – John Lewis Theatre (1025 Broadway Boulevard Southeast) +∞

10/15 Denver, CO – Walnut Room (3131 Walnut St.) +

10/16 Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr. +

10/17 Minneapolis, MN – Bryant Lake Bowl (810 W. Lake St.) Ω

10/18 Iowa City, IA – PS1

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The Sandwitches Tour the Pacific Northwest with Sonny & The Sunsets (Midwest / Northeast in July)

Polaroid by Chris Cantalini Gorilla Vs. Bear

The Sandwitches are on the road with Sonny & The Sunsets in support of Mrs. Jones’ Cookies (Empty Cellar). They are making their way up the pacific coast towards Calgary, Canada for the big Sled Island music festival where they will be playing a bunch of shows. If you live on the other coast and are jonesin’ for The Sandwitches live… then fret not, as they will be headed your way via the midwest (also with Sonny and his gang) in July. If you catch them during these summertime tours, you just might be treated to some Earth Girl Helen Brown crossover action!

June Dates:

06-22 Portland, OR – The Record Room
with: Calvin Johnson

06-22 Portland, OR – Cherry Sprout Grocery
with: Sonny and the Sunsets, Calvin Johnson, Earth Girl Helen Brown

06-24 Calgary, Canada – Bamboo
with: Sonny and the Sunsets, Chains of Love, Louise Burns

06-25 Calgary, Canada – The Ship & Anchor
with: Sonny and the Sunsets, Jim Ward, The Lusitania, Heart Failure Research,

06-25 Calgary, Canada – Marquee Room
with: Sonny and the Sunsets, Jim Ward, Shuyler Jansen

06-27 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – The Waldorf Cabaret
with: Sonny and the Sunsets, Shannon and the Clams, Hunx and his Punx

06-28 Seattle, WA – Funhouse
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

July Dates:

07-01 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
with: Sonny and the Sunsets, Calvin Johnson, Wounded Lion

07-22 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

07-23 Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

07-24 Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Sneaky Dee’s
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

07-26 Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Divan Orange
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

07-27 Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

07-28 Washington DC – DC9
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

07-29 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

07-30 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
with: Sonny and the Sunsets

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