Bringing The Shins and Delta Spirit together must have been some sort of falling asleep happy thought for a tour manager. For one set the allure of the Pacific Northwest shines as The Shins exude an upbeat foot-tapping binge while on another level Delta Spirit and their forceful lyrics and sparkling ensemble drips with their California swag.
The May tour might not possess new material that generates sold out shows, but the combination of the young Delta Spirit paired with the well-established and always enjoyable Shins. Delta Spirit broke onto the scene last year with Ode To Sunshine, which ranked as our #7 album of 2008. The Shins last release was Wincing the Night Away in 2007, yet the ability to pick up any of their other albums to pass the time places them as a band to see for their showmanship and the possibility of new material.
Tour dates for the two groups are below as well as a few mp3s. Enjoy.
MP3: The Shins - Young Pilgrims (buy)
MP3: The Shins - Sleeping Lessons (buy)
MP3: Delta Spirit - Lover's Waltz (A.A. Bondy cover)
5/2/09 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
5/4/09 Showbox Seattle, WA
5/5/09 Showbox Seattle, WA
5/6/09 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
5/7/09 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
5/9/09 The Fox Oakland, CA
5/10/09 Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA
5/11/09 SOMA San Diego, CA
5/13/09 The National Richmond, VA
5/14/09 9:30 Club Washington DC, Washington DC
5/15/09 Ram’s Head Live Baltimore, MD
5/16/09 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
5/17/09 Wellmont Theater Montclair, NJ
5/18/09 Terminal 5 New York, NJ
5/20/09 The Orpheum Theater Boston, MA
5/21/09 Terminal 5 New York, NY
1 Comment:
Keep up the awesome blog!