Bloomington Indiana's masters of the American gothic sound, Murder By Death will be hitting the road for a tour supporting Good Morning, Magpie, which will be out April 6 on Vagrant Records.
The songs on Good Morning, Magpie were created in just the way you expect MBD death to come up with their lyrics. Singer/guitarist Adam Turla snuck off to the mountains alone to write them, as he told Spinner in a recent interview:
I drove out to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, parked the car and went into the woods with a backpack and a tent. I came out two weeks later with a bunch of songs. (Link)
If you've never witnessed a show from MBD, this is one not to miss; the band paints a lush dark picture of the whiskey-soaked underbelly of American back roads. If Johnny Cash had spent some time collaborating with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the result may have been something like this.
Tour dates are listed below.
Murder By Death Spring Tour 2010
March
13 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
19 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa (Vagrant Records SXSW Showcase)
20 - Hamden, CT - Quinnipiac University - Alumni Hall
With Ha Ha Tonka and Linfinity
31 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Nightclub
April
1 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
2 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
3 - Salt Lake City, UT - Bar Deluxe
5 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
6 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
8 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
9 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
11 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
12 - Scottsdale, AZ - The Rhythm Room
14 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
15 - Austin, TX - Emo's Alternative Lounging (Indoor)
16 - Houston, TX - Mango's
17 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
19 - Hattiesburg, MS - Thirsty Hippo
20 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade Downstairs
21 - Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree
23 - Ybor City, FL - The Orpheum
24 - Orlando, FL - The Backbooth
25 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
27 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
28 - Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar
29 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East: Downstairs
30 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
May
1 - New Haven, CT - Café Nine
2 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
4 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
5 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
7 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls
9 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
10 - Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt
11 - Madison, WI - The High Noon Saloon
12 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
13 - Iowa City, IA - Picador
14 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
15 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club
More tour dates for punk bands are listed here.
Photo © Nicole Lucas
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