Brooklyn band the Shondes are hitting the road this fall to promote their new album Searchlights, out September 20 ( Exotic Fever Records, pre-order here to receive a signed CD or LP and bonus poster by artist Katy Weselcouch). The genderqueer quartet is building a reputation as rock ‘n’ roll’s next revolutionaries, drawing on both riot grrrl and traditional Jewish music influences, delivering powerful and impassioned performances, and giving the violin some serious political-punk cred.
Get an early listen to Searchlights track “Ocean to Ocean” here, and check out this trailer for the album:
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THE SHONDES’ FALL TOUR DATES
9/10/2011 LEXINGTON, KY @ Al’s
9/11/2011 LOUISVILLE, KY @ The Rudyard Kipling
9/12/2011 ATLANTA, GA @ Wonderroot
9/14/2011 MEMPHIS, TN @ The Hi-Tone
9/15/2011 FAYETTEVILLE, AR @ Smoke and Barrel
9/17/2011 ALBUQUERQUE, NM @ University of New Mexico, Student Union Bldg
9/18/2011 TUCSON, AZ @ Club Congress
9/20/2011 PHOENIX, AZ @ The Trunk Space
9/23/2011 LOS ANGELES, CA @ Bellyflop Gallery
9/24/2011 LONG BEACH, CA @ MADHaus
9/25/2011 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ Café Du Nord
9/29/2011 PORTLAND, OR @ Reed College
9/30/2011 PORTLAND, OR @ The Doug Fir
10/1/2011 SEATTLE, WA @ The Vera Project
10/3/2011 SPOKANE, WA @ TBA
10/6/2011 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ The 7th Street Entry
10/8/2011 MADISON, WI @ TBA
10/9/2011 CHICAGO, IL @ The Hideout
10/12/2011 OBERLIN, OH @ Oberlin College
10/14/2011 NASHVILLE, TN @ FooBar
10/15/2011 DURHAM, NC @ The Pinhook
10/16/2011 CHAPEL HILL, NC @ Ackland Art Museum
10/21/2011 BROOKLYN, NY @ CMJ
10/29/2011 PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Tritone
11/5/2011 PORTLAND, ME @ TBA
11/17/2011 BOSTON, MA @ O’Brien’s
For more information on the Shondes and their tour:
