Here We Go Magic are hitting the road once again bringing their electric show to audiences across the US. They'll be joined by Brooklyn cohorts Cavemen in the lead up to their debut Coachella performance.
This is a band with a live show like none other, once you've seen them there is no going back.
The tour is in support of The January EP. The EP's six tracks complete the songwriting cycle that Here We Go Magic began in an upstate New York farm house upon the commencement of their critically-acclaimed sophomore LP Pigeons (2010, Secretly Canadian). The band's signature mix of swirling guitars, krautrock grooves, pulsing synths, and hushed chants provide a foundation for these otherworldly songs.
"Hands in the Sky" (download link below) is a ghostly number that showcases vocalist Luke Temple's lyrical pedigree, his words pushed forward in lockstep with a band heaven-bent on window dressing your headspace like a cosmos for the 20 minutes they've got your attention. At the center of the EP lies what Here We Go Magic does best, a dichotomy between eerie folk sounds and driving art rock. The jangly back-and-forth between the guitars of Michael Bloch and Temple form the backbone to "Song In Three," the yin to Pigeons standout "Collector"'s yang. Cyclical in its instrumentation and lyrics, the spooky lullaby "Hollywood" climaxes with a mantra that wouldn't have been out of place on the band's 2009 self-titled release. The January EP was produced by Jen Turner and recorded live to analog tape in a band-built living room studio.
North American Tour Dates
03.29.11 - Columbus, OH - Black Box on Mershon Stage - Mershon Auditorium at Ohio State University w/ Super Desserts
03.30.11 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio w/ Tammar, Red Light Driver
03.31.11 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon w/ Icarus Himself
04.01.11 - Iowa City, IA - Mission Creek Festival - The Mill w/ Dark Dark Dark, Pillars & Tongues, Skye Carrasco
04.15.11 - San Diego, CA - The Loft at UC San Diego w/ Cuckoo Chaos
04.16.11 - Indio, CA Coachella
05.02.11 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop
05.04.11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
05.05.11 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
05.06.11 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon w/ tune-yards, Buke and Gass
05.07.11 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
05.09.11 - Chicaco, IL - Schuba’s
05.10.11 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at Crofoot
05.11.11 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
05.12.11 - Montréal, QC - Club Lambi
05.13.11 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Lounge
05.14.11 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
05.16.11 Washington DC - Red Palace *
05.17.11 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
05.18.11 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
05.19.11 - Nashville, TN - The Basement *
05.20.11 - Pensacola, FL - Handlebar *
05.21.11 - New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar *
05.23.11 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s Downstairs *
05.24.11 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada *
05.25.11 - Austin, TX The Parish *
*With Caveman
