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Monday, January 12, 2009

The Furr Flies - Blitzen Trapper Tour North America

Some bands just have the right monicker for tackling the highways and byways of this continent during the winter months. Blitzen Trapper, the Portland, Oregon-based experimental folk rock band has announced they’ll be hitting the road in support of Furr (on Sub Pop Records) this February and March on a North American tour. The tour proper kicks off on February 18th in Minneapolis, Minn., and runs through March 13 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Blitzen Trapper will be supported by Blue Giant at a pre-tour free show in Portland, Ore., and will be later joined by Montreal’s Plants & Animals and Alela Diane on tour.

Blitzen Trapper tour dates:

January 25 Portland, OR: Crystal Ballroom !
February 18 Minneapolis, MN: Cedar Cultural Centre *
February 19 Chicago, IL: Empty Bottle *
February 20 Detroit, MI: Magic Stick *
February 21 Toronto, Ontario: Horseshoe Tavern *
February 22 Montreal, Quebec: La Sala Rosa *
February 24 Rochester, NY: Bug Jar *
February 25 Northampton, MA: Pearl Street *
February 26 Boston, MA: Paradise *
February 27 New York, NY: Bowery Ballroom *#
February 28 Brooklyn, NY: Music Hall of Williamsburg *#
March 01 Philadelphia, PA: First Unitarian Church *
March 02 Washington, DC: Black Cat *
March 04 Athens, GA: 40 Watt Club *
March 05 Asheville, NC: Orange Peel *
March 06 Nashville, TN: Mercy Lounge *
March 07 Birmingham, AL: Bottletree *
March 08 Memphis, TN: High.Tone *
March 09 Norman, OK: The Opolis *
March 10 Lawrence, KA: Jackpot Saloon *
March 12 Denver, CO: Hi.Dive *
March 13 Salt Lake City, UT: Kilby Court *

! with Blue Giant
* with Alela Diane
# with Plants & Animals



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I saw these dudes with REM and they were great. Go see them if you get the chance. They put on a great live show and their latest album is great.

j

Allison said...

That video was quite cool. I also enjoy their name.

Sounds like a great package!

Barbara Bruederlin said...

Hmmmm, don't see any Calgary dates on there.

Sean Wraight said...

Allison - I LOVE that video toovery clever!

Barbara - Don't give up hope. I think they'll probably be beefing up the schedule. The new record is really solid. I think we'll be hearing a lot from Blitzen Trapper!

Perhaps they'll do the folk festival circuit this year!