MUSIC NEWS - Indie-folk trio, Akron/Family have booked a series of March shows to fine tune music from their upcoming new studio album, "Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free", in front of live audiences. The group starts off on March 1 in Santa Monica, CA. The tour runs through late March will include multiple stops in several cities, including a March 6 thru 8 visit to San Francisco and a March 10 thru 12 stop in LA (tinerary is below).
"Set 'Em Wild..." will be the group's fourth studio album, and is scheduled for a May 5, 2009 release via Dead Oceans Records. It's their first since leaving its longtime label, Swans' frontman Michael Gira's Young God imprint. Their previous cd, 07's "Love Is Simple" (buy CD here), was their last recording with founding member Ryan Vanderhoof, who left between the album's release and the start of the band's tour to "live in a Buddhist Dharma center," according to reports. Akron/Family is now; Dana Janssen, Seth Olinsky and Miles Seaton.
Akron/Family Tour Dates -
March 2009
1 - Santa Monica, CA - McCabe's Guitar Shop
6-8 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
9 - Santa Cruz, CA - Brookdale Lodge
10-12 - Los Angeles, CA - Steve Allen Theatre
13 - Las Vegas, NV - The Aruba
17 - Denver, CO - Oriental Theatre
18-19 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
21 - Austin, TX - Mess With Texas 3
22 - Hamilton, Ontario - The Casbah
23, 24 - Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dees
25, 26 - Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore
27 - New York, NY - The New Museum
28, 29 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
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