SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS go the Vagrant route, Announce Tour Dates

       MUSIC NEWS - Brooklyn, NY-based SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS and their Ghostly International label with Vagrant Records will be re-releasing their 2008 full-length debut cd album, Alphinisms on July 14.   Benjamin Curtis and sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza started School of Seven Bells (SVIIB) a mere three years ago after their previous bands (Secret Machines and On!Air!Library!) toured together.  The group signed to Ghostly International back in 2008 and released Alpinisms on October 28. This new deal will help get their acclaimed music to a wider audience.

"When the three of us and the Ghostly guys met with Vagrant, we knew it was the right fit for all of us," explained Curtis. "We feel really lucky that we've had the success we've had so far with our music, but it seems like there are a lot of people out there who might still have a place for this music in their lives and I hope they get the chance. "

School of Seven Bells will kick off their initial North American headlining tour on Friday, September 25 at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia, PA with Magic Wands providing main support on the headlining dates (if you can't wait, catch them in Tokyo, Paris and / or NYC- full itinerary below).  The tour will bring the band to Austin, Texas on Friday, October 2 for a performance at the Austin City Limits Festival and will end the tour with a hometown show at Webster Hall in NYC during CMJ Music Marathon on October 23.

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School of Seven Bells Summer/ Autum 2009 Tour:
Aug 07 - Tokyo, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
Aug 08 - Mashima, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
Aug 14 - New York, NY @ Seaport Music Festival/Pier 17
Aug 28 - Paris, France @ Rock en Seine Festival

Sep 25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
Sep 26 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Sep 27 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
Sep 28 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Sep 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn

Oct 01 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
Oct 02 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits *
Oct 04 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Oct 05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Oct 06 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Oct 08 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Oct 09 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Oct 10 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
Oct 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Oct 14 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
Oct 15 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
Oct 16 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub
Oct 17 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
Oct 23 - NYC, NY @ Webster Hall/CMJ Music Marathon