A Place To Bury Strangers and Sian Alice Group Tour Together, Discover Their Love Of Board Games While Hanging Out On A Submarine In The Middle Of The Atlantic Ocean

When two bands are selected by their respective booking agencies to tour with one another, it’s best that they spend several days getting to know each other before jumping on the road together. In the case of A Place To Bury Strangers and Sian Alice Group’s upcoming fall tour, the two groups, in an effort to acquaint themselves with one another, decided to meet up halfway between their hometowns. Since APTBS hail from Brooklyn and Sian Alice Group are from England, it was only natural that the members would find themselves hanging out inside a giant submarine in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Turns out, a submarine isn’t the most exciting place in the world, so both bands decided to play some board games to get to know one another. Here’s a quick recap: APTBS won the first two games of Parcheesi, but lost the third after vocalist/guitarist, Olivier Ackermann, was caught cheating. Sian Alice Group ruled at Apples To Apples, but were sore losers when it came to Monopoly. But at the end of the day, each group was happy about their tour together and eagerly awaiting another chance to win at Scrabble in the fall.

Rock and Roll and Scrabble Tiles:

09.16.08 - Boston, MA - Paradise 09.19.08 - Toronto, ON - Lees Palace 09.21.08 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle 09.22.08 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club 09.25.08 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret 09.26.08 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon 09.27.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 09.29.08 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill 10.05.08 - Tucson, AZ - Plush 10.07.08 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge 10.08.08 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge 10.09.08 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room 10.10.08 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar 10.16.08 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon 10.17.08 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder 10.18.08 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn 10.19.08 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern 10.21.08 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 10.22.08 - Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club