This week, your favorite indie rock torchbearers of bombastic psych-prog song suites and wanton abusers of metaphor, The Besnard Lakes, are stopping in for one of those solid haircuts that “will last awhile,” washing one last giant load of laundry, hugging their significant others, and waving goodbye to civilized society before embarking on a giant tour of North America and Europe that is about as EPIC as the damn band is. Yes, yes, they’ll be back. Just not until, like, June.
The tour coincides with the release of their second full-length record of skyscraping ELO-isms and drums v. guns analogies, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night, which was released yesterday via Jagjaguwar (TMT Review). Hopefully everyone in the band really digs these songs a lot, cuz they’ll be playing ‘em for a long, long time.
03.11.10 - Toronto, ON - The Horseshoe
03.12.10 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore
03.17.10 - Austin, TX - Mohawk (SXSW)
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s (SXSW)
03.25.10 - Liverpool, UK - Academy
03.26.10 - Bristol, UK - Arnoifini
03.27.10 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit
03.28.10 - Glasgow, UK - Captain’s Rest
03.29.10 - Manchester, UK - Dulcimer
03.30.10 - Birmingham, UK - Hare and Hounds
03.31.10 - London, UK - Cargo
04.01.10 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
04.02.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
04.03.10 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
04.06.10 - Oslo, Norway - Cafe Mono
04.07.10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
04.08.10 - Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
04.11.10 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet
04.12.10 - Munich, Germany - 59 to 1
04.13.10 - Basel, Switzerland - Sudhaus
04.14.10 - Neuchatel, Switzerland - Case a Chocs
04.15.10 - Nice, Paris - Theatre Lino Ventura
04.16.10 - Marseille, France - Poste a Galene
04.17.10 - Bordeaux, France - Espace Tatry
04.19.10 - Paris, France - Bus Palladium
04.27.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
04.28.10 - Winnipeg, MB - The Royal Albert Arms
04.29.10 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
04.30.10 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigos
05.01.10 - Edmonton, AB - Pawn Shop
05.02.10 - Calgary, AB - Broken City
05.04.10 - Victoria, BC - The Lucky Bar
05.05.10 - Vancouver, BC - The Media Club
05.07.10 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
05.08.10 - Eugene, OR - W.O.W. Hall
05.10.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
05.12.10 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
05.13.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
05.14.10 - Tempe, AZ - Sail Inn
05.15.10 - Tucson, AZ - Plush
05.20.10 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
05.24.10 - Chicago, IL - TBA
05.26.10 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
05.27.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
05.28.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
05.29.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
• The Besnard Lakes: http://www.thebesnardlakes.com
• Jagjaguwar: http://jagjaguwar.com
[Illustration: Todd Stewart]
