Pray for Best Coast. Very few know that the duo of Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno have a rare case of Californitis. Thankfully, it’s not a fatal disease, it just makes you see the entire world as if it is California. Missouri? Looks like California. Maine? Looks like California. Mogadishu? Even that looks like California. Those two could look at the Appalachia mountains and see a white beach connected to a blue ocean. It’s not something that severely affects their life, it’s mostly just kind of weird. To us, the band is currently on a tour of the United States. To them, they are touring California, seemingly forever.
Their tourmates won’t speak a word of this. Best Coast will be joined by the likes of Bleached, Guards, and Lovely Bad Things throughout their tour, all of whom will be extremely confused whenever the band references the warm California sunshine in, say, Philadelphia. They will also be opening for Belle and Sebastian on one date, who they will greet with an enthusiastic “WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA!” Fortunately, that date is actually in California.
Best Coast dates:
05.30.13 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay *
05.31.13 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *#
06.01.13 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater *#
06.03.13 - Richmond, VA - The National *#
06.04.13 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *#
06.05.13 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA *#
06.06.13 - Boston, MA - Royale *#
06.07.13 - New York, NY - Governor’s Ball
07.17.13 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl @
07.31.13 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
08.01.13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
08.11.13 - Seattle, WA - Neumos !
08.13.13 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne !
08.15.13 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore !
08.16.13 - Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Memorial Library !
08.17.13 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey !
09.13-15.13 - Chicago, IL - Riot Fest
09.16.13 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird !
09.17.13 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note !
09.18.13 - Lawrence, KS - Granada
09.19.13 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room !
* Lovely Bad Things
# Guards
! Bleached
@ Belle and Sebastian
• Best Coast: http://www.bestcoast.us
• Mexican Summer: http://www.mexicansummer.com
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