Lower Dens expand fall tour, but really, let’s talk about the beer that got named after them

Lower Dens expand fall tour, but really, let's talk about the beer that got named after them

There are so many indicators for when an indie band has “made it.” Perhaps a band has been invited to move into Morrissey’s Pool House of Sadness. Perhaps they were invited to handle snakes and squint menacingly with Nick Cave. Maybe this hypothetical band’s music was featured in an episode of Gossip Girl, or used without their consent in a political campaign, or maybe somewhere in South Korea a teenager with 15,000 YouTube followers just posted a video montage of the most romantic moments in Twilight with the badly edited first 50 seconds of this tribute video backed by said band’s song. All of these things are indicative of success on one level or another, sure. But could there be any greater tip-off that a band rules than getting their own fancy beer named after them?

Because if so, Lower Dens are living the f%^&ing dream. Not only have the Baltimore indie electric folkers (yeah, I just used the word “folker.” I’m sorry, EVERYONE.) expanded their US and European tour — complete with more than a few festival appearances — they’ve also just had a beer by Maryland’s Stillwater Artisanal Brewing named after them. In theory, the brew is inspired by the band’s song, “In the End is the Beginning” off their latest on Ribbon Music, Nootropics (TMT Review). There’s even a QR code on the bottle so that you can point your phone at a bottle and hear Lower Dens rock out, which is either amazing or slightly terrifying, depending on how you feel about THE FUTURE. Twelve Percent Imports plans to distribute the beer to 35 states.

Dates:

09.27.12 - Cincinnati, OH - MidPoint Music Festival *
09.28.12 - Bloomington, IN - Russian Recording
09.29.12 - Champaign-Urbana, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival
09.30.12 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre ^
10.01.12 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ^
10.04.12 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium ^
10.05.12 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre ^
10.06.12 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom ^
10.07.12 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom ^
10.09.12 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre ^
10.10.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre ^
10.11.12 - Tuscon, AZ - Club Congress
10.12.12 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace +
10.13.12 - Austin, TX - Red 7 +
10.14.12 - McAllen, TX - Fall Back Records +
10.15.12 - San Antonio, TX - The Korova +
10.16.12 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada +
10.17.12 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s
11.27.12 - Paris, France - Le Nouveau Casino
11.29.12 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
12.01.12 - München, Germany - ON3 Festival
12.03.12 - Berlin, Germany - Kantine am Berghain
12.04.12 - Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
12.05.12 - Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
12.06.12 - London, UK - The Forum &
12.08.12 - Camber Sands, UK - ATP Festival
12.09.12 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt
12.10.12 - Bristol, UK - Louisiana
12.11.12 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
12.12.12 - Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institute
12.13.12 - Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
12.14.12 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Auntie Annies
12.15 .12 -Dublin, Ireland - The Grand Social
12.16.12 - Cork, Ireland - Cork Operahouse
12.18.12 - Istanbul, Turkey - IKSV

* Dirty Projectors
^ Grizzly Bear
+ Jennifer Castle
& Kurt Vile, Dark Dark Dark

• Lower Dens: http://www.lowerdens.com
• Ribbon: http://www.ribbonmusic.com

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