What do The Beatles, The Ramones, and Neutral Milk Hotel all have in common? Influence, significance, innovation, all that jazz… but what about the fact that they’re all groups of guys? Sure, Sonic Youth, Arcade Fire, Belle and Sebastian, and The Decemberists all have female members, and The Velvet Underground did too back in the day, but why aren’t there more badass, all-female rock groups out there right now?
Enter Wild Flag, the supergroup consisting of Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney, Mary Timony of Helium, and Rebecca Cole of The Minders. They’re loud, raw, and clever — everything a rock band should be. After casually collaborating for over a decade, the foursome finally recorded their debut album back in April (completely live, save for the vocals), and the self-titled LP will see a September 13 release via Merge Records. The album can currently be streamed in full at NPR. Wild Flag has already played Chicago’s Wicker Park Festival and opened for Sonic Youth at Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn, but they’re also hitting the road for a string of North American dates in the fall.
Dates:
10.03.11 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
10.04.11 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
10.05.11 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
10.07.11 - Champaign, IL - High Dive
10.08.11 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
10.09.11 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
10.10.11 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10.11.11 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
10.14.11 - Boston, MA - Paradise
10.15.11 - Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House
10.16.11 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell’s
10.18.11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10.19.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
10.20.11 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
10.21.11 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
10.22.11 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt
10.24.11 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
10.26.11 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
10.27.11 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
10.28.11 - Dallas, TX - The Loft
10.29.11 - Austin, TX - Emo’s
10.31.11 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
11.01.11 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
11.02.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
11.03.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
11.04.11 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11.05.11 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11.07.11 - Arcata, CA - Humboldt State University
11.09.11 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
11.10.11 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
11.11.11 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
11.12.11 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
• Wild Flag: http://www.myspace.com/wildflag
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
