Bishop Allen Spend Summer Months on the Road
There isn't going to be a better summertime pop record than Bishop Allen's "The Broken String", and now everyone will have the chance to hear the band play it live across North America. Starting July 20th, with a special free show as part of the summer long Seaport Music Festival in New York City, Bishop Allen will be on the road for a month in support of "The Broken String".
I was first introduced to Bishop Allen via You Ain't No Picasso a few years back and have been a fan ever since. I just missed the opportunity to see them in Madison this past year, but luckily they're embarking on a pretty big summer tour in support of their new record. Check out the tour schedule below to see if Bishop Allen is coming to your town soon:
06/27/07 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
06/28/07 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
07/20/07 New York, NY - Seaport Music Festival @ South Street Seaport
07/21/07 Philadelphia, PA - North Star **
07/22/07 Washington, DC - The Black Cat **
07/23/07 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 **
07/24/07 Atlanta, GA - The Earl **
07/25/07 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon **
07/26/07 Houston, TX - Proletariat **
07/27/07 Austin, TX - Emo's **
07/28/07 Denton, TX - Haileys **
07/29/07 Dallas, TX - Free Instore @ Good Records 2PM
07/30/07 Phoenix, AZ - The Paper Heart *
07/31/07 Los Angeles, CA - Echo *
08/01/07 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
08/03/07 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
08/04/07 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *
08/07/07 Denver, CO - Hi Dive *
08/08/07 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown *
08/09/07 Chicago, IL - Subterranean *
08/10/07 Bloomington, IN - Rhino's *
08/11/07 Dayton, OH - The Nite Owl *
08/17/07 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
08/18/07 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom *
* Page France open
** Page France and The Teeth open
Previous Press:
"If Modest Mouse spent a year in a Chuck E. Cheese ball pit, they might emerge sounding like the delightful Brooklyn quartet Bishop AllenŠ the band's carefree attitude, along with their musicianship, make Charm School as addictive as it is playful." **** - Rolling Stone
"Bishop Allen have released ten EPs in 2006 so far, with many good songs therein contained. And this is my favourite. It's more Arcade Fire than indie-pop, something dark and full of promises. Justin Rice sounds ragged and a little scared. The violins sound strained. And when the drums come, they clear it all away." - Said the Gramophone
"Bishop Allen has mastered the art of quirky, unassuming pop with a fragile heart." - NPR.org
Bishop Allen - "Rain"
Bishop Allen - "Click Click Click"
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Bonus music: Figurines
Figurines - "Hey Girl"