SOLAR BEAR – U.S. Tour (June 06 – 24)
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* In support of new EP: CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY
* Out digitally on iTunes / CD available at shows
* Stream entire record @ Westword
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Beginning on Sunday, SOLAR BEAR will embark on a three-week tour of the U.S. in support of its latest release, CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY. The EP can be purchased digitally via iTunes or directly from the band at shows.
Recorded by Matt Van Leuven at the famed 8 Houses Down ( Teenage Bottlerocket, Discount, Ninja Gun ) in the band’s hometown of Denver, CO, and mixed / mastered by Casey Bates ( Gatsby’s American Dream, Portugal. The Man), Captains Of Industry features six absolutely blistering tracks of angular post-hardcore. With a jagged, multi-layered sound not unlike These Arms Are Snakes or Colorado brethren Fear Before, the four-piece has received plenty of praise from local press.
AV Club Denver wrote, “For all its kicks and screams, Solar Bear is as elegantly complex as it is rowdy. The post-hardcore act embodies a lot of the genre’s early era luminaries, positioning itself as a smart, noisy rock band not afraid of the occasional chugging breakdown,” while Westword proclaimed, “Time signatures switch suddenly and unexpectedly throughout the six-song EP, creating oceans of frenzied, finger-stretching chaos before melting into beautiful and sprawling half-tempo breakdowns.”
Speaking of Westword, the alt weekly is currently streaming Captains Of Industry at its website. Go here to to listen to the EP in its entirety. You can also download the song “The Endless Choir” at the link below.
Listen to “The Endless Choir” (free mp3)
As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with the band, drop me a line here.
TOUR
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JUN 06 – Joplin, MO @ Cesspool Castle ( House Show )
JUN 07 – Ames, IA @ Ames Progressive
JUN 08 – East Moline, IL @ Mixtapes Record Store and Venue
JUN 09 – Lake Villa, IL @ Swing State
JUN 10 – Elgin, IL @ Mad Maggie’s
JUN 11 – Chicago, IL @ Relax Lounge
JUN 12 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Mixtape Cafe
JUN 13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Motel ( House Show )
JUN 14 – Lowell, MA @ The Fallout Shelter ( Live Set on WUML 91.5 FM )
JUN 15 – New York, NY @ Lit Lounge
JUN 16 – TBA
JUN 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ JR’s Bar
JUN 18 – Sandusky, OH @ The Underground
JUN 19 – Portsmouth, OH @ Don Mega’s Lyric Lounge
JUN 20 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Melody Inn
JUN 21 – Carbondale, IL @ The Swamp ( House Show )
JUN 22 – St. Louis, MO @ Lemp Arts
JUN 23 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
JUN 24 – Lawrence / Topeka, KS @ TBA
