Mercurial weird beards and proteges to crazy ol’ cowboy Michael Gira, the ever-revolving freak folk collective Akron/Family, have big things coming up this year, including their first record as a trio (meaning possibly stripped down?) Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free. It’s out May 5th on Dead Oceans. With a much more expansive tour this spring than last winter’s New England-only tour, Akron/Family traverse the great Manifest Destiny throughout the intervening period, including a few residency shows. They’re still passing up Louisville though (what gives guys? C’mon, creepy Will Oldham’s for real tryin’ to see you). Regardless, Set ‘Em Wild promises to be sick and I’ll have some songs for you all as soon as I get to hear it.
Also of note, fellow Young God-er Larkin Grimm is supporting the /Family for a few shows (well, one), and you can catch her tonight at the awesome 21C in Louisville with Sandpaper Dolls. Her parents were in a cult!
Sun. Mar. 1 – Santa Monica, CA @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop w/ Ben Harper, Howlin’ Rain (Chris Darrow tribute show)
Fri. Mar. 6 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern w/ Avocet
Sat. Mar. 7 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern w/ Citay
Sun. Mar. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern w/ Howlin’ Rain (acoustic)
Mon. Mar. 9 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Brookdale Lodge
Tue. Mar. 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theatre w/ Charlyne Yi, the Hollywood Hotshots
Wed. Mar. 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theatre w/ Golden Animals, Max Maven
Thu. Mar. 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theatre
Fri. Mar. 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Aruba @ Neon Reverb Festival
Tue. Mar. 17 – Denver, CO @ Oriental Theatre
Wed. Mar. 18 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk – 5 PM – Austinist/Gothamist Party – SXSW
Thu. Mar. 19 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk – Dead Oceans/Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian Showcase – SXSW
Sun. Mar. 22 – Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah w/ Rock Plaza Central
Mon. Mar. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees w/ Born Ruffians
Tue. Mar. 24 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees w/ Born Rufians – SOLD OUT
Wed. Mar. 25 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore w/ Born Ruffians
Thu. Mar. 26 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore w/ Born Ruffians
Fri. Mar. 27 – New York, NY @ The New Museum w/ The Lexie Mountain Boys
Sat. Mar. 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool w/ Gold Sparkle Band
Sun. Mar. 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool w/ Larkin Grimm
MP3 :::
Akron/Family – Don’t Be Afraid, You’re Already Dead
Larkin Grimm – Dominican Rum
