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Murder by Death - 2008 Tour Dates, new 7" series
MURDER BY DEATH is pleased to announce their upcoming US fall tour. The Bloomington, Indiana quartet is performing several festival dates leading up to the October 22 start of their 28-date national tour and will also be launching a new 7" series where Murder By Death will be trading covers with other artists.Tour dates below...
"Will Whitmore is an old friend of ours and we are really excited to be hitting the road together again," said Adam Turla, singer, songwriter and guitarist of MBD. "The tour will be in support of a split 7" we have had in the works for a long time. On Side A of the 7" is MBD covering a William Elliott Whitmore song and on Side B, Whitmore covers a MBD song. This is a gonna be a great tour."
A limited pressing will be made of the 7" and it will feature artwork by Drew James (who did the artwork for Who Will Survive). Copies will be available on the tour and a pre-order will begin September 15, only at www.murderbydeath.com.
Murder by Death - 2008 Tour Dates
Aug 28 - Indianapolis, IN @ Birdy's ^
Aug 20 - Madison, WI @ The Annex ^
Aug 30 - Cedar Rapids, IA @ Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival
Aug 31 - Chicago, IL @ Bash on Wabash (free show)
Sep 18 - Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
Oct 22 - Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light ^
Oct 23 - Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn #
Oct 24 - Orlando FL @ The Backbooth #
Oct 25 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds #
Oct 27 - Birmingham, AL @ BottleTree #
Oct 28 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks #
Oct 29 - Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo #
Oct 30 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves #
Oct 31 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ #
Nov 1 - Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee #
Nov 2 - Joplin, MO @ The Foundry Music Theatre #
Nov 4 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants #
Nov 5 - Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery #
Nov 6 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Steppin Out #
Nov 7 - Richmond, VA @ Canal Club Lounge #
Nov 8 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar #
Nov 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church #
Nov 11 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's #
Nov 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw #
Nov 13 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street #
Nov 14 - So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground #
Nov 15 - Boston, MA @ Café 939 at Berklee #
Nov 17 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place #
Nov 18 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café #
Nov 19 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement #
Nov 20 - Chicago, IL @ Metro #
Nov 21 - Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar #
Nov 22 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop #
^ - Headlining w/ local openers
# - w/ openers William Elliott Whitman, J Roddy Walston and The Business
Posted on August 25, 2008 4:45 PM
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That photo doesn't give me much to go on, but I think I'd hit it.
Posted by Anonymous | August 25, 2008 5:13 PM
oh? great.
Posted by Anonymous | August 25, 2008 5:23 PM
way to not hit the west coast, MBD.
Posted by brian | August 25, 2008 5:40 PM
believe me, you would definitely hit it.
on a separate note, MBD is amazing - live and on record. awesome news.
Posted by Anonymous | August 25, 2008 5:58 PM
William Elliott Whitmore!!!
Posted by Anonymous | August 26, 2008 8:15 AM
yea, these dudes are insanely good. plus i fuckin love the devil and whiskey, so me and these guys can hang, you know. and the cellist is smokin beautiful. turla's muttonchops are superb.
Posted by Anonymous | September 2, 2008 11:33 AM
Should I go to Maxwell's tonight or Southpaw tomorrow?
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2008 11:24 AM
they just brought the house down @ Maxwells. everyone, go see them tomorrow!
Posted by Anonymous | November 12, 2008 12:46 AM
Go see them. they rule. Sara is hot and really cool.
Posted by Anonymous | November 12, 2008 9:27 AM
I just saw them in VA Beach , they sounded awesome. the openers are cool too.
Posted by Anonymous | November 12, 2008 3:48 PM