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The War on Drugs, Caveman & Porcelain Raft played Cameo (pics, video & more dates)

photos by Jessica Amaya

The War on Drugs @ Cameo Gallery
The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs played two NYC shows this past weekend that took place at Cameo Gallery on Friday (8/19) and Mercury Lounge on Saturday (8/20). The Cameo show was with the impressive lineup of both Caveman and Porcelain Raft, and the Mercury show was with Porcelain Raft and Arc in Round. We’ve got pictures and videos from the Brooklyn show (Cameo) in this post.

The War on Drugs released the Slave Ambient LP on Secretly Canadian last week (8/16). You can order the album in a number of different formats at the Secretly Canadian webstore. The video for album track “Baby Missiles” is below and a free download of the track is HERE. The band will tour this fall with Purling Hiss and Carter Tanton. No NYC date has been announced for that tour (yet?). It took a few years for The War on Drugs to work out their kinks, but the band has really come into their own now. If Bill is right, we won’t be seeing War on Drugs in venues as small as Cameo for much longer. All dates are listed below.

Caveman is continuing to to tour with The War On Drugs for the next few weeks. After that Caveman will play their own Mercury Lounge show (9/15) with JPF.

More pictures and videos from the Cameo show and all dates below…


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The War On Drugs – “Comin’ Thru” at Cameo Gallery 8/19/11

The War on Drugs @ Cameo Gallery 8.19.2011 from Jessica Amaya & Bleary-Eyed Brooklyn on Vimeo.

The War On Drugs – “Baby Missiles” Official

The War On Drugs — 2011 Tour Dates
August 23 Montreal, QC Casa Del Popolo w/ Porcelain Raft, Caveman
August 24 Toronto, ON Drake Hotel w/ Porcelain Raft, Caveman
August 25 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig w/ Caveman
August 26 Chciago, IL Schuba’s w/ Caveman
August 27 Milwaukee, WI Club Garibaldi w/ Caveman
August 28 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry w/ Caveman
August 30 St. Louis, MO Billiken Club @ St. Louis University w/ Caveman
August 31 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlie’s w/ Caveman
September 1 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe w/ Caveman
September 2 Washington, DC Red Palace w/ Caveman
October 11 Raleigh, NC Kings Baracade w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 12 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 13 Atlanta, GA The EARL w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 14 Pensacola, FL De Luna Festival w/ The New Pornographers, Cut Copy, Ra Ra Riot
October 17 Dallas, TX Bryant Street Tavern w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 18 Austin, TX Emo’s w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 20 Tucson, AZ Plush w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 21 San Diego, CA Soda Bar w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 22 Los Angeles, CA Satellite w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 23 San Francisco, CA The Independent w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 25 Portland, OR Bunk Bar w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 26 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 27 Spokane, WA A Club w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 28 Nampa, ID Flying M w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 29 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
October 30 Denver, CO Hi DIve w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
November 1 Lawrence, KS Jackpot w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
November 2 Columbia, MO Mojo’s w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
November 3 Bloomington, IN The Bishop w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
November 4 Cincinnati, OH Mayday Northside w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
November 5 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
Noember 6 Baltimore, MD Talking Head at Sonar w/ Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton


Caveman — 2011 Tour Dates
08-23 Montreal, Quebec – Casa del Popolo *
08-24 Toronto, Ontario – Drake Hotel *
08-25 Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig *
08-26 Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern *
08-27 Milwaukee, WI – Club Garibaldi *
08-28 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *
08-30 St. Louis, MO – The Biliken Club *
08-31 Lexington-Fayette, KY – Cosmic Charlies *
09-01 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe *
09-02 Washington, DC – The Red Place *
09-15 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
* with the War on Drugs