Crystal Antlers - 2008 Tour Dates, F Yeah, some pics

June 27, 2008

photos by Ryan Muir

Long Beach, California’s Crystal Antlers have been getting a lot of buzz lately with the release of a new EP. You can listen to some songs on MySpace and check them out at one of their many upcoming shows including three in NYC. The first NYC one is an Other Music in-store on July 7th. The second is a Friction show at Mercury Lounge on July 8th that Chairlift and Religious Knives are also playing. Tickets for that one are on sale. The third is a “loft party with Monotonix” on July 12th – an afterparty for the F Yeah tour show happening at Highline Ballroom that day. And though they’re not playing either of the F Yeah Tour regular shows in NYC, they are playing shows on that tour in many other cities.

Sean Carlson is the guy behind the Fuck Yeah Fest, the Fuck Yeah Tour, and is also half of the team that does the now-annual Mess With Texas festival in Austin during SXSW (the other half is Transmission Entertainment, who btw just launched a fancy new website). I saw Crystal Antlers at Mess With Texas this year. It’s a bit of a blur, but I remember they were wacky, their clothes were coming off, and I didn’t know who they were at first because they were a last minute addition and the schedule still said the band who was originally playing in their time slot. More pics by Ryan from that show, and all tour dates, below….

Crystal Antlers – 2008 Tour Dates
Jun 26 – Trailer Space w/ The Strange Boys Austin, Texas
Jun 27 – Lamar Bridge After Party Austin, Texas
Jun 29 – The Hi Tone Cafe – **** Memphis, Tennessee
Jun 30 – The Bluebird – **** St. Louis, Missouri
Jul 1 – The Mill – **** Iowa City, Iowa
Jul 2 – The Triple Rock – **** Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 3 – Stan Mansion – **** Chicago, Illinois
Jul 4 – Sky Lab – **** Columbus, Ohio
Jul 5 – The Grog Shop – **** Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 6 – Sound Lab – **** Buffalo, New York
Jul 7 – Other Music In-Store New York City, New York
Jul 8 – Mercury Lounge w/ Charlift, Religious Knives New York, New York
Jul 10 – Tinder Box – **** Brattleboro, Vermont
Jul 11 – Balcony Party (Fuck Yeah After Party) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 12 – loft show w/ Monotonix **** New York City, New York
Jul 17 – Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, California
Jul 18 – The Echo w/ Darker My Love Echo Park, California
Jul 23 – Howie and Sons Pizza w/ Howlin Rain Visalia, California
Jul 24 – Casbah w/ Howlin Rain, Earthless San Diego, California