The Shacks
The Shacks

The Shacks share 'Strange Effect' video, touring with Chicano Batman & Khruangbin

The Shacks
The Shacks

Chicano Batman (who we just caught at FYF and Sasquatch), Khruangbin (who we just caught at Outside Lands), and The Shacks will head out on a tour together this fall. The first leg begins in Wisconsin and ends in Philly, hitting NYC’s Irving Plaza on October 5 and Brooklyn’s Warsaw on October 6, along the way. Tickets for Irving Plaza are on sale now and Warsaw goes on sale Friday, August 18 at 10 AM with various presales starting Wesdnesday (8/16) at 1 PM. All of those dates, including a second leg that begins a few weeks later, are listed below.

The Shacks also play a Meadows fest aftershow at Gramercy Theatre on September 14 with headliners Antibalas (tickets) and also have a small hometown show happening at Mercury Lounge on September 23 with Hiccup and God Tiny (tickets).

The Shacks, who first caught our attention thanks to their allure of their El Michels Affair collaboration “Strange Boy”, released an EP in October via Big Crown. “Strange Effect,” a reinterpretation of the Dave Berry single written by Ray Davies of The Kinks, was on that EP, and now the strange band has a strange video for that “strange” song, and it strangely premieres in this post. Check it out:

Shacks tour poster

Chicano Batman/Khruangbin/The Shacks — 2017 Tour Dates
Fri 9/29/17 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
Sat 9/30/17 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
Sun 10/1/17 Toronto, ON Mod Club
Tue 10/3/17 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar
Wed 10/4/17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Thu 10/5/17 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Fri 10/6/17 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
Sat 10/7/17 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Sun 10/8/17 Philadelphia, PA TLA
Sat 10/21/17 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
Sun 10/22/17 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
Tue 10/24/17 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger
Wed 10/25/17 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
Fri 10/27/17 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks (no Chicano Batman who are at Voodoo)
Sat 10/28/17 Austin, TX Emos
Sun 10/29/17 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Ballroom
Tue 10/31/17 Albuquerque, NM El Rey Theatre
Wed 11/1/17 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
Thu 11/2/17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Fri 11/3/17 Las Vegas, NV Fremont Country Club
Sat 11/4/17 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
Fri 11/10/17 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Sat 11/11/17 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s (no Chicano Batman)
Sun 11/12/17 Reno, NV Cargo @ Whitney Peak Hotel
Tue 11/14/17 San Luis Obispo, CA The Fremont Theatre
Wed 11/15/17 Fresno, CA Strummer’s
Thu 11/16/17 Arcata, CA Van Duzer Theatre @ HSU
Fri 11/17/17 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

Chicano Batman tour