Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz (Hail Mary Mallon) -- 2011 tour dates, new Kimya Dawson & Dirty Ghosts too

by BBG

2/3 of Hail Mary Mallon (Rob Sonic and Aesop Rock)

Aesop Rock will head out on tour in May with Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz, and though they are billed separately, it means we’re getting Hail Mary Mallon aka the crew formed by the trio. The NYC show will happen at Bowery Ballroom on 5/14. Tickets go on sale at noon on Thursday (3/3). All dates and the video for HMM’s “D-Up” are below.

Hail Mary Mallon is one of a few active projects for Aesop Rock. He also wrote beats for the San Francisco band Dirty Ghosts (his wife Alyson is a member). Dirty Ghosts, who played their first show last week, will kick of a string of dates with Datarock next week on the West Coast leading up to an appearance at SXSW. Check out a video for “Shout It In” below.

In addition, Aesop Rock has contributed material to the forthcoming Kimya Dawson LP, Thunder Thighs due this summer. Check out “Miami Advice” with Aesop Rock at K Records. Other contributors to Kimya’s new album include Nicolai Fraiture, John Darnielle, Thao Nguyen, MURS, Jonah Matranga, Jack Dishel, Angelo Spencer and many other who are all listed below.

All tour dates and some video with the credits for Kimya’s Thunder Thighs, below….

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Hail Mary Mallon – “D-Up”

Dirty Ghosts : Shout It In

BATS – aesop rock and kimya dawson @ zerofriends

Kimya Dawson in studio

Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass live at ZeroFriends, SF

THUNDER THIGHS

ALL I COULD DO
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals, keyboard

THE MARE AND THE BEAR
Kimya Dawson- vocals
Panda Dawson-Duval- vocals
Nico Carmer- vocals
Peter Dizzoza- piano
Rheanna Murray- accordion
Stefanie Brendler- french horn
written by- Panda Dawson-Duval, Kimya Dawson, Ben Kapp

YEAR 10
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals
Pablo Das- vocals, hissbiss
Brian Sparhawk- guitar, vocals
Jason Carmer- bass
Heather Dunn- drums
Additional vocals- Malcolm Rollick, Rye Carlin, Nyotni, Charlie Laroux, Leif Lee

MIAMI ADVICE
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals
Aesop Rock- drums, vocals
Andrew Dorsett- piano
Clyde Petersen- guitar, vocals
Ben Kapp- guitar, vocals
Additional vocals- Jack Dishel, Thao Nguyen, Olympia Free Choir

SOLID AND STRONG
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals
Johnny D- guitar
Ben Lucal- guitar
Jason Carmer- bass
Chelsea Baker- pennywhistle
Andrew Dorsett- piano
Mike Warren- banjo
Laurie Goldstein- cello
Stefanie Brendler- french horn
Ben Kapp- drums
Additional vocals- Jonah Matranga, Olympia Free Choir

ZERO OR A ZILLION
Kimya Dawson- vocals
Aesop Rock- music, beats, vocals
Additional vocals- Eva Gheorghiu, Murs, Johnny D, Olympia Free Choir

SAME SHIT/ COMPLICATED
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals
Angelo Spencer- guitar, bass, drums
Clyde Petersen- guitar
Ben Kapp- drums
Andrew Dorsett- piano
Olympia Free Choir- vocals

I LIKE MY BIKE
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals
Gryffen Streeter- drums, vocals
Jason Carmer- bass
Additional vocals- Dario Morbello, Zephyr Morris, McAlister Shea, Patrice Jetter, Panda Dawson-Duval
Special thanks for coming to the studio (maybe you’ll sing next time)- Clementine, Clio, Izzy, Tallulah, Stellina, Caspen, Adlai

DRIVING DRIVING DRIVING
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals
King Aaron Hartman- bass
Alicia Jo Rabins- viola
Andrew Dorsett- piano
Ben Kapp- drums
Additional vocals- Quinn Tuffinuff, Julie Montgomery, Cynthia Weiss, Kina Wolfenstein, Lani B’Shalom, Catyana Pelham-Bush, Jonah Matranga

YOU’RE IN
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals, xylophone, kalimba
Angelo Spencer- percussion
Ben Kapp- percussion

THE LIBRARY
Kimya Dawson- vocals, toy baby grand piano
Aesop Rock- beat, vocals
Joey Seward- synth magic
Ben Kapp (aka Fills Collins)- drums, percussion
Allyson Baker- full on shred
Additional vocals- Johnny D, Olympia Free Choir, Forever Young Senior Citizen Rock & Roll Choir
And Starring Kelsey Smith and Sara Pete as real live librarians from the unbelievably cool Olympia Timberland Library

WALK LIKE THUNDER
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals
Andrew Dorsett- piano
Jack Dishel- guitar
Nikolai Fraiture- bass
Angelo Spencer- guitar
Ben Kapp- drums, percussion
Clyde Petersen- amp shaking, thunder making
Additional vocals- Aesop Rock, John Darnielle, Quinn Tuffinuff
Written by Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock

CAPTAIN LOU
Kimya Dawson- vocals
Aesop Rock- beats, vocals
Bryan Danielson- vocals
Allyson Baker- guitar
Jamoca Brown- vocals, truth

REFLECTIONS
Kimya Dawson- vocals
Peter Dizzoza- piano
Additional vocals- Jason Carmer, Aesop Rock, Olympia Free Choir
Written by Burt Bacharach

UNREFINED
Kimya Dawson- vocals
Pablo Das- guitar, vocals
Written by Pablo Das

UTOPIAN FUTURES
Kimya Dawson- guitar, vocals, keyboard, smidge of whistling
written by Tin Tree Factory from “Dream Warriors”

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Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz – 2011 TOUR DATES
Tue 10-May Princeton, NJ Terrace Club 500
Wed 11-May Boston, MA Middle East 575
Fri 13-May Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
Sat 14-May New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Mon 16-May Pittsburgh, PA Altar
Tue 17-May Columbus OH Outland
Thu 19-May Chicago, IL Lincoln Theater
Fri 20-May Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Sat 21-May Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock

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DIRTY GHOSTS – 2011 TOUR DATES
Mar. 10th – San Francisco- Bottom of the Hill *
Mar. 11th – Los Angeles- Echoplex*
Mar. 12th – Pomona- Glasshouse*
Mar. 17th – Austin- Beauty Bar (SXSW)
Mar. 18th – Austin-Swan Dive (SXSW)
Mar. 19th – Austin-Rumbler Lounge, Axis of Audio day party (SXSW)
* supporting Datarock