Radiator King shares new song, playing shows w/ Pile, Solids and Leapling, who also have new stuff +++ new Krill too
by Andrew Sacher
Radiator King
Boston singer/songwriter Adam Silvestri, aka Radiator King (not to be confused with Radiator Hospital), makes the kind of folk with punk grit that Chuck Ragan does in his solo career or The Gaslight Anthem does on their more recent material. He’s putting out his second album, Document Untold, on February 24, and we’ve got the premiere of its new single, “Hardwired.” Listen below.
Radiator King will be in NYC tonight (2/5) at Sidewalk Cafe for a full-band show, and later this month he’ll join his fellow Bostonians Pile on their tour, which hits NYC on February 25 at Palisades with Canada rock duo Solids and Pile’s EIS labelmates Leapling. Tickets for that show are on sale now.
After their run with Radiator King, Pile basically plan to stay on the road for the foreseeable future. We previously mentioned a TBA Brooklyn show for April 28, which we now know happens at Baby’s All Right with Yazan, Vulture Shit and Captain Wizard. Tickets for that one are on sale. Pile also play a Fordham show with Elvis Depressedly on Friday (2/6). All of their dates are listed below.
Pile album artwork
Pile’s new album, You’re Better Than This, comes out March 3 via Exploding In Sound, and so far the band have put out two songs from that. “Mr. Fish” starts off as a slower, more slack indie rocker before turning into something bigger, while “#2 Hit Single” is the Pile you know and love in full-on attack mode. Check out both below.
As for the other two bands on that Pile/Radiator King show at Palisades, Solids (who also play Cake Shop the following night) made a new video for “Off White” and Leapling are streaming their new album, Vacant Page in full (due 2/10 via EIS). Check those out below too.
In other Exploding In Sound news, Krill recently put out the seven-minute clanger “Tiger” off their upcoming album, A Distant Fist Unclenching, due 2/17 via DDW/EIS (listen below). They’ve also expanded their tour, and now have two upcoming NYC shows. In addition to Friday’s sold-out Bowery Ballroom show with Porches, Frankie Cosmos and Sheer Mag, Krill play an LP release show on March 14 at Silent Barn with local indie rockers LVL UP and avant-popsters Cloud Becomes Your Hand. All of their dates are listed below.
There’s never a lack of local LVL UP shows. You can also catch them February 20 at Aviv with Quarterbacks, Crying and Long Beard; and February 28 at Shea Stadium with Liam Betson, Slight and Doubting Thomas Cruise Control.
Nor is there ever a lack of chances to catch Cloud Becomes Your Hand (maybe you caught them last weekend). To bring things just about full circle, they play Leapling‘s record release show on February 13 at Shea Stadium with Palm, Cantina and Felicia Douglass. Jerry Paper is DJing.
Lists of dates, videos and song streams, below…
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Radiator King – “Hardwired”
Pile – “Mr. Fish”
Pile – “#2 Hit Single”
Leapling – Vacant Page
Solids – “Off White” (official video)
Krill – “Tiger”
Radiator King — 2015 Tour Dates
Feb 5 NYC – Sidewalk Cafe
Feb 25 NYC – Palisades *
Feb 26 New Brunswick, NJ – Warehouse *
Feb 27 Philadelphia, PA – Golden Tea House *
Mar 1 Washington, DC – Dugout (matinee) *
Mar 1 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar (evening) *
Mar 2 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter *
Mar 3 Charlotte, NC – Milestone *
Mar 4 Asheville, NC – Tiger Mountain Thirst Parlor *
Mar 5 Louisville, KY – New Vintage *
Mar 6 Nashville, TN – TBA *
Mar 7 Birmingham, AL – TBA *
Mar 8 Atlanta, GA – Mammal Gallery *
Mar 9 Athens, GA – World Famous *
Mar 10 Savannah, GA – The Bomb Shelter *
Mar 11 Decatur, AL – Dusty Grooves Records ^
Mar 12 Dallas, TX – Henderson Avenue Country Club ^
Mar 13 Fort Worth, TX – Shipping and Receiving ^
Mar 14 Dallas, TX – Bob’s Records (daytime promo) ^
Mar 14 Oklahoma City, OK – Your Mom’s House ^
Mar 17 Sante Fe, NM – Cowgirl BBQ ^
Mar 18 Tempe, AZ – Yucca Tap Room ^
Mar 19 Flagstaff, AZ – Hops on Birch ^
Mar 20 San Diego, CA – TBA ^
Mar 21 Los Angeles, CA – TBA ^
Mar 24 Sacramento, CA – The Press Club ^
Mar 25 Oakland, CA – Stork Club ^
Mar 26 San Francisco, CA – TBA ^
Mar 27 Salem, OR – KMUZ live on air performance from 6-7pm ^
Mar 27 Salem, OR – Brown’s Town Lounge ^
Mar 28 Portland, OR – Mock Crest Tavern ^
Mar 30 Boise, ID – Liquid ^
Mar 31 Salt Lake City, UT – Piper Down ^
April 1 Denver, CO – The Toad Tavern ^
April 2 Lincoln, NE – The Zoo Bar ^
April 3 Chicago, IL – Elbo Room ^
April 4 Kalamazoo, MI – TBA ^
April 5 Ferndale, MI – Party Mansion ^
April 7 Philadelphia, PA – TBA ^
April 8 Philadelphia, PA – Murph’s Bar ^
April 9 Atlantic City, NJ – TBA ^
April 10 Washington, DC – WVAU on air performance ^
April 10 Washington, DC – Above the Bayou ^
April 11 Meriden, CT – Hilla Villa ^
* = w/ Pile (performing w/ full band)
^ = solo / acoustic headlining dates
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Pile — 2015 Tour Dates
02/06 – Bronx, NY @ Rodrigue’s Coffee Shop w/ Elvis Depressedly
02/13 – Annandale-on-Hudson, NY @ Root Cellar w/ O-Face, Innocent Fungus & Furniture Girls
02/14 – Jamaica Plain, MA @ Whitehaus [solo/acoustic]
02/24 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott w/ (New England) Patriots
02/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Palisades w/ Solids, Leapling & Radiator King
02/26 – New Brunswick, NJ @ TBA w/ Radiator King, Knights Templar & Doughnuts V
02/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House w/ Spirit of the Beehive, Kerosene & Radiator King
03/01 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (upstairs) w/ Mind/Glow & Radiator King
03/01 – Washington, DC @ Union Arts w/ The Effects & Radiator King [MATINEE SHOW]
03/02 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Radiator King
03/03 – Charlotte, NC @ Milestone w/ Black Market, Radiator King & Motel Glory
03/04 – Asheville, NC
03/05 – Louisville, KY @ New Vintage w/ Radiator King
03/06 – Nashville, TN @ Elberta Mansion w/ Radiator King
03/07 – Birmingham, AL
03/08 – Atlanta, GA @ Mammal Gallery w/ Radiator King
03/09 – Athens, GA @ World Famous w/ Radiator King
03/10 – Savannah, GA @ The Bomb Shelter w/ Radiator King
03/11 – Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic
03/12 – Miami, FL
03/13 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
03/14 – Tallahassee, FL @ Liberty Bar w/ Ex-Breathers & The Wabbits
03/15 – New Orleans, LA @ Beatnik w/ Woozy, Ex-Breathers, Palehound & Sprawling
03/16 – Houston, TX
03/17 – Corpus Christi, TX @ NASA w/ Ex-Breathers
03/18 – Austin, TX @ The Longbranch Inn
03/19 – Austin, TX @ Todd’s Mansion
03/20 – Austin, TX @ Side Bar // Hole in the Wall
03/21 – Austin, TX
03/22 – Austin, TX
03/23 – Denton, TX @ Gatsby’s
03/24 – Norman, OK @ Dope Chapel
03/25 – Albuquerque, NM
03/26 – Flagstaff, AZ
03/28 – Tempe, AZ
03/29 – Los Angeles, CA
03/30 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
03/31 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Funzone
04/01 – San Jose, CA @ Cafe Stritch w/ Couches
04/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern w/ Couches
04/03 – Oakland, CA @ Night Light w/ Couches
04/04 – Oakland, CA @ 1-2-3-4 Go! Records w/ Never Young & Crush
04/05 – Eureka/Arcata, CA
04/06 – Portland, OR @ Mother Foucault’s
04/07 – Olympia, WA
04/08 – Bellingham, WA @ Loudhouse
04/09 – Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge
04/10 – Missoula, MT @ Hawkey Haus
04/11 – Salt Lake City, UT
04/12 – Denver, CO / Day Off
04/13 – Day Off / Denver, CO
04/14 – Omaha, NE @ Sweatshop Gallery
04/15 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
04/16 – Carbondale, IL @ The Swamp
04/17 – St Louis, MO
04/18 – Iowa City, IA
04/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar
04/20 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cocoon Room w/ Sat Nite Duets, Piles & Soul Low
04/21 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ Animal Faces & Cut Teeth
04/22 – Detroit, MI @ Trumbull Plex
04/23 – Oberlin, OH @ The ‘Sco
04/24 – Columbus, OH
04/25 – Gambier, OH @ The Horn Gallery
04/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project
04/27 – Philadelphia, PA
04/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right w/ Yazan, Vulture Shit, Captain Wizard
04/29 – Boston, MA
05/12 – Portsmouth, NH @ Red Door
05/13 – Portland, ME
05/14 – Burlington, VT
05/15 – Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest
05/16 – Toronto, ON @ Soybomb
05/17 – Buffalo, NY
05/18 – Troy, NY
05/19 – New Haven, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre
05/20 – Providence, RI
05/29 – Liège, Belgium
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Krill — 2015 Tour Dates
02/06 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Porches., Frankie Cosmos & Sheer Mag
02/23 – Manchester, UK @ Gulliver’s
02/24 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
02/25 – London, UK @ Old Blue Last
02/27 – Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
02/28 – Bristol, UK @ Start the Bus
03/01 – Brighton, UK @ Green Dore Store w/ Alex G
03/03 – Paris, France @ Espace B
03/04 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix Bar
03/05 – Haarlem, Netherlands @ Patronaat
03/06 – Zeewolde, Netherlands @ Where The Wild Things Are Festival
03/07 – Berlin, Germany @ Bang Bang Club
03/13 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott LP release w/ Palehound, Lair & Cloud Becomes Your Hand
03/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn LP release w/ LVL UP, & Cloud Becomes Your Hand
03/15 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Crayola House w/ Ava Luna
03/16 – Raleigh, NC @ Neptune’s w/ Ava Luna
03/17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Cleaners w/ Ava Luna & Warehouse
03/18 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia w/ Ava Luna & Native America
03/19-3/22 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
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Solids — 2015 Tour Dates
01/30 – The Palomino, Calgary, AB
02/18 – The Quad, Grand Rapids, MI
02/19 – The Rockery, Detroit, MI
02/20 – Louie’s Back Room, Kalamazoo, MI
02/21 – Two Piece Festival, Chicago, IL
02/22 – Bremen Cafe, Milwaukee, MI w/ Tenement
02/23 – Carabar, Columbus, OH
02/24 – The Sickhouse, Pittsburgh, PA
02/25 – Palisades, Brooklyn, NY w/ Pile
02/26 – Cake Shop, New York, NY w/ Cutters
02/27 – 242 Main, Burlington, VT
03/24 – The Works, Albuquerque, NM w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
03/25 – Yucca Tap Room, Tempe, AZ w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
03/26 – The Hideout, San Diego, CA w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
03/27 – Jewels Cath One, Los Angeles, CA w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
03/28 – Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
03/30 – Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
03/31 – Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
04/01 – Slowdown, Omaha, NE w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
04/03 – Fubar, St Louis, MO w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
04/04 – Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL w/ Self Defense Family + Makthaverskan
