cosmonauts-2014

Cosmonauts touring with Black Sea, playing two NYC shows (dates, streams)

by Bill Pearis

Cosmonauts

Fullerton, CA’s Cosmonauts made it through SXSW and last weekend’s Burgerama fest insanity in the OC, and are not about to rest. The band are already on a massive tour that will take them through North America and then onto Europe over the next few months. That tour includes an East Coast run with fellow Californians Black Sea. NYC gets two stops: April 2 at Death By Audio with their Burger labelmates Habibi, and LODRO; and then April 3 at Mercury Lounge with BOYTOY. No advances tickets for DbA but Mercury Lounge is on sale.

If you haven’t checked them out, Cosmonauts make jangly psych that, when I saw them at SXSW, seemed to be pulling a bit from late-’80s/early-’90s Madchester scene too. You can stream last year’s Persona Non Grata below.

As for Black Sea, they make a gloomier brand of psych, maybe a bit more like the Brian Jonestown Massacre or Crystal Stilts. You can stream their 2012 album, Keep Smiling, below too.

All dates are listed, along with album streams, below…

Cosmonauts – 2014 Tour Dates
March 26 – Oklahoma City OK @ Conservancy *
March 27 – TBA *
March 28 – Atlanta GA @ The Earl *
March 29 – Asheville NC @ Mothlight *
March 30 – TBA *
March 31 – Washington DC @ Black Cat *
April 1 – Philadelphia PA @ Kung Fu Necktie *
April 2 – Brooklyn NY @ Death By Audio *
April 3 – Manhattan NY @ Mercury Lounge *
April 4 – Somerville MA @ PA’s Lounge *
April 5 – Albany NY @ WCDB 36th Anniversary *
April 6 – Montreal QC @ L’Esco *
April 8 – Toronto ON @ Sneaky Dee’s *
April 9 – Toledo OH @ Frankie’s *
April 10 – Chicago IL @ Double Door *
April 11 – La Crosse WI @ Warehouse
April 12 – Milwaukee WI @ Cactus Club
April 13 – St Paul MN @ Turf Club
April 14 – TBA
April 15 – Denver CO @ Moon Room
April 16 – Salt Lake City @ The Garage
April 17 – Boise ID @ Flying M
April 18 – Seattle WA @ Lo-Fi
April 19 – Vancouver BC @ Electric Owl
April 20 – Portland OR @ The Know
April 23 – San Francisco CA @ Rickshaw Stop
April 25 – San Diego CA @ Soda Bar
April 26 – Mecca CA @ Desert Daze
April 27 – Phoenix AZ @ Last Exit
April 28 – El Paso TX @ Lowbrow Palace
April 29 – TBA
April 30 – Dallas TX @ Club Dada
May 2-5 – Austin TX @ Austin Psych Fest
May 7 – Orange County CA @ Observatory OC
May 9 – St Philbert Sur Risle FR @ Rock N Risle Fest
May 10 – Yverdon les Bains CH @ Swiss Psych Fest
May 11 – Tubingen DE @ Epplehaus
May 12 – Prague CZ @ Pilot Klub
May 13 – Vienna AT @ Einbaumobel
May 14 – Zagreb HR @ Lub Mocvara
May 15 – Vittorio Veneto IT @ Bianconiglio
May 16 – Brescia IT @ Lio Bar
May 17 – Ravenna IT @ Hana Bi
May 18 – Lucca IT @ Seed
May 19 – Marseille FR @ La Machine a Coudre
May 20 – Montpellier FR @ Black Sheep
May 21 – Barcelona ES @ Sidecar
May 22 – Madrid ES @ Charada
May 23 – Bilbao ES @ Congreso
May 24 – Bordeaux FR @ Iboat
May 25 – Nantes FR @ Indigenes Fest
May 26 – Paris FR @ Point Ephemere
May 27 – Lille FR @ El Diablo
May 28 – Brighton UK @ Prince Albert
May 29 – Manchester UK @ Soup Kitchen
May 30 – Bristol UK @ The Louisiana
May 31 – London UK @ TBA
June 1 – Liege BE @ Mad Cafe
June 2 – Gent BE @ Cafe Video
June 3 – Halle DE @ Huhnermanhattan
June 4 – Berlin DE @ Urban Spree
June 5 – Copenhagen DK @ Wasn’t Born To Follow
June 6 – Amsterdam NL @ De Nieuwe Anita
June 7 – Eindhoven NL @ Eindhoven Psych Lab

* w/ Black Sea