Dams of the West (Vampire Weekend) has a new video, playing Baby's after Father John Misty tour
While we patiently await the new Vampire Weekend album, the members are staying busy with other projects. VW drummer Chris Tomson recently released his debut album as Dams of the West, Youngish American, and he’s since made a video for “Flag on the Can.” Here’s what Chris tells us about that video:
The video for Flag on the Can was inspired by the something I once saw at McDonald’s restaurant #7147 (3200 S Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33133). It was December 26th and I was very much looking forward to enjoying a sausage McMuffin combo with orange juice and a hash brown. As I neared the restaurant, though, I saw an employee carefully removing the letters of their particular season’s greeting from underneath the Golden Arches (which I believe was something to the effect of “Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from McDonald’s!” which was v sweet of them). Watching each grab of the employee’s extendo-claw tool slowly erasing the message and replacing it with something about their new All Day Breakfast menu, I thought “Huh.” Many 🙏to Edward, Nathan and Dave for really making it happen!
You can see just how Chris’s McDonald’s experience inspired this new video — it premieres below.
As recently announced, Dams of the West are opening select dates on the Father John Misty tour, including his sold-out show at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on May 10.
Dams of the West has added a headlining show in Brooklyn happening after the FJM tour, on June 19 at Baby’s All Right. Tickets go on sale Friday (4/14). All dates are listed below.
As for FJM, he also has NYC shows at Brooklyn Steel with Adam Green on May 11 (sold out) and May 12 (tickets). He’ll be just outside of NYC for a Capitol Theatre show with Phosphorescent on September 14 (tickets).
During SXSW, Dams of the West played the BrooklynVegan/Sound on Sound-presented Lost Weekend. Pictures are in the gallery above.
Dams of the West — 2017 Tour Dates
05/05/17 – Toronto, ON – Royal Alexandra Theatre *
05/06/17 – Toronto, ON – Royal Alexandra Theatre *
05/10/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theater *
05/12/17 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Café
05/13/17- Detroit, MI – Third Man Records
05/15/17 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater *
06/19/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
* w/ Father John Misty
