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Quadron opening for Mayer Hawthorne; Ricky Eat Acid opening for Rhye (Robin Hannibal won't be on either tour)

you probably won’t see this guy on tour any time soon
Robin Hannibal

R&B duo Quadron, whose Robin Hannibal is also one half of Rhye, are currently on the road supporting Mayer Hawthorne, and will be touring with them through early March. That tour hits NYC on February 27 at Webster Hall and February 28 at Warsaw, with Quadron opening on both dates. Tickets for those shows are still available. All dates are listed below.

As mentioned, Rhye are also playing shows around that time, including NYC on February 21 at Webster Hall, which is sold out.

However, as Daily News points out, you won’t see Robin Hannibal at either of those, as he chooses not to tour. From the Daily News interview:

Q: So it has nothing to do with you being too shy to be on stage?

A: No, no. I’ve been on stage several times, but it doesn’t give me satisfaction. What makes my clock tick and makes me excited is writing songs and making the music. … Most people often don’t know how long it takes to make 3 ½ minutes of music. It’s a long process… and that’s my complete focus.

Plus, my chops now as a musician aren’t as good as they once were. That’s why I think Coco and I work so well. She’s an amazing performer and I’m not.

This may not come as a surprise if you’ve been following either band or caught them live in the past. He’s a producer for both, but doesn’t tour.

Since we last spoke, Ricky Eat Acid (Sam Ray of Julia Brown/Teen Suicide) has been added as an opener for Rhye’s Webster Hall show. If you don’t have tickets to that show but still want to catch him, you can do so much sooner at the previously discussed Gem Club show at Mercury Lounge on Sunday (2/2), which also has Foxes in Fiction on the bill. Tickets for that show are still available.

Meanwhile, Sam’s other band Teen Suicide is going on a previously discussed tour with Special Explosion, Alex G and Sorority Noise which hits NYC on February 27 at Suburbia.

All Quadron dates are listed, along with a video and some Ricky Eat Acid streams, below…

Quadron – “Hey Love”

Ricky Eat Acid – “There Is Only You In The Light & Nothing Else”

Ricky Eat Acid – “Driving Alone Past Roadwork At Night”

Ricky Eat Acid – “Inside My House; Some Place I Keep Dreaming About”

Quadron — 2014 Tour Dates
Jan 31 Palladium Los Angeles, CA
Feb 01 Fox Theatre Oakland, CA
Feb 03 Nuemos Seattle, WA
Feb 04 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
Feb 07 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
Feb 08 Vinyl Las Vegas, NV
Feb 10 Belly Up Aspen, CO
Feb 11 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Feb 13 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14 Park West Chicago, IL
Feb 15 Madison Theatre Covington, KY
Feb 16 The Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18 Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS
Feb 20 The Pageant St Louis, MO
Feb 21 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
Feb 22 CenterStage Atlanta, GA
Feb 23 Amos Southend Charlotte, NC
Feb 24 Music Farm Charleston, SC
Feb 27 Webster Hall New York, NY
Mar 01 House Of Blues Boston, MA
Mar 03 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Mar 06 The Garden Theater Detroit, MI

all dates supporting Mayer Hawthorne