Caspian Announce Spring US Headlining Tour with special guests Junius and Native
By JC on January 7, 2013
Beverly, Massachusetts' Caspian is thrilled to announce a full US headlining tour, beginning on February 16th in Chapel Hill, NC at The Local 506 which will include a stop at San Francisco's annual Noise Pop Festival. The extensive winter tour will showcase Caspian's new album, Waking Season – released this past fall via Triple Crown Records. Beginning on February 16th, Junius (Prosthetic Records) will join Caspian as their main support until March 2nd. Native (Sargent House) will take over the slot of main support until the tour wraps up at Signal Kitchen in Burlington, VT on March 24th.
The band's third studio album Waking Season was released on September 25th, 2012. Co-produced by Matt Bayles, (Isis, Minus the Bear, Mastodon), Waking Season is the follow-up to Caspian's 2009 album Tertia and marks the first time that the band has worked with an outside producer as well as the first time the group has incorporated vocals into their arrangements. Critical acclaim poured in for the record, with Spin dubbing it "The Best Post Rock Album of 2012," WNYC's Soundcheck weighing in with "Caspian has honed a musical identity that makes them members of a club filled with similarly moody, orchestral-rock bands like Mogwai and Godspeed You Black Emperor" and Alternative Press calling the new album "a triumph, a huge step forward for a band that should be regarded as one of the best in the genre."
Since the release of Waking Season, Caspian has kept themselves busy, touring the US with Minus the Bear and Cursive this fall before heading overseas on a two month run through Europe. Shortly after their return stateside, the group headed back onto the road for a handful of Northeast dates with label mates O'Brother and Moving Mountains.
Caspian Spring 2013 US Tour:
February 16th @ Local 506 in Chapel Hill, NC*
February 18th @ The Local 662 in St. Petersburg, FL*
February 19th @ The Social in Orlando, FL*
February 20th @ Masquerade in Atlanta, GA*
February 21st @ Siberia in New Orleans, LA*
February 22nd @ Rudyard's in Houston, TX*
February 23rd @ Red 7 in Austin, TX*
February 24th @ Club Dada in Dallas, TX*
February 26th @ The Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM*
February 27th @ Club Congress in Tucson, AZ*
February 28th @ Rhythm Room in Phoenix, AZ*
March 1st @ Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA*
March 2nd @ Soda Bar in San Diego, CA^
March 3rd @ Bottom of the Hill (Noise Pop 2013) in San Francisco, CA^
March 5th @ Barboza in Seattle, WA^
March 6th @ Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR^
March 8th @ Kilby Court in Salt Lake City, UT^
March 9th @ Larimer Lounge in Denver, CO^
March 11th @ Jackpot Music Hall in Lawrence, KS^
March 12th @ 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, MN^
March 13th @ The High Noon Saloon in Madison, WI^
March 14th @ Subterranean in Chicago, IL^
March 15th @ The Firebird in St. Louis, MO^
March 16th @ Exit/In in Nashville, TN^
March 18th @ The Garrison in Toronto, ON^
March 19th @ Mac's Bar in Lansing, MI^
March 21st @ Grog Shop in Cleveland, OH^
March 22nd @ The Smiling Moose in Pittsburgh, PA^
March 23rd @ Soundlab in Buffalo, NY^
March 24th @ Signal Kitchen in Burlington, VT^
*- With support from Junius
^- With support from Native
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