The Walkmen like charity and touring
The Walkmen officially unveiled their return to “classical form” yesterday with the release of fourth studio album, You & Me. Only for the next three weeks, fans who pick up the album via AmieStreet.com will not only be getting the album for the insanely cheap price of $5.00, but will also be making a difference for those in need.
For each album purchased AmieStreet.com will donate $5 to a cause of personal significance to The Walkmen.
“All donations go to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in honor of Luca Vasallo, a friend to the band and a current patient who is seven months old and doing a great job fighting a very difficult disease. This is a very good organization that certainly deserves the attention.”
In addition to the release, the New York natives will be entertaining fans throughout North American during the next couple months. Check out the full list of tour dates below…
The Walkmen 2008 North American Tour Dates:
08/18 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
08/19 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
08/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
08/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
08/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
08/27 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
08/28 - Vancouver, QC @ Richards on Richard (w/ Man Man)
08/29 - Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Festival
08/30 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot
09/06 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/09 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
09/10 - Toronto, ON @ Horshoe Tavern
09/11 - Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room at Crofoot
09/12 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
09/13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
09/14 - Madison, WI @ The Annex (w/ Okkervil River)
09/15 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
09/18 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
Tickets can be found via ticketmaster.com.
Aug 17th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
[...] album, You & Me, in pristine, physical form. The digital version is already available for a $5.00 charitable donation at AmieStreet.com. In support of all this fun, the New York based band have added even more dates [...]