Elephant 6 Collective plots “Holiday Surprise Tour”
Easily one of the most influential, strange, and reclusive collection of bands in independent music, the Athens, GA based pysch-rock-folk Elephant 6 Collective will be assembling several key members for a tour this October. Described by Neutral Milk Hotel member, Music Tapes Frontman Julian Koster as “a big orchestra, variety show, silly happy thing” (via Pitchfork), the bill will celebrate the music of Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, The Music Tapes, Elf Power, The Gerbils, Scott Spillane, Nana Grizol, Nesey Gallons, and others.
The tour will kick off around the time The Music Tapes’ latest work, The Singing Saw at Christmastime, hits stores, on Oct. 7th. It is not yet clear however, whether Koster’s counterpart, NMH frontman Jeff Mangum, will make an appearance. Cross your fingers!
Elephant 6 Collective’s Holiday Surprise Tour Dates:
10/09 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10/11 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
10/12 - Boston, MA @ The Church
10/14 - Portland, ME @ Space Gallery
10/15 - New Haven, CT @ The Space
10/16 - Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase
10/17 - Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
10/18 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
10/19 - Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center
10/20 - Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Pike Room
10/21 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/22 - Bloomington, IN @ Cinemat
10/23 - Lexington, KY @ University of Kentucky
10/25 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
“and others” had best include some of the good Elephant 6 bands, because that is a list of all the ones I have never cared about. Ever.
i know right.
does that mean that jeff will spring up :)?
i really do hope so
maybe he has more songs such as little birds
wow
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