Thursday, March 19, 2009

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers to play Duke Coffeehouse, Schookids

Oklahoma quintet Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers are setting out on a lengthy US tour that will bring their youtful alt-country sound to the Triangle. First, the band will stop in Silk Hope and play two days of the Shakori Hills Festival, April 16 and 17. They will then stop by Schoolkids Records in Raleigh on April 18 at 1 PM and then move on to Durham to play Duke Coffeehouse later that night.

The group released their debut EP titled The Confiscation via Ramseur Records last year and are preparing to release their debut LP Songs in the Night on April 28. Download tracks from both releases below along with the band's upcoming tour schedule (it's hefty).

from Songs in the Night
Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers - "Songs in the Night" (mp3)
Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers - "Get the Fever Out" (mp3)

from The Confiscation EP
Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers - "The River" (mp3)
Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers - "Devils in Boston" (mp3)

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers dates:
03.28.09 - State College, PA - State Theatre *
03.29.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw (Native American Film and Video Festival)
04.15.09 - Alexandra, VA - Birchmere Bandstand # [Tickets]
04.16.09 - Silk Hope, NC - Shakori Hills Festival
04.17.09 - Silk Hope, NC - Shakori Hills Festival
04.18.09 - Raleigh, NC - Schoolkids Records
04.18.09 - Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse ^
04.19.09 - Mount Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern ^
04.20.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl ^
04.21.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder ^
04.23.09 - Austin, TX - The Parish ^
04.24.09 - Fort Worth, TX - Lola’s ^
04.25.09 - Lubbock, TX - The Foundation ^
04.26.09 - Santa Fe, NM - The Sub (College of Santa Fe) ^
04.28.09 - San Diego, CA -The Loft (UCSD) ^
04.29.09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Hotel Cafe ^
04.30.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ^ [Tickets]
05.02.09 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey ^ [Tickets]
05.04.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolox ^ [Tickets]
05.05.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court ^
05.06.09 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive ^
05.07.09 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon ^
05.08.09 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
05.09.09 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^ [Tickets]
05.10.09 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom ^ [Tickets]
05.12.09 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse ^
05.14.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^ [Tickets]
05.15.09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church ^
05.16.09 - Norfolk, VA - The Boot ^
05.22.09 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre (Ramseur Records Night)
05.23.09 - Winston-Salem, NC - The Garage %
05.28.09 - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond’s Garage ‡
05.29.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ‡
05.30.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland ‡ [Tickets]
06.01.09 - Tucson, AZ - Plush ‡ [Tickets]
06.03.09 - Austin, TX - The Parish ‡
06.04.09 - Denton, TX - Dan’s Silverleaf ‡
06.05.09 - Ozark, AR - Wakarusa
06.06.09 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon ‡ [Tickets]
06.07.09 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive ‡
06.08.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ‡
06.10.09 - Washington, DC - Kennedy Center
07.11.09 - Washington, DC - National Museum of the American Indian (Indian Summer Showcase)
07.17.09 - Bristol, TN - Border Bash
07.25.09 - Floyd, VA - FloydFest
07.26.09 - Floyd, VA - FloydFest
08.01.09 - Portland, OR - Pickathon Roots Music Festival
08.02.09 - Portland, OR - Pickathon Roots Music Festival
09.19.09 - Bristol, VA - Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion
09.20.09 - Bristol, VA - Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion

* w/ Josh Ritter
# w/ The Felice Brothers
^ w/ Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
% w/ Frontier Ruckus
‡ w/ Langhorne Slim & the War Eagles

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Cool update- I dig Samantha Crain- looking forward to their new EP- wish they were touring a bit more North . . .