Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Minus 5, Baseball Project and Steve Wynn announce tour, play the Cradle

Scott McCaughley, Steve Wynn and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck are going to be busy in the coming months. The trio will kick off a tour in August featuring the trio playing in their various bands on the same bill. It will feature The Baseball Project, The Minus 5 and The Steve Wynn IV. Each band features both Buck and McCaughley. Wynn is in his own band as well as The Baseball Project. Those guys are going to be beat at the end of the night.

The tour will come to the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on September 26. Ticket information is not available yet, but we'll let you know when it is.

The Minus 5 just released their eighth album on Tuesday, July 7 titled Killingsworth via Yep Roc Records. The Baseball Project released their debut album last July titled Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails. That album was also released via Yep Roc. Steve Wynn's latest album is 2008's Crossing Dragon Bridge.

The Minus 5, The Baseball Project & The Steve Wynn IV dates:
08.26.09 - Portland, OR - Portland Center for the Performing Arts Outdoor Series
08.28.09 - Lake Arrowhead, CA - Lake Arrowhead Village
08.29.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
08.30.09 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
09.07.09 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot *
09.10.09 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club [Tickets]
09.11.09 - Chicago, IL - Martyrs [Tickets]
09.12.09 - Clark, NJ - Union County MusicFest
09.13.09 - Toronto, ON - The Horseshoe Tavern [Tickets]
09.15.09 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
09.16.09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe [Tickets]
09.17.09 - Louisville, KY - St. Francis *
09.18.09 - Lexington, KY - Oktoberfest
09.19.09 - Newport, KY - Southgate House [Tickets]
09.21.09 - Albany, NY - Valentine's
09.22.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East [Tickets]
09.23.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom [Tickets]
09.25.09 - Arlington, VA - IOTA Club and Cafe
09.26.09 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
09.27.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
09.28.09 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt
10.01.09 - Austin, TX - The Continental Club

* w/o The Steve Wynn IV

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