The Ladybug Transistor announces summer tour, coming to Raleigh

Photo by Kenji Kitahama

The Ladybug Transistor are gearing up for the release of their new album Clutching Stems, due out on June 7 via Merge Records and wil hit the road shortly after in support of it.

The band will hit Kings Barcade in Raleigh on Saturday, July 16. Tickets are available via etix for $8. James Husband (of Elephant 6 and of Montreal) will open the show.

Download the title track from the band's forthcoming album below and check out photos and a review of their set at XX Merge at the Cat's Cradle in 2009 HERE. You can also find more info on the new album HERE.

The Ladybug Transistor - "Clutching Stems" (mp3)

The Ladybug Transistor tour dates
06.29.11 - New Haven, CT - Bar
06.30.11 - Cambridge, MA - TT the Bear's
07.06.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory [Tickets]
07.07.11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Museum of Art Sculpture Court
07.08.11 - Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt
07.09.11 - Madison, WI - UW Madison Union Terrace
07.10.11 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
07.11.11 - North Manchester, IN - The Firehouse
07.12.11 - Cincinnati, OH - Mayday
07.15.11 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
07.16.11 - Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade [Tickets]
07.17.11 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
09.06.11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Satellite [Tickets]
09.07.11 - Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters
09.08.11 - San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock Tavern
09.09.11 - Portland, OR - Musicfest NW
09.10.11 - Seattle, WA - The Comet Tavern