Thrill Jockey recording artists, trippy folk-rockers Arbouretum and psychedelic rock trio Pontiak have announced a fall tour in support of their recently released joint 12,” Kale, a collection of original tracks and a smattering of John Cale covers. The limited pressing has been selling quickly, due in part to Arbouretum’s take on “Buffalo Ballet,” and Pontiak’s reinvented “The Endless Pain of Fortune,” and “Mr. Wilson.”
Arbouretum are also gearing up to release a new full length in the winter of 2009, their first album since their critically acclaimed 2006 debut, Rites of Uncovering. In the three years between albums, guitarist Dave Heumann has been active as one half of Human Bell along with former Lungfish member Nathan Bell, releasing their self-titled debut earlier this year.
Along with Kale, Virginia’s Pontiak (literally a band of brothers consisting of Van, Lain and Jennings Carney) will also be showcasing material from their upcoming full length Sun on Sun, out on September 9. Packed with doomy, yet earthy riffs, the original self-released first pressing of Sun On Sun sold out at the band’s early shows, as the band developed a knack for making instant fans out of their audience.
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FALL TOUR 2008:
Sep 5 Baltimore, MD Talking Head Club w/Arbouretum, Psychic Paramount
Sep 6 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s w/Arbouretum, Psychic Paramount
Sep 7 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands w/Arbouretum, Endless Boogie
Sep 8 New York, NY Cake Shop w/Arbouretum
Sep 9 New Haven, CT Cafe Nine w/Arbouretum
Sep 10 Burlington, VT The Bakery w/Arbouretum
Sep 12 Waterville, ME Colby College w/Arbouretum
Sep 13 Boston, MA PA’s Lounge w/Arbouretum, Thalia Zedek Band
Sep 17 Cincinnati, OH Gypsy Hut w/Arbouretum
Sep 18 Champaign, IL Pygmalion Festival
Sep 19 Louisville, KY Ear-X-Tacy (In-Store)
Sep 20 Memphis, TN Odessa
Sep 21 Knoxville, TN Bird House w/Mountains of Moss
Sep 22 Atlanta, GA 97 Estoria
Sep 23 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
Sep 24 Asheville, NC Static Age Records