As announced through their myspace, Yeasayer is hitting the road for a few dates with Ponytail to and from the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago this weekend. See the dates below and make sure you open your ears as wide as possible because Yeasayer will be jamming out some new songs “in one shape or form.”
07.17.09 Madison, WI @ UW Madison Memorial Terrace
07.20.09 Columbus, OH @ Skullys Music Diner
07.21.09 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale
Prior to being the seemingly always happy guitarist in Ponytail, Dustin Wong complimented Matthew Papich in Ecstatic Sunshine. Furthering upon this relationship, and yet another example of the family ethos that exists within the Baltimore music community, Papich’s boutique label Wildfire Wildfire will be putting out Wong’s first solo LP, Seasons.
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You probably shouldn’t watch Ponytail’s video for “Celebrate The Body Electric (It Came From An Angel),” the latest single from Ice Cream Spiritual, if you have anything else that will require your focus and attention in the next, say, 20 minutes. Because this thing is going to mess with your mind.
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Since SxSW is over, it’s time to get on to the next chain of events happening down in good ol’ Austin, Texas. We’ve got this year’s Chaos in Tejas line-up for you, and this year looks like it’s going to be one of the best yet.
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[Photo by Joe Perez, courtesy of Impose]
We haven’t spoken about them for a while, because they just live in our consciousness because we always assume this hard working band will always come touring around. So it should come as no surprise that Baltimore’s Ponytail, kicked off another North American tour over the weekend in Washington DC. The band will be on touring throughout the greater U.S. until the end of May, when they will have the last show of the two-month stint at The Ottobar in their hometown.
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