Holiday Shores are southerners. Floridians, to be exact. They like beer. Their guitar player has been known to rock a camouflage hat on more than one occassion (see above). Therefore, it makes sense for the group to extol the virtues of Southern living on the nation, and who better to do so with than Norman, Oklahoma’s own Evangelicals. Ok, this pairing may seem a bit odd at first but hear me out. Evangelicals are known for their midnight horror vibe, while Holiday Shores prefer sunlight to moonlight. And we all know we can’t have darkness, without light, skinny without fat and tall without short, otherwise Twins just wouldn’t make sense. Get it? Good. You have now passed Tripwire Philosophy 101 and can move on to the graduate level course hosted at your local community college.

10.11  Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder ^
10.19 Hamden, CT @ The Space
10.20 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (Poptarts Suck Toasted Day Party) @
10.22  Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium (Myopenbar Party) $
10.23  Brooklyn, NY @ Trash Bar (Breakthru Radio Day Party)
10.23  New York, NY @ The Delancey (twosyllable records/Underwater Peoples CMJ Showcase) #
10.24  Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (AAM Day Party)
11.2  Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts*
11.4  San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern*
11.5  Portland, OR @ Holocene*
11.6  Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project*
11.7  Missoula, MT @ The Palace*
11.8  Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court*
11.9  Denver, CO @ Hi Dive*
11.11 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar*
11.12 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird*
11.16 Washington, DC @ The Red and The Black*
11.17 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie*
11.18 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall*
11.19 Allston, MA @ Great Scott*
11.20 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place*
11.21 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern*
11.22 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern*
11.23 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop*

^ w/Pattern is Movement
*w/Evangelicals
@ Surfer Blood, Princeton
$w/Javelin
#w/ Real Estate, New Villager, Inlets, Frat Dad, Pill Wonder

Wooden Shjips rarely leave the west coast. The South, Midwest and East just aren’t psychedelic enough for them. Besides, Shjips need water to roam, so trekking across the country ain’t exactly easy. Fortunately for tripsters on the right coast, the band will recalibrate their Shjip, fuel it with some veggie oil and make their way east. Of course venturing East means the Bay Area bands got to represent for the Mission, and they’ll do so by playing shows with bands with crazy names like The Stoned Ambassadors, Sounds of Kaleidoscope and the always killer Sunburned Hand of the Man. (Note: Sunburned hands really suck. Use at least SPF 30 to prevent such an unfortunate circumstance.) The band will also play Todd P’s Halloween bash at the newly opened Lombardy St. warehouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, alongside Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts and Religious Knives. Not a bad Halloween lineup, eh? Even creepier, the night before Wooden Shjips will score a screening of Wicker Man at 92YTribeca with all new musical arrangements. Mischief night hasn’t been this trippy since we dosed the fruit punch with silly string.

Tour Dates
10. 24 Baltimore, MD @ The Golden West Cafe w/ The Flying Eyes, Ringo Deathstarr
10. 25 Washington, DC @ The Red and The Black w/ Black Whales
10. 26 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/ Birds of Maya, Sounds of Kaleidoscope
10. 27 New Haven, CT @ Café Nine w/ The Stoned Ambassadors
10. 28 Northampton, MA @ The Elevens
10. 29 Somerville, MA @ P.A.’s Lounge w/ Sunburned Hand of the Man
10. 30 NYC, NY @ 92Y Tribeca Wicker Man Party w/ Effi Briest, Silver Summit
10. 31 Brooklyn, NY @ 171 Lombardy St w/Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Religious Knives