Long Beach locals, Crystal Antlers, made waves with their independently released self-titled EP back in 2008. After being hailed as Best New Music and getting a 8.5 rating on Pitchfork, Crystal Antlers hit the ground running. These Long Beach locals, together since 2006, have been touring all over the US, and have recently returned Stateside, after a tour around Europe. Their much-anticipated release, Tentacles, drops on April 7. The album fully delivers on what the short EP promised dramatic guitar solos, thundering organ, and soaring vocals.
They may have just returned from Europe, but Crystal Antlers heads out to tour the remainder of Spring with the likes of The Cold War Kids, Vivian Girls and Monotonix. After traveling the US, Jonny Bell, Andrew King, Kevin Stuart, Victor Rodriguez, Damian Edwards and original guitarist Errol Davis, return to Europe to play a handful of festivals across the Pond. Crystal Antlers may be Long Beach locals, but theyve got international notoriety now!
Tour Dates:
04/16/09 – Cntr For Arts-Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
04/18/09 – Cellar Door, Visalia, CA
04/21/09 – Commodore, Vancouver, Canada – with Cold War Kids
04/22/09 – Showbox, Seattle, WA – with Cold War Kids
04/23/09 – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR – with Cold War Kids
04/26/09 – Crystal Bay Club Crown Rm, Crystal Bay, NV
04/27/09 – Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA
04/28/09 – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA – with Cold War Kids
04/30/09 – Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
05/01/09 – Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
05/02/09 – Slowdown Jr, Omaha, NE
05/03/09 – Aquarium, Fargo, ND
05/04/09 – Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN
05/05/09 – High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
05/06/09 – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL – with Vivian Girls
05/07/09 – The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI – with Vivian Girls
05/08/09 – Horseshoe, Toronto, Canada – with Vivian Girls
05/09/09 – Big Orbit’s Soundlab, Buffalo, NY
05/10/09 – Now That’s Class, Cleveland, OH
05/12/09 – Bottle Tree, Birmingham, AL – with Ted Leo
05/15/09 – The Great Escape, Brighton, UK
05/16/09 – Futuresonic Festival, Manchester, UK
05/17/09 – Tommy’s Bar, Cardiff, UK
05/18/09 – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, UK
05/19/09 – Stereo, Glasgow, UK
05/20/09 – Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
05/21/09 – Sound City Festival, Liverpool, UK
05/22/09 – Stag and Dagger, Leeds, UK
05/23/09 – Dot 2 Dot Festival, Bristol, UK
05/24/09 – Dot 2 Dot Festival, Nottingham, UK
05/25/09 – Hoxton Bar & Grill, London, UK
05/26/09 – Point Ephemere, Paris, France
05/27/09 – Son’Art, Bordeaux, France
05/28/09 – Moby Dick, Madrid, Spain
05/29/09 – Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, Spain
08/13/09 – Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway
Photo by David Thornton
