Bishop Allen to play NYC!

For the first time in nearly three years, Bishop Allen will be headlining an extensive U.S. tour, visiting cities all across the east coast.

In 2006, Bishop Allen supported We Are Scientists and Starlight Mints on tour, playing extensively in NYC and throughout the northeast. But, the band's greatest feat is a modern-day DIY story that recalls Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's successful self-released debut: Bishop
Allen self-released an EP every month of the year.

Yes, Bishop Allen released 12 EPs in 2006, selling copies exclusively via their website and at shows. The series was an internet sensation, with influential blogs such as Music for Robots, Said The Gramophone and You Aint No Picasso praising the band's pop sensibility month
after month. Without the help of a label or a publicist, Bishop Allen vaulted to the top of the blogosphere.

2007 is shaping up to be another big year. Bishop Allen has joined forces with the newly minted Dead Oceans label, and this summer, they'll be releasing their sophomore album on it. In addition, the band will tour extensively, starting with the jaunt in March, featuring mainstays Justin Rice and Christian Rudder leading a robust six-piece incarnation of the band.

Bishop Allen Tour Dates:

03/01/07 Brunswick, ME - Jack McGee's Pub
03/02/07 Hanover, NH - Fuel Rocket Club
03/07/07 Lexington, KY - Mecca
03/08/07 Chicago, IL - Schuba's
03/09/07 Madison, WI - Club 770
03/10/07 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
03/11/07 Des Moines, IA - Vaundeville Mews
03/12/07 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
03/13/07 Dallas, TX - Ellum Onstage
03/14/07 Austin, TX - SXSW Day Stage (SXSW convention center) - 2:30PM
03/15/07 Austin, TX - Bird's Barber Shop SXSW Day Party 1PM   w/ The
Rosebuds, David Vandervelde,
03/15/07 Austin, TX - Schuba's Party @ Yard Dog - 5PM   w/ Midlake,
Elvis Perkins, etc.
03/15/07 Austin, TX - Dead Oceans/Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian
showcase @ Mohawk 10:30PM
03/16/07 Austin, TX - Hot Freaks Party @ Mohawk - w/ Shearwater,
Annuals, Imperial Teen, etc. 4:30PM
03/19/07 Norman, OK - Opolis
03/20/07 Houston, TX - Proletariat
03/21/07 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
03/22/07 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
03/23/07 Gainsville, FL - Reitz Union Orange and Brew
03/24/07 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
03/25/07 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
03/26/07 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
03/27/07 Washington DC, - The Rock and Roll Hotel
03/28/07 Philadelphia, PA - North Star
03/29/07 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
03/30/07 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge

Tags:   Bishop Allen, Indie Pop, New Music, NYC bands

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