City Center is the duo of Fred Thomas and Ryan Howard, members of the currently-shelved K Records band Saturday Looks Good To Me. Condensing Thomas’ intricate songwriting with processed samples and heady vocal effects, City Center focuses on the realms of bedroom lo-fi and ethereal pop. In an interview with The Deli, Thomas and Howard said City Center congealed in 2007, having “rose out of the time-honored scenario of living in New York and not being able to pay rent on a practice space, [thus] switching from traditional rock instrumentation to headphone-based/created music.” After several limited-run releases, including a gorgeous 7-inch split with Grouper, City Center released a self-titled full-length LP (TMT Review) on Type records last year. Thomas and Howard will play a few Midwest shows before kicking off their most extensive tour to date.
03.11.10 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
03.13.10 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
03.19.10 - Swarthmore, PA - Swarthmore College *
03.26.10 - Portland, OR - Reed College
03.29.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio
03.30.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Danger Danger Gallery
03.31.10 - Washington DC - DC9
04.01.10 – Fredericksburg, VA - Chidester House
04.02.10 - Columbus, OH - Bourbon St
04.03.10 - Chicago, IL - Hideout
04.04.10 - Grand Rapids, MI - DAAC
04.06.10 - Minneapolis, MN - First-Avenue
04.08.10 - Missoula, MT - Zootown Arts Community Center
04.09.10 - Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern
04.10.10 - Portland, OR - East End
04.11.10 - Olympia, WA - Northern
04.12.10 - Salem, OR - The Space
04.13.10 - Eureka, CA - Nocturnum
04.14.10 - San Jose, CA - Blank Club
04.16.10 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
04.17.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
04.18.10 - San Diego, CA - Bar Pink
04.19.10 - Isla Vista, CA - Biko Garage
04.20.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space
04.21.10 - Santa Fe, NM - High Mayhem
04.22.10 - Lubbock, TX - Bash Riprocks
04.23.10 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
04.24.10 - Denton, TX - Rubbergloves
04.27.10 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
04.28.10 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
04.29.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
04.30.10 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Cafe
* Tim Hecker
• City Center: http://citycenternyc.blogspot.com
• Type Records: http://typerecords.com
