The sly dogs of Shudder to Think have stopped dangling the idea of a reunion tour over our heads like an obscure, limited-edition on Japan vinyl wrapped in bacon. Stop drooling, nerds. Come August, Shudder to Think will kick off a North American tour in Baltimore at the Virgin Mobile Fest, their first proper jaunt since 1998. With the exception of the cock-tease that was their New York City Mercury Lounge show last fall and Baracking out in February, we've been relegated to our stereos to get a piece of this band for the better part of ten years. The lineup is a bit different, sans original bassist Stuart Hill, but we will be seeing Adam Wade for the West Coast portion, who was on drum duty for 1994's Pony Express Record. Additional shakeups include Time of Orchids' Jesse Krakow on bass and Gosling's Mark Watrous on guitar. And yes, original members represent: vocalist/guitarist Craig Wedren, guitarist Nathan Larson, and late-era drummer Kevin March for the East Coast tour.
To what do we owe this great honor, O Great Shudder to Think? Is it the booze? The strippers? The backstage massages? "Our music is continuing to seep out, like syrup from a tree or the remains of a sweet, sticky picnic," says frontman Craig Wedren. "Every day, new people -- many too young to have caught us during the first go-round -- are contacting us after ‘discovering’ our music. I'm constantly meeting people who feel the same way about our music that we do, and it makes me feel indescribably good. This tour is our way of saying ‘thank you.’"
Nuh uh, guys. Thank you. Especially since this will ruin my mid-year resolution: "Stop spending all of your money on concert tickets and booze." Lamest resolution ever.
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