It may seem counterintuitive for someone named Sea Wolf to be traveling throughout the good ol' U.S. of A. and parts above and in between (read: Canada and Missouri) in a chartered bus when he could be traversing over water crouched on all fours, scavenging for morsels off raw leg-bones while marking his territory along the way. But we would be the last to tell pack leader Alex Brown Church what to do. With the Dangerbird-issued gem Leaves in the River behind him, Church and his collected abetters will continue to promote the guts out of it onstage with a long string of dates beginning mid-May.
This tour is the first headliner for Sea Wolf, who has/have previously played with Nada Surf and Silversun Pickups, but it is all part of an elaborate scheme for world domination: first opening slots, then a headline tour, then acquiring a speed dial list of celebrity heroes like Kim Kardashian and the “Half” from Two and a Half Men. I love it when a plan comes together
05.17.08 - Tucson, AZ - Plush #
05.19.08 - Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue #
05.20.08 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
05.22.08 - St. Louis, MO - The Bluebird #
05.23.08 - Nashville, TN - Exit In #
05.24.08 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 #
05.25.08 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #
05.27.08 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
05.28.08 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
05.29.08 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star #
05.30.08 - Boston, MA - Paradise #
05.31.08 - Quebec City, Quebec - Le Cercle #
06.01.08 - Montreal, Quebec - Le Divan Orange #
06.03.08 - Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo #
06.04.08 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater #
06.05.08 - Chicago, IL - Schubas #
06.06.08 - Minneaplois, MN - 7th Street Entry #
06.07.08 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Parkway Theatre #
06.09.08 - Calgary, Alberta - The Republik #
06.10.08 - Edmonton, Alberta - Velvet Underground #
06.12.08 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club #
06.13.08 - Victoria, British Columbia - Lucky Bar #
06.14.08 - Seattle, WA - High Dive #
06.15.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge #
06.17.08 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
06.19.08 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex #
06.20.08 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah #
# The Jealous Girlfriends
Still here? Well, we would be remiss to not mention that Sea Wolf has contributed the exclusive “Song of the Magpie” to an Augusten Burroughs audio book. A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father will be available April 29 and features Burroughs' reading alongside songs by Sea Wolf, Patti Smith (with daughter Jesse), Ingrid Michaelson, and Tegan (sans Sara).