Q: If a band doesn’t have a new album to promote, why would they go on tour?
A: To remind people that they still exist, of course!
Case in point: Modest Mouse. Their most “recent” album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (TMT Review), came out in 2007 and since then all they’ve done is toured a little bit and released an EP, 2009’s No One’s First and You’re Next. I didn’t even know they were still a band or that Isaac Brock was even alive until a friend of mine found Brock rooting around in a dumpster in Portland. It’s a good thing Brock will be getting back on the road in a few months; it seems like the dude is going a little stir crazy.
Dates:
05.26.11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory ^
05.27.11 - Missoula, MT - Big Sky Brewery ^
05.28.11 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory ^
05.29.11 - George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival ^
^ Talkdemonic
• Modest Mouse: http://www.modestmouse.com