They say he was born in Germany, a military brat who was born to rock. They say he’s an inventor with loads of wacky inventions (like The Drum Buddy and the Spit Machine). They say he married his first cousin. (Well, those are things Wikipedia says people say.) He’s a one man band shrouded in mystery, that Quintron. He doesn’t give a s%$& about the media, he doesn’t give a %$^& about facts; all he cares about is bringing blazin’ hot organ jams and wondrous puppet shows to fans around the globe. And on that note, there’s one thing about Quintron and his wife/bandmate/puppeteer Miss Pussycat that’s not a mystery — what they’re going to do on their summer vacation.
For the New Orleans-based duo, every season is tour season. So right now, they’re on the road, racking up miles on the van and experiencing the finest in American truck stop bathrooms. Quintron hasn’t released a full-length since Sucre de Sauvage came out last spring, but naturally the pair have a thing or two packed in their bag of tricks for this tour. Starting April 27, Quintron will have a limited run of 100 cassette tapes demonstrating his latest and greatest invention: the Singing House. Out on the Temple of Pei label, the Singing House is like a white noise machine tuned into the vibes of your! very! own! house that makes its own specialized music. You can watch a video of the device here. In the immortal words of Kanye West, “that s&^* cray.” But if that’s not cray enough for ya, Miss Pussycat will have DVD copies of Season 2 of her puppet mystery series, Trixie and the Tree Trunks. God, I love these people. Joining Quintron and Miss Pussycat for select West Coast dates will be fellow weird traveler Dent May and his dazzling 60s-style lounge jams.
Dates:
04.26.12 - Washington, DC - Red Palace
04.27.12 - Baltimore, MD - Golden West
04.28.12 - Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent *
04.29.12 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04.30.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
05.01.12 - New Haven, CT - Café Nine
05.02.12 - Allston, MA - Great Scotts
05.03.12 - Providence, RI - Machines with Magnets
05.04.12 - Portland, ME - Geno’s Rock Club
05.05.12 - Bennington, VT - Sunfest **
05.06.12 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore
05.07.12 - Ottawa - TBA
05.08.12 - Toronto, ON - Silver Dollar
05.10.12 - Detroit, MI - Lager House ***
05.11.12 - Cleveland, OH - Horrible Fest
05.12.12 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ****
05.13.12 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
05.15.12 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
05.16.12 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
05.17.12 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
05.18.12 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
05.19.12 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Café
05.20.12 - Hot Springs, AR - Low Key Arts
06.02.12 - Houston, TX - Free Press Summer
06.15.12 - Lafayette, LA - Blue Moon Saloon
06.16.12 - Austin, TX - Scottish Rite Theater *****
06.17.12 - San Antonio, TX - El Ten Eleven *****
06.18.12 - Lubbock, TX - Pray For Rain *****
06.20.12 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture *****
06.21.12 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom *****
06.22.12 - San Diego, CA - Casbah *****
06.23.12 - Los Angeles, CA - The Smell %
06.27.12 - San Jose, CA - Blank Club *****
06.28.12 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place *****
06.29.12 - Oakland, CA - New Parish Music Hall *****
06.30.12 - San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room *****
07.02.12 - Arcata, CA - The Jambalaya *****
07.03.12 - Olympia, WA - Northern *****
07.05.12 - Vancouver, BC - Waldorf Hotel *****
07.06.12 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *****
07.07.12 - Portland, OR - East End Block Party *****
07.09.12 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
07.10.12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
07.11.12 - Fort Collins, CO - GNU: Experience Gallery
07.12.12 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
07.13.12 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
07.15.12 - Dallas, TX - Doublewide
07.17.12 - Jackson, MS - TBA
07.18.12 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
09.23.12 - Asbury Park, NJ - All Tomorrow’s Parties
* Bosco Delrey, Cellular Chaos, DJ Musa, Glittering Prizes
** O’Death
*** Human Eye, Gary Wrong, Toe Claw
**** Pierced Arrows, Don’t, Sir DJ
***** Dent May
% Dent May, XBXRX
• Quintron and Miss Pussycat: http://www.quintronandmisspussycat.com
• Temple of Pei: http://www.templeofpei.com