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Explosions in the Sky announce last leg of US tour, their first leg paralyzed from too many crescendos

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“Explosions in the Sky” — simply the name of a band, or a not-so-subtle indication of the Austin quartet’s penchant for (as yet, unachieved) airborne terrorism? I think I recall seeing them live for the first time prior to the release of All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (TMT Review). Obviously, given the epic (I hate using that word, by the way, but it’s fitting) nature of their previous albums, and given the fact that their following was but a fraction of what it is now, I expected an experience to remember. And it was. But now they appear to be touring suspiciously often. They were in my town last summer. They’ll be in my town this summer. They’ll be in your town… probably when you least expect it, at around dusk, and invite themselves into your house. They’ll intentionally rummage through your carefully organized sock drawers. Are they touring, or scouting for vulnerabilities in our national security?

Who the hell cares? Given the thoroughly enjoyable nature of their discography, can’t we forgive whatever terrorist sympathies they harbor? Sure we can. After all, over the past year, they’ve headlined at such prestigious venues as New York’s Radio City Music Hall and London’s Brixton Academy. In their just announced final leg of US tour dates, they’ll be performing their first show ever at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium. These guys are capitalists. They’re embodiments of the American Dream. Now lull us with your emotional guitar-playing, or somebody’s calling the cops.

Dates:

05.25.12 - George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
06.17.12 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live #
06.18.12 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen Music Hall #
06.19.12 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor #
06.20.12 - Miami, FL - Grand Central #
06.21.12 - Athens, GA - The Georgia Theatre #
06.22.12 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater #
06.24.12 - Randall’s Island, New York, NY - Governors Ball Music Festival
06.25.12 - Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St. #
06.26.12 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre #
06.27.12 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium #

# Zammuto

• Explosions in the Sky: http://www.explosionsinthesky.com
• Temporary Residence Limited: http://temporaryresidence.com