Listen up, moms and dads. You think this whole Tiny Mix Tapes thing is a waste of time? You think we should get real jobs? Well, cram this in your dumb brain: Tiny Mix Tapes has real power over the world. There’s real proof to this theory. Take inc., the 4AD-signed R&B outfit that just released their first full-length, no world. That release received a glowing review from this very publication. And now inc. are going on a lengthy tour. Would they have been able to do so without Tiny Mix Tapes? Debatable! We’ll never know.
Almost all of inc.’s forthcoming dates are in North America. I say “almost all,” because they happened to sneak a single Japanese date in the mix. That’s not something you see every day. But the group is going over to Japan to play one of Tokyo’s Hostess Club Weekender festivals. On other dates, they’ll be joined by the likes of Dam-Funk, Ariel Pink, Kelela, and DJ Total Freedom. Word has it they’ll offer up a prayer to their digital gods at Tiny Mix Tapes at the beginning of every show.
inc. dates:
05.24.13 - San Francisco, CA - The Mezzanine *%
05.25.13 - Sacramento, CA - Assembly Theatre *
05.26.13 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios *
05.27.13 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune *
05.29.13 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile *
06.01.13 - Chicago, IL - Do Division Festival !
06.02.13 - Chicago, IL - Do Division Festival
06.03.13 - Detroit, MI - Waffles Penthouse
06.04.13 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
06.08.13 - Tokyo, Japan - Hostess Club Weekender
07.10.13 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
07.11.13 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
07.12.13 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07.13.13 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - The Jazz Cafe
07.14.13 - Brooklyn, Ny - Music Hall of Williamsburg *^
07.15.13 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *^
07.16.13 - Baltimore, MD - Metro *^
07.18.13 - Raleigh, NC - King’s Barcade *^
07.19.13 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *^
07.20.13 - Miami, FL - The Stage ^
07.23.13 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s ^
07.24.13 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk ^
07.26.13 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom ^
* Kelela
^ DJ Total Freedom
% Dam-Funk
! Ariel Pink