The Submarines will join alt-pop icons Guster on five west coast dates, starting with the launch of the tour tomorrow, March 10, in Salt Lake City at In The Venue. The Subs--Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti--will be playing these show stripped down as a dynamic duo, with Guster also playing their sets acoustically (full list of dates below).
The Submarines ended a busy 2011 with the release of their Shoelaces EP, featuring stripped-down versions of “Shoelaces” and “Fire” (from their latest critically-acclaimed studio album Love Notes/Letter Bombs), covers of New Order’s “Your Silent Face” andJesus & Mary Chain’s “Just Like Honey,” and a re-worked and slowed-down version of the band’s most popular track to date, “You, Me And The Bourgeoisie,” recorded at Eagle Rock, CA studio The Ship. The also joined Ra Ra Riot on a handful of dates last month.
Listen to selections from The Shoelaces EP on Soundcloud here:
The Submarines will join Ra Ra Riot on a few west coast dates at the end of February. In anticipation of the dates, the bands are offering their fans twofreeremixes: The Submarines' remix of Ra Ra Riot song "Oh, La" and the Ra Ra Riot Remix of The Submarines track "Submarine Symphonika." Grab the free downloads on SoundCloud HERE.
Last month, The Submarines released The Shoelaces EP, featuring six tracks including covers of New Order's "Your Silent Face" and Jesus And Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey," along with 4-tracked versions of album tracks.
The Submarines With Ra Ra Riot Tour Dates: Wed, Feb 22 Los Angeles, CA @ The El Rey
Thur, Feb 23 San Diego, CA @ The Belly Up Tavern
Fri, Feb 24 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
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