Dams Of The West Confirms Father John Misty Opening Dates – 5/10 At Kings Theater (Brooklyn) - 6/19 Headline Set At Baby’s All Right

Dams of the West – solo project of Vampire Weekend Drummer Chris Tomson – has confirmed a run of supporting dates with Father John Misty, including a May 10th show at Brooklyn’s Kings Theater. In addition, the band will play headline sets at Third Man Records in Detroit on May 13th and a hometown show at Baby’s All Right in NYC on June 19th. Full dates below.

 

Tickets for the Baby’s All Right show will go on sale tomorrow, April 14. Purchase here: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1467912 

 

This morning Dams of the West also shared a new music video for “Flag On The Can,” a standout from their debut LP ‘Youngish American.’ Watch here via Brooklyn Vegan, and feel free to share: http://bit.ly/2paAhJX

 

Chris says of the video:

The video for Flag on the Can was inspired by the something I once saw at McDonald's restaurant #7147 (3200 S Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33133). It was December 26th and I was very much looking forward to enjoying a sausage McMuffin combo with orange juice and a hash brown. As I neared the restaurant, though, I saw an employee carefully removing the letters of their particular season's greeting from underneath the Golden Arches (which I believe was something to the effect of "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from McDonald's!" which was v sweet of them). Watching each grab of the employee's extendo-claw tool slowly erasing the message and replacing it with something about their new All Day Breakfast menu, I thought "Huh." Many ��to Edward, Nathan and Dave for really making it happen!

 

Behind the release of ‘Youngish American,’ Dams of the West just wrapped up an extensive run of dates with Black Joe Lewis. Produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, the album earned profiles everywhere from Fader, NPR, WNYC, Billboard + more. Stereogum said "The drummer's solo project isn't supposed to be this good," and Brooklyn Magazine called him "on par with Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile in the ranks of our most affable, self-aware observers."

 

Video for another album highlight, "Tell The Truth": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYBK0Jjhj6Y

 

 

Dams of the West tour dates:

05/05/17 – Toronto, ON - Royal Alexandra Theatre *

05/06/17 – Toronto, ON - Royal Alexandra Theatre *

05/10/17 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theater *

05/12/17 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Café 

05/13/17- Detroit, MI - Third Man Records 

05/15/17 – Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater *

06/19/17 – Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right

* w/ Father John Misty