The Shacks Announce Spring Tour; Eponymous EP Out Now
By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 16, 2017
Equal parts Max Shrager and Shannon Wise, The Shacks have a unique sound that is both vaguely familiar and completely fresh. Joining both Khruangbin and Chicano Batman, the NYC four-piece announces a spring run of dates in support of its recently released eponymous EP, which is out now via Big Crown Records.
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https://youtu.be/IxcDklMgidk "We're hitting some historic music cities this spring, so we'll have unique inspiration to draw from each night," shares Shrager. "The Band and Neil Young in Toronto, Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb and so many other country music legends in Nashville, and Motown in Detroit." Since the release of, "Strange Boy," which they recorded with El Michels Affair, The Shacks have been compared to 90's indie icons like Mazzy Star, Jesus and Mary Chain and Broadcast. As good as those bands are, you wouldn't find a single one of their records in Max and Shannon's music collection. All these bands are drinking from the same well, just 20 years apart. The Shacks EP is available at Big Crown as 10" vinyl and the digital and CD versions include two bonus tracks. The band's full-length LP is due this year.
The Shacks Tour
Feb 21 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar*
Feb 22 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl*
Feb 24 - Toronto, ON - Garrison*
Feb 25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre*
Feb 26 - Detroit, MI - EL Club*
Feb 28 - Nashville, TN - High Watt*
Mar 1 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight*
Mar 2 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5*
Mar 10 - Las Vegas, NV - TBA^
Mar 11 - Phoenix, AZ - TBA^
Mar 13 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad^
Mar 14 - Austin, TX - SXSW
Mar 15 - Austin, TX - SXSW
Mar 16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
Mar 17 -Austin, TX - SXSW
Mar 19 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio^
Apr 08 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird^
Apr 10 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater^
Apr 11 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf^
^ Opening for Chicano Batman
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