Imaginary Cities, Embarking on a US Tour
Readers of this blog may recall how partial I am to Imaginary Cities, a great band from Winnipeg, Canada. They are a five-piece outfit with Marti Sabit providing soaring lead vocals, Rusty Matyas on tasty lead guitar and trumpet, David Landreth on a great thumping bass, Ryan Voth connecting on drums, and Alex Campbell sweetening things up on keyboard. In April I had gone to the release party for their album “Temporary Resident” and had a great talk that night with Marti and Rusty. They were back in town this week, at Mercury Lounge, and I went out to hear them. Again, they played a great show and seemed to really connect with the good-sized Tuesday night crowd. For a full review of their performance style and striving songs, you may read the post I put up after the release party, at this link. For today, here are details on their current US tour, which tonight, May 17, will have them in Washington, D.C. at a club called Black Cat, continuing to such venues as Maxwell’s in Hoboken, near NYC on June 15, capping off at Lollapalooza in Chicago in August. Info on the tour is at this link, and below is a chart showing the cities where they’re playing on this tour and photos from this week’s show. // click through to full post for full tour schedule and photos
| 05/17/12 | WASHINGTON | BLACK CAT | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 15.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/18/12 | CHARLOTTE | AMOS’ SOUTHEND | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 15.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/19/12 | COLUMBIA | NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/20/12 | CHARLESTON | MUSIC FARM | CANADA |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: 15. ADDRESS: 32 ANN STREET, SC 29403. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/21/12 | BIRMINGHAM | WORKPLAY THEATRE | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 18.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/22/12 | NASHVILLE | ROCKETOWN | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 15.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/24/12 | OKLAHOMA CITY | ACM@UCO | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $16.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/25/12 | SAN ANTONIO | WHITE RABBIT | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $16.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/26/12 | DALLAS | THE DOOR | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 18.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/28/12 | LITTLE ROCK | DOWNTOWN MUSIC HALL | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $16.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/29/12 | SPRINGFIELD | OUTLAND BALLROOM | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 15.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 05/30/12 | OMAHA | THE WAITING ROOM | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 15.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/01/12 | COLUMBIA | THE BLUE NOTE | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/02/12 | IOWA CITY | BLUE MOOSE TAP HOUSE | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/04/12 | MINNEAPOLIS | TRIPLE ROCK | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/05/12 | MILWAUKEE | TURNER HALL BALLROOM | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/06/12 | INDIANAPOLIS | DELUXE AT OLD NATIONAL CENTRE | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/07/12 | CINCINATTI | 20TH CENTURY THEATRE | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/08/12 | LANSING | THE LOFT AT HAREM URBAN LOUNGE | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/09/12 | TORONTO | THE MOD CLUB | CANADA |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 18.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/11/12 | ROCHESTER | WATER STREET MUSIC HALL | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 15.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/12/12 | SO. BURLINGTON | HIGHER GROUND | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/13/12 | NORTHAMPTON | PEARL STREET | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $16.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/14/12 | THE MET | PAWTUCKET | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/15/12 | HOBOKEN | MAXWELL’S | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 17.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/16/12 | ASBURY PARK | THE STONE PONY | UNITED STATES |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADMISSION: $ 18.00. W/ MEWITHOUTYOU, BURIED BEDS | |||
| 06/21/12 | WINNIPEG | PYRAMID CABARET | CANADA |
| TIME: 8:00PM. ADDRESS: 176 FORT STREET. ADVANCE TICKETS GO ON SALE APRIL 19. BUY TICKETS | |||
| 07/27/12 –07/29/12 | GUELPH | HILLSIDE FESTIVAL | CANADA |
| TIME: 12:00PM. THE PERFORMANCE DAY AND TIME IS STILL TBC. | |||
| 08/03/12 –08/05/12 | CHICAGO | LOLLAPALOOZA | UNITED STATES |
Alex Campbell (l.), Rusty Matyas, Marti Sabit
Rusty Matyas (l.), Marti Sabit
Alex Campbell (l.), Rusty Matyas, Marti Sabit, Ryan Voth
Marti Sabit
David Landreth, bassman
Rusty and Marti showing great chemistry and stage presence.
Rusty Matyas, playing some tasty licks.
Rusty Matyas and Marti Sabit, in harmony.
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