Castanets Announce Tour And New Album

"The more you listen, the more 'In the Vines' coils around you with its melancholic honesty amid slinking acoustic guitars and embellished, digitally amplified effects. Castanets frontman Raymond Raposa is said to have spent years traveling through Greyhound stations, and it's that lonesome, wandering spirit that finds him zigzagging through traditional country, the bluesy folk of Bob Dylan, and the lo-fi fuzz of Neutral Milk Hotel. Raposa's dark earnestness speaks dust-covered volumes on searching for a place in the sun." -- Michael Williams, Boston Globe


The "beer-soaked country rock gone contrarian noise" music of The Castanets makes a return with a new album, Texas Rose, The Thaw, And The Beasts, September 22 on Astmatic Kitty. Additionally, some tour dates have been scheduled:


Tue. June 30 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage w/ Explosions in the Sky, Constantines
Fri. July 3 Chicago, IL @ Schuba's w/ The Horse's Ha
Sat. July 4 Detroit, MI @ Garden Bowl
Sun. July 5 Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording
Mon.July 6 Cleveland, OH @ Skylab/The Shelf
Tue. July 7 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab
Wed.July 8 Boston, MA @ Middle East
Fri. July 10 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
Sat. July 11 New York, NY @ Silent Barn
Mon.July 13 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
Tue. July 14 Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
Wed. July 15 Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight
Thu. July 16 Charlotte, NC @ Mileston
Fri. July 17 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
Sun. July 19 Nashville, TN @ The Basement
Mon. July 20 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
Thu. July 23 Houston, TX @ Rudyards
Fri. July 24 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Sat. July 25 Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprock
Mon. July 27 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts
Wed. July 29 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Thu. July 30 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
Fri. July 31 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
Sat. Aug. 1 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place
Mon. Aug. 3 Portland, OR @ Worksound

Castanets Online:
http://asthmatickitty.com/texas-rose-the-thaw-and-the-beasts
http://asthmatickitty.com/castanets