Author & Punisher Announce June European Tour; US Dates Start This Weekend
Not that I really needed one, but I’ve been hearing the plod of Author & Punisher in my head all week and have been looking for a few free minutes and an excuse to revisit 2022’s brilliant Krüller (review here), and lo, here comes word of a European tour and US dates starting Saturday in Hamden, Connecticut, and that’s more than enough, especially since, as I said at the outset, I didn’t need the excuse to start with.
That fucking record stomped a crater in my consciousness all last year, and I still hear “Maiden Star” just thinking about it, ditto the title-track — “Held up a truck, pulls to the right,” is one of the best lyrics I heard in 2022; does so much literary work; puts you in mind of the character; imagine stealing a someone’s pickup and being pissed the alignment is off; the sensory evocation of being in that vehicle, done in less words than this half-assed explanation of it; genius — and “Incinerator” and even “Drone Carrying Dread” with all its scene-setting ambience, making the world the record just dropped you into.
Anyhow, go to the shows. Yeah, all of ’em. That’s right. US and Europe. You hate your god damn job anyway. Fuck it. Quit and follow Author & Punisher around. Out with Imperial Triumphant, no less. You could spend that time so, so much worse. Like by going to that job. So don’t.
The update came down from Bandcamp, and if you want to take it as a sign of the esteem in which I hold this band, I’ll tell you that today was already an 11-post day before I saw this news and that is more than twice what I generally consider “enough” for a day and I still decided to put this together as post number 12. Madness:
We are excited to reveal that Author & Punisher will be bringing the drone machines back to Europe this June. We’ll be joining up with Imperial Triumphant for a few co-headlining dates, partnering with Statiqbloom for a run, and hitting some fests along the way. Check out the full list of dates below and grab tickets here: lnkfi.re/APlive
Stateside A&P fans can catch Tristan and Doug supporting HEALTH in April. The tour kicks off THIS SATURDAY in Hamden, CT and culminates on the West Coast with two special headlining shows with Snakes of Russia supporting.
We’re keeping select digital releases as pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp throughout touring season. So grab some tunes to prepare for the shows and keep an eye out for more goodies for the next Bandcamp Friday.
See you on the road fuckers!
-Tristan & Team
April US dates supporting HEALTH:
APR 01- HAMDEN, CT- SPACE BALLROOM
APR 02- WASHINGTON, DC- UNION STAGE
APR 04- COLUMBUS, OH- A&R MUSIC BAR
APR 06- MADISON, WI- HIGH NOON SALOON
APR 07- HAMTRAMCK, MI- FIXATION FESTIVAL- SMALL’ S
APR 08- CLEVELAND, OH- GROG SHOP
APR 09- PITTSBURGH, PA- THUNDERBIRD MUSIC HALL
APR 14 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DNA LOUNGE*
APR 15- SAN DIEGO, CA- MUSIC BOX
APR 16 – LOS ANGELES, CA – RESIDENT*
*A&P headlines with Snakes of Russia, no HEALTH
June European Headlining dates:
07 JUNE – Liege, Belgium – La Zone
09 JUNE – Gdansk, Poland – Mystic Festival
10 JUNE – Warsawa, Poland – VooDoo*
12 JUNE – Riga, Latvia – Vagonu Hall*
13 JUNE – Tallin, Estonia – Paavli 7*
16 JUNE – Stockholm, Sweden – Hus7*
17 JUNE – Oslo, Norway – Bla*
18 JUNE – Malmo, Sweden – Plan B
19 JUNE – Copenaghen, Denmark – Basement^
20 JUNE – Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang^
21 JUNE – Bochum, Germany – Die Trompete^
22 JUNE – Antwerp, Belgium – Kavka^
23 JUNE – Bourlon, France – Rock in Bourlon
24 JUNE – Ferropolis, Germany – Full Force
25 JUNE – Berlin, Germany – Urban Spree*
* with Statiqbloom
^co-headliner with Imperial Triumphant
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