Grand Archives Announce Tour Dates

It seems Grand Archives couldn't get enough of Austin during SXSW, so they're coming back this June and they're bringing along Sera Cahoone to play Stubb's indoors. Tickets are $10 for the June 21 show.

Grand Archives Tour Dates:
05/01 - Lincoln, NE @ University of Nebraska
05/03 - San Diego, CA @ Red Bull Air Race
05/14 - Bellingham, WA @ Western Washington University
05/24 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
05/29 - Neurolux/Crazy, Boise, ID @ Neurolux/Crazy
05/30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
05/31 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
06/03 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
06/04 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
06/05 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
06/06 - Toronto @ El Mocambo Club
06/07 - Montreal @ Petit Campus
06/08 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
06/09 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
06/11 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
06/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
06/13 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
06/15 - Washington, D.C. @ Rock and Roll Hotel
06/17 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
06/18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
06/19 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
06/20 - Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz
06/21 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ (Indoor)
06/22 - Dallas, TX @ The Cavern
06/24 - Sante Fe, NM @ Sante Fe Brewing Co.
06/25 - Tuscon, AZ @ Plush
06/26 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
06/27 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
06/28 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's

Grand Archives - Miniature Birds (mp3)
Grand Archives - The Crime Window (mp3)
Sera Cahoone - Only As The Day Is Long (mp3)

[Photo by Hilary Harris]

**SXSW Spotlight** Grand Archives

Grand Archives is an talented indie rock band, formed in Seattle. The band, originally called Archives, is led by Mat Brooke, former guitarist and vocalist for Carissa's Wierd and former guitarist for Band of Horses. Brooke left Band of Horses in July 2006 to form Grand Archives. Their debut album, The Grand Archives, will be released this Tuesday (2/19) via Sub Pop. Lots of four-part vocal harmonies create a Beach Boys feel to many of the songs. Without a doubt, it is much more upbeat that Brooke's previous work.

• Torn Blue Foam Couch-mp3
• Sleepdriving-mp3

SXSW Tourdates: (On their Myspace they are listed as playing March 12-14, we'll keep our eyes on it)

March 13 - Little Radio/Noisepop 2008 (The Raveonettes, The Black Angels, A Place to Bury Strangers, Grand Archives, The Big Sleep, Minipop, The Pity Party, Spindrift, Yellow Fever, Peel @ Red Eyed Fly [free, starts at 11am]

March 14 - Sub Pop Showcase @ Bourbon Rocks (Blitzen Trapper, Sera Cahoone, Fleet Foxes, Grand Archives, Handsome Furs, The Helio Sequence, No Age, Pissed Jeans, The Ruby Sons, and Kelley Stoltz) [they play at 10pm]**Awesome showcase**

[Myspace] Grand Archives (you can stream their album on their myspace, there are 11 songs)