Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Radiation City Announces Coast to Coast Summer Tour, Prepare For Fall Release of Debut LP "The Hands That Take You"

Radiation City Announces Coast to Coast Summer Tour

Prepare For Fall Release of Debut LP The Hands That Take You

"pure magic..." - WOXY Future Sounds

"'The Hands That Take You' is a gem; subtle and beautiful and strange..." - The Deli Magazine



Portland-based dream-pop outfit Radiation City have announced a coast to coast US tour behind their debut full-length, The Hands That Take You, out September 27th with Tender Loving Empire (Typhoon, Loch Lomond). Recently performing at Portland's PDX Now Festival, Oregon Music News applauded their stage presence noting, "a huge part of Radiation City's draw is how well they compliment each other live on stage. Their communal presence blends style, chemistry, and skill perfectly."

Radiation City originated when founding members Cameron Spies and Lizzy Ellison first put their heads together founding DIY cassette tape label, Apes Tapes, among a wellspring of other projects. Running a record label put the duo in a position of musical saturation, and after participating in multiple bands and side-projects, they decided to sit down and do it right. The Hands That Take You, first surfaced in February 2011 on Apes Tapes, and after only a few live performances, the band was being lauded as "one of Portland's more polished and promising young acts...(Willamette Week)." Following the local and national attention they've received from these recordings, they've now signed with Tender Loving Empire to release the album nationally on CD and vinyl and are headed to a city near you!

Radiation City Tour Dates

8.8 - Pendelton, OR - Great Pacific
8.9 - Boise, ID - Visual Arts Collective
8.11 - Provo, UT - Muse Music Cafe
8.12 - Grand Junction, CO - TBA
8.13 - Denver, CO - Yellow Feather
8.14 - Lincoln, NE - Clawfoot House
8.16 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
8.18 - Chicago, IL - Strobe session
8.20 - Chicago, IL - Hideout Inn
8.21 - Youngstown, OH - Cedar Lounge
8.22 - Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
8.23 - New York City, NY - Pianos w/ Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis
8.24 - Brooklyn, NY - Spike Hill
8.26 - Baltimore, MD - TBA
8.27 - Philly, PA - JR's Bar-Gracie w/ Rivka
8.28 - Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor
8.30 - Chapel Hill, NC - The Nightlight
8.31 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
9.1 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia w/ King Rey, The Jonesbirds
9.3 - Austin, TX - Emo's
9.5 - Albuquerque, NM - Burt's Tiki
9.6 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
9.7 - San Diego, CA - Tin Can Ale House
9.8 - Los Angeles, CA -TBA
9.9 - Los Angeles, CA - House Show
9.14 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of the Hill w/ Blackbird Blackbird
9.16 - Davis, CA - Sophia's Thai Kitchen w/ Birds and Batteries
9.24 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir (CD release show)

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