SLEEP BELLUM SONNO and RAPID CITIES to Tour Together
Long Island, NY's Sleep Bellum Sonno and New Brunswick, NJ's Rapid Cities are set to embark on an East Coast tour together starting today. The two bands are once again playing shows in support of their 2009 full-length albums, 'Judge Us By How We Lived Our Lives, Not By How We Made Our Living' and 'Machinery Saints,' respectively. The bands will play together from March 9th through the 20th, with Sleep Bellum Sonno continuing on for five more shows.
Sleep Bellum Sonno have composed an ambitious, conceptual record that not only stretches the limits of the artist, but of the listener as well. Recorded live, the album tells the tale of twelve characters who all intertwine into one larger story of a husband / father leaving his wife and two sons behind. To say that Sleep Bellum Sonno’s 'Judge Us By How We Lived Our Lives, Not By How We Made Our Living' is a challenging listen might be an understatement. But for those willing to indulge themselves the riches buried within are plenty.
Deliberately evoking familiar patterns of hardcore and punk rock tradition, and spitting it out with a conscious, yet subtle control of the unconventional and the dissonant, Rapid Cities accepts the challenge to take the step forward. The resulting art of the band’s debut, 'Machinery Saints,' observes what is pleasurable about today’s living, as well as what is mundane. Rapid Cities are both a breath of fresh air as well as an assurance that truly “progressive” yet enjoyable music is still possible.
Tour Dates (# Sleep Bellum Sonno only):
03/09 - Huntington, NY @ Gramp’s w/ Balance And Composure
03/12 - New Brunswick, NJ @ Battle School w/ Black Kites
03/13 - Wilmington, DE @ Marcella House
03/14 - Richmond, VA @ Empire
03/15 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox
03/17 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
03/18 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile
03/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Breakfest and Dessert House
03/20 - New York, NY @ Tommy’s Tavern
03/24 - Brighton, MA @ Handsome Mansion #
03/25 - Worcester, MA @ Ralph’s Rock Diner #
03/26 - Burlington, VT @ 242 Main #
03/27 - Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ Rooftops, The Americas #
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Sleep Bellum Sonno have composed an ambitious, conceptual record that not only stretches the limits of the artist, but of the listener as well. Recorded live, the album tells the tale of twelve characters who all intertwine into one larger story of a husband / father leaving his wife and two sons behind. To say that Sleep Bellum Sonno’s 'Judge Us By How We Lived Our Lives, Not By How We Made Our Living' is a challenging listen might be an understatement. But for those willing to indulge themselves the riches buried within are plenty.
Deliberately evoking familiar patterns of hardcore and punk rock tradition, and spitting it out with a conscious, yet subtle control of the unconventional and the dissonant, Rapid Cities accepts the challenge to take the step forward. The resulting art of the band’s debut, 'Machinery Saints,' observes what is pleasurable about today’s living, as well as what is mundane. Rapid Cities are both a breath of fresh air as well as an assurance that truly “progressive” yet enjoyable music is still possible.
Tour Dates (# Sleep Bellum Sonno only):
03/09 - Huntington, NY @ Gramp’s w/ Balance And Composure
03/12 - New Brunswick, NJ @ Battle School w/ Black Kites
03/13 - Wilmington, DE @ Marcella House
03/14 - Richmond, VA @ Empire
03/15 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox
03/17 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
03/18 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile
03/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Breakfest and Dessert House
03/20 - New York, NY @ Tommy’s Tavern
03/24 - Brighton, MA @ Handsome Mansion #
03/25 - Worcester, MA @ Ralph’s Rock Diner #
03/26 - Burlington, VT @ 242 Main #
03/27 - Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ Rooftops, The Americas #
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