Critically-praised Cleveland duo Mr. Gnome has announced U.S. tour dates beginning in March in support of a new EP due out later this month. The EP, titled Tastes Like Magic will be released on vinyl and digital download on March 16th. The new songs were recorded at Josh Homme's (QOTSA, Them Crooked Vultures) Pink Duck Studios in Los Angeles, where Mr. Gnome also recorded its recent album, Heave Yer Skeleton.
Chan "Cat Power" Marshall fronting Queens of the Stone Age? Karen O leading Death From Above 1979? Mr. Gnome has been given many unusual comparisons, all of which seem to indicate the band's spectacularly unique sound. And, while none seem to fully capture the band's loftily heavy-beautiful music, Mr. Gnome continues to captivate and inspire writers and audiences alike.
Upon completing recording in Los Angeles, the endlessly touring pair of guitarist/vocalist Nicole Barile and drummer/vocalist Sam Meister mixed the tracks at Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison, WI with Beau Sorenson (Death Cab For Cutie, Sparklehorse, The Secret Machines, Garbage, Tegan and Sara).
Mr. Gnome on tour:
03/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose
03/27 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
03/31 Charlotte, NC @ Evening Muse
04/03 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
04/04 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
04/05 Pensacola, FL @ The Handlebar
04/09 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Jr.
04/10 Dallas, TX @ The Cavern
04/14 Salt Lake City @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
04/15 Boise, ID @ The Bouquet
04/17 Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
04/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Silverlake Lounge
04/21 San Diego, CA @ The Beauty Bar
04/22 Phoenix, AZ @ The Sail Inn
04/23 Tucson, AZ @ Plush
04/27 Springfield, MO @ The Outland
04/28 Lawrence, KS @ The Replay Lounge
04/30 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
05/07 Fort Wayne, IN @ Columbia St. West
