Grizzly Bear Tour: Black Cat, March 4

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Grizzly Bear is one of those bands that gets a ton of hype on blogs. The live show, apparently, continues to outdo itself. According to some, the album is 2006 Top Twenty material [nialler9 - #18, Lawrence.com - Top Ten, Stylus - A-, Pitchfork - 8.7, Tapes 'N Tapes - #7]. I just caught up with these guys this year, so I am somewhat of a novice with their haunting, soft sound.

I also can't speak with much authority on the live show, although we were close. We were supposed to see them open up for TV On The Radio, something band-related happened to them, they weren't able to make it and Celebration took care of the opening slot.

I feel like I am cramming right now, because there are still about 5 or 6 albums that I need to listen to before this year is out. Yellow House, the second full-length album from Grizzly Bear is one of them. It has received too much critical praise for me to pass it up. That said, another opportunity to catch these guys live is coming up. Check out the dates below...

  

MP3: Grizzly Bear - "On a Neck, on a Spit"
MP3: Grizzly Bear - "Knife"
MP3: Grizzly Bear - "Deep Sea Diver"

2/1 - Philadelphia PA -- Johnny Brenda's*
2/2 - Boston, MA -- Museum Of Fine Arts*
2/3 - Northampton, MA -- Iron Horse*
2/4 - Montreal, QUE -- Main Hall*
2/5 - Ottawa, ON -- Barrymore's*
2/6 - Toronto, ON -- Lee's Palace*
2/8 - Ann Arbor, MI -- Blind Pig*
2/9 - Chicago, IL -- Subterranean*
2/10 - Minneapolis, MN -- 7th St Entry*
2/11 - Iowa City -- The Picador*
2/13 - Denver, CO -- Larimer Lounge
2/14 - Salt Lake City, UT-- Kilby Court
2/16 - Seattle, WA -- Neumo's^
2/17 - Vancouver, BC -- Plaza Club^
2/18 - Portland,OR -- Mission Theatre^
2/20 - San Francisco, CA -- Great American Music Hall^
2/21 - Los Angeles, CA -- Troubadour^
2/23 - Tucson, AZ -- Plush^
2/24 - Marfa, TX -- Ballroom Marfa^
2/26 - Norman, OK -- Opolis^
2/27 - Dallas, TX -- Club Dada^
2/28 - Austin, TX -- Emo's Jr^
3/1 - Baton Rouge, LA -- Chelsea's^
3/2 - Atlanta, GA -- Drunken Unicorn^
3/3 - Chapel Hill, NC -- Local 506^
3/4 - Washington DC -- Black Cat^
3/6 - New York, NY -- Bowery Ballroom^

* with Dirty Projectors
^ with Papercuts