...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead play the Henry Fonda Theater for Century of The Self Fall 2009 Tour...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead bring their meandering, grunge-y, shoegaze-y, prog-y, whatever-the-hell-you-want-to-call it-y--it's just fine modern art rock music to the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood on October 8, 2009.
Since leaving Interscope shortly after the 2006 So Divided , the band has been enjoying a new sense of experimental license provided by their own label, Richter Scale Records, in partnership with Justice Records.
"We finally have the artistic freedom we've wanted, with no pressure to create radio music, no legal department to OK our artwork, and no A&R people breathing down our necks," says Conrad Keely, one of two primary and founding members of the band.
The current fall tour rides off their February 2009 release The Century Self which is something of a long-awaited return to the progressive rock roots from 2002's breakthrough Source Tags and Codes.
I don't know what you imagine with the term "prog," but a bunch of finely-tuned musicians who stand motionless while carefully plucking out intricate melodies this so-called "Trail of the Dead" ain't--I'm almost ready for the equally excellent openers Future of the Left to look like statues in comparison this Thursday.
"The Century of Self" Fall Tour 2009:
10.08 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Henry Fonda Theater $
10.09 -- San Diego, CA -- The Casbah $
10.10 -- Visalia, CA -- Cellar Door $
10.11 -- San Francisco, CA -- The Independent $
10.12 -- Portland, OR -- Dante's $
10.13 -- Seattle, WA -- Neumo's $
10.14 -- Vancouver, Canada -- The Venue $
10.16 -- Edmonton, Canada -- The Starlite Room $
10.17 -- Calgary, Canada -- The Warehouse $
10.19 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- The Urban Lounge $
10.20 -- Denver, CO -- Bluebird Theater $
10.23 -- Oklahoma City, OK -- The Conservatory $
* -- with the Secret Machines
$ -- with Future of the Left
For a full listing of tour dates including all past shows, visit trailofdead.org.
