On Tour: Middle Distance Runner

Engine Room Recordings — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:17:34 +0000

Live at Iota 10.03.09, photo by Brian Flores

The guys kicked off their October tour over the weekend playing a SOLD OUT show at Iota in Arlington, VA. Thanks to everyone who came and made it a huge success!! You’ll be able to catch them the rest of the month playing dates all over the East coast and Midwest, wrapping up the tour in New York City with a string of shows during CMJ! See below for the full list:

Oct 4th – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
Oct 5th – Tasty World – Athens, GA
Oct 7th – Young Avenue Deli – Memphis, TN
Oct 8th – Firebird – St. Louis, MO
Oct 9th – Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
Oct 11th – Rocc Warehouse – Camel, IN
Oct 12th – Mixtape Cafe – Grand Rapids, MI
Oct 13th – Flyod’s Bar – Lincoln Park, MI
Oct 15th – Oldfield’s On High – Columbus, OH
Oct 16th – Club Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 17th – Spy Club – Harrisburg, PA
Oct 18th – M Room – Philadelphia, PA
Oct 20th – CMJ Cross-Pollination Showcase @ Pianos Upstairs – NYC
Oct 21st – ERR Official CMJ Showcase @ Fontana’s – NYC
Oct 22nd CMJ @ Rockwood Music Hall – NYC

On Tour: Porter Block announces select dates w/ Mike Doughty!

Engine Room Recordings — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:34:54 +0000

In continued support of Porter Block’s “The Gowanus Yacht Club” the band will be heading out on tour this Fall with none other than Mike Doughty, formerly of Soul Coughing! As a solo artist Doughty has opened up for Dave Matthews Band and appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman. Also the guys will be playing a date in Boston opening up for Mike Viola at Lizard Lounge. Viola, along with friend Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, co-produced the title track for Tom Hanks’s movie That Thing You Do! The selection received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.

Sept. 26th – Lizard Lounge – Cambridge, MA^

Oct. 17th – Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI*

Oct. 18th – Blueberry Hill – St. Louis, MO*

Oct. 20th – Zanzabar – Louisville, KY*

Oct. 21st – 3rd & Lindsley – Nashville, TN*
Oct. 22nd – Melting Pot – Athens, GA*
Oct. 24th – Evening Muse – Charlotte, NC*
Oct. 25th – Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC*
Oct. 27th – Arts Center – Carborro, NC*
Oct. 28th - The Southern – Charlottesville, VA*

Oct. 29th – Birchmere – Alexandria, VA*
Oct. 30th – Sellersville Theatre – Sellersville, PA*
Oct. 31st – Le Poisson Rouge – NYC*

Nov. 18th – Revolution Hall – Albany, NY*

Nov. 19th -Westcott Theatre – Syracuse, NY*

Nov. 20th – Castaways – Ithaca, NY*

Nov. 21st – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY*

*Supporting Mike Doughty

^Supporting Mike Viola

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On Tour: Middle Distance Runner

On Tour: Porter Block announces select dates w/ Mike Doughty!