Whenever Blank Dogs play a hometown show it evokes that feeling of being a little kid and waking up on a frosty morning to learn it’s snowed 6 inches overnight and you don’t have to go to school. I’d be lying if I said that the 6 inches of powdery soon-to- be-slushy mess currently blanketing the NYC streets outside has anything to do with inspiring that metaphor, but the point is this: Blank Dogs don’t play in New York very often, and when they do it’s always memorable and satisfying. So you better not miss this show tomorrow at Monster Island Basement in Brooklyn with The Soft Moon, Widowspeak, and Further Reductions. Snow or no snow, this one is worth the hike, uphill both ways, in blizzard conditions.
Blank Dogs’ latest LP, Land and Fixed came out on Captured Tracks last fall. Fronted by the layered and always hooded vocals of Mike Sniper, the band’s sound touches upon everything from the spare, sparkling synths of France’s cold-wave movement to the jangly guitars of classic indie rock. Check out the track “Northern Islands”and full Blank Dogs spring tour dates below.
Blank Dogs | Northern Islands
Jan 27 Philadelphia, PA M Room
Jan 28 Brooklyn, NY Monster Island Basement
Jan 29 New Haven, CT TBD
Jan 30 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Mar 30 Montreal, QB II Motore
Mar 31 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dee’s
Apr 1 Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Apr 2 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Apr 3 Cleveland, OH Happy Dog
May 26 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Sound 2011
