Pile Announce Pair of Shows in Brooklyn and Boston Ahead of Upcoming Album

Shows supported by Guerilla Toss, Palm, Jackal Onasis and more

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Pile have announced a pair of upcoming shows in Brooklyn and Boston for this November. While it’s been a relatively quiet year for the Boston post-hardcore quartet, the band have stayed busy with the re-release of Jerk Routine and several tours both as a band and with Rick Maguire heading out solo. The full band are getting ready to record their highly anticipated new album this Fall, with an early 2017 release expected through Exploding In Sound Records.
In anticipation of new music, Pile announced two November headlining shows today via Brooklyn Vegan. The Brooklyn show marks the band’s first NYC area performance since last December. Taking place on November 20th at Market Hotel (and presented by AdHoc), Pile will be joined by Guerilla Toss and Jackal Onasis. Tickets are on sale this Friday, August 19th. Prior to that, Pile will be playing Great Scott in Boston with Palm and Dust From 1000 Yrs on November 17th.
Pile is also slated to perform at Waking Windows’ Portland Festival on October 1st with JEFF The Brotherhood, Mal Devisa, Vetiver and more. Complete tour dates can be found below.

UPCOMING SHOWS:
08/18 – Portsmouth, NH @ Bird’s Eye Lounge w/ Footings *
08/19 – Ogunquit, ME @ Cornerstone (day show) w/ Footings *
08/19 – Portland, ME @ Bayside Bowl w/ Footings *
08/20 – Bar Harbor, ME @ Lompoc w/ Footings *
08/21 – Dover, NH @ Rathskellar (day show) w/ Footings *
10/01 – Portland, ME @ Waking Windows Festival
10/14 – Amsterdam, NL @ OCCII
10/15 – Brussels, BE @ Magasin 4
10/16 – Cologne, DE
10/17 – Berlin, DE
10/19 – Tübingen, DE
10/20 – Zürich, CH @ Keller
10/24 – Vienna, AT @ Chelsea
10/27 – Aalst, BE @ Cirque Mystic
10/28 – Liège, BE @ Le Garage
10/29 – Cardiff, UK @ Four Bars
10/30 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club (games room)
10/31 – Birmingham, UK @ The Sunflower Lounge
11/01 – Leicester, UK @ The Cookie Jar
11/02 – Nottingham, UK @ The Chameleon
11/03 – London, UK @ The 100 Club
11/17 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Palm & Dust From 1000 Yrs
11/20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel w/ Guerilla Toss & Jackal Onasis
* Rick Maguire solo
ABOUT PILE:
Pile is a rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Started as a solo project by Rick Maguire back in 2007, Pile released ‘Demonstration,’ a 10 song demo and ‘Jerk Routine’ in 2008 before expanding their line-up. Wanting to be able to tour on the material with a band, Maguire attempted to find some other players. After some shuffling, the band found a cohesive line-up with Kris Kuss (drums), Matt Becker (guitar), Matt Connery (bass) and Maguire (guitar, vocals). In the eight years since, Pile has released several acclaimed albums, ‘Magic isn’t Real’ (2010), ‘Dripping’ (2012), and last year’s highly praised ‘You’re Better Than This’ (2015), in addition to two highly sought after EP’s. Since coming together as a full band in 2009, Pile have toured as much as their lives collectively allow, playing over 500 shows spread out over the US, Canada, the UK and Europe. Pile are set to release their highly anticipated new album early next year.
Well known as “your favorite band’s favorite band” and for a tireless work ethic, Pile have earned their following from years of DIY touring and a humble approach to uncompromising performances. Never afraid to switch styles, Pile’s music has morphed over the years, embracing both the ferocious and gentle sides of punk, indie, folk, and noise rock, delivering their own brand of gnarled intensity.
In addition to the full band experience, Pile’s Rick Maguire also continues to play solo sets consisting of the old material that started the band, full band songs re-imagined in stripped down versions, and new / barely finished material. Intimate and cathartic, watching Maguire perform solo is a beast of a different nature, equally incredible and undeniably Pile.

You’re Better Than This is out now.

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