Japanther US Tour Kicks Off 1/31, New LP Coming This Spring
Playing BrooklynVegan-Presented Dates w/ Tiny Moving Parts & SXSW
New LP Coming This Spring
NYC punk-rock duo Japanther will kick off a US tour on January 31st, playing a string of BrooklynVegan-presented dates with Tiny Moving Parts, stopping in Austin for SXSW, and joining Ty Segall, Dum Dum Girls, Weekend & many more at Dallas’ Spillover Festival. Known for their energetic and raucous live show, the guys have played some unique performances in the past: alongside synchronized swimmers, giant puppets, and BMX bikers, on top of the Williamsburg Bridge, out of the back of a moving truck, and once, for 84 hours straight on a moving platform. Members Ian Vanek & Matt Reilly sing into one-of-a-kind telephone mics while creating a wall of buzzing sound on drums & bass, backed by blaring cassettes.
Watch: Japanther LIVE on WNYC’s Soundcheck
Vanek & Reilly have been collaborating since 2001, churning out over a dozen releases in the past decade and contributing to various projects in the art, theater, and food worlds. 2013’s Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart— a high-speed punk record full of catchy hooks– earned praise from the likes of SPIN, Stereogum, VICE & more, and saw the duo play DIY venues and art spaces around the country. It will be followed up with a brand-new LP, coming this spring via Seayou Records (details TBA.)
Listen: “Stolen Flowers” stream
Japanther on Tour
1/31: San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
2/1: Los Angeles, CA @ The Lyric
2/2: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
3/9: Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus*
3/10: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter*
3/11: W. Columbia, SC @ Conundrum Hall*
3/12: Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box*
3/14: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/15: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/16: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada (Spillover Festival w/ Ty Segall, Dum Dum Girls, Weekend, Diarrhea Planet & more)
3/17: Oklahoma City, OK @ Arhaham House*
3/19: St Louis, MO @ The Gargoyle Basement
3/20: Nashville, TV @ The End*
3/21: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*
3/22: Greenville, NC @ The Tipsy Teapot
3/24: Frederick, MD @ Cafe 611*