IDES OF GEMINI Announces US Live Rituals With MOUNTAIN GOATS

West Coast atmospheric sound conjurors, Ides Of Gemini, will bring their sonic rituals to the stage this spring supporting indie folk rock trio, Mountain Goats. Slated to commence on April 2nd in Nashville, Tennessee, the journey will coil its way through seventeen cities coming to a close April 23rd in Millvale, Pennsylvania.

“We are beyond thrilled to be going on tour with Mountain Goats this spring,” Ides Of Gemini guitarist J. Bennett says. “And we’re honored that John Darnielle and his bandmates chose to bring us along for the ride. I can’t think of another bill that’s quite like this one, so I’ve gotta give them huge props for taking a chance on us and doing something different.”

Tour dates:

April
2 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN
3 – Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
4 – The Jinx – Savannah, GA
7 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
8 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
9 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
11 – City Winery – New York, NY
12 – City Winery – New York, NY
13 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
14 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
16 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
17 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
18 – Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
19 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
21 – Headliners – Louisville, KY
22 – Wexner Center – Columbus, OH
23 – Mr. Smalls Theatre – Millvale, PA

Ides Of Gemini features Bennett, drummer Kelly Johnston-Gibson and the haunting vocal prowess of singer/bassist Sera Timms, also of West Coast dark-psych conjurors Black Mare. The trio will be touring in support of their critically championed Old World New Wave full-length released in September via Neurot Recordings.

Captured at Valley Recording in Burbank, California, engineered and mixed by Chris Rakestraw (Danzig) and mastered by Grammy award winning producer Matt Hyde (Slayer), Old World New Wave offers up nine tracks of dark, mesmerizing soundscrapes.