Brooklyn band the Shondes are hitting the road this fall to promote their new album Searchlights, out September 20 ( Exotic Fever Records, pre-order here to receive a signed CD or LP and bonus poster by artist Katy Weselcouch).  The genderqueer quartet is building a reputation as rock 'n' roll’s next revolutionaries, drawing on both riot grrrl and traditional Jewish music influences, delivering powerful and impassioned performances, and giving the violin some serious political-punk cred.

Get an early listen to Searchlights track "Ocean to Ocean" here, and check out this trailer for the album:

THE SHONDES' FALL TOUR DATES

9/10/2011            LEXINGTON, KY @ Al’s

9/11/2011            LOUISVILLE, KY @ The Rudyard Kipling

9/12/2011            ATLANTA, GA @ Wonderroot

9/14/2011            MEMPHIS, TN @ The Hi-Tone

9/15/2011            FAYETTEVILLE, AR @ Smoke and Barrel

9/17/2011      ALBUQUERQUE, NM @ University of New Mexico, Student Union Bldg

9/18/2011            TUCSON, AZ @ Club Congress

9/20/2011            PHOENIX, AZ @ The Trunk Space

9/23/2011            LOS ANGELES, CA @ Bellyflop Gallery

9/24/2011            LONG BEACH, CA @ MADHaus

9/25/2011            SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ Café Du Nord

9/29/2011            PORTLAND, OR @ Reed College

9/30/2011            PORTLAND, OR @ The Doug Fir

10/1/2011            SEATTLE, WA @ The Vera Project

10/3/2011            SPOKANE, WA @ TBA

10/6/2011            MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ The 7th Street Entry

10/8/2011            MADISON, WI @ TBA

10/9/2011            CHICAGO, IL @ The Hideout

10/12/2011            OBERLIN, OH @ Oberlin College

10/14/2011            NASHVILLE, TN @ FooBar

10/15/2011            DURHAM, NC @ The Pinhook

10/16/2011            CHAPEL HILL, NC @ Ackland Art Museum

10/21/2011            BROOKLYN, NY @ CMJ

10/29/2011            PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Tritone

11/5/2011              PORTLAND, ME @ TBA

11/17/2011            BOSTON, MA @ O'Brien's

For more information on the Shondes and their tour:

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