New York, NY (Top40 Charts) As 2017 is coming to an end, it's a time to reflect on accomplishments and events that happened throughout the year. California instrumental band, Strawberry Girls had a memorable one, making their second appearance on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, re-releasing "Italian Ghosts", and heading out on multiple national tours, (including their first ever headlining run). The band is looking forward to another monumental year and are with the exciting announcement they will be hitting the road with The Cortortionist, Silent Planet and Skyharbor in 2018.
The "Clairvoyant North
America 2018" tour brings Strawberry Girls to numerous cities they haven't played before, including their first appearance in Canada. Drummer Ben Rosett shared, "I'm super excited to tour with other progressive rock bands who are extremely talented. We are playing some cities we've never played before, so we are all really stoked about that."
The 25 date tour kicks off on March 4th in Berkeley, CA and wraps up on April 6th in Indianapolis, IN. Tickets go on sale this Friday (12/15) at 10am local time.
3/17 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
3/16 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City
Music Hall
3/15 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake's Sports Cafe
3/13 - Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
3/10 - Denver, CO @ Summit
Music Hall
3/9 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
3/7 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
3/6 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
3/4 - Berkeley, CA @ CornerstoneBarand Grill
3/18 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
3/19 - Springfield, MO @ The Outland Ballroom
3/20 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
3/21 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Heaven
3/23 - Lake Park, FL @ Kelsey Theater
3/24 - Orlando, FL @ The Abbey
3/25 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
3/27 - Greensboro, NC @ Arizona Pete's
3/29 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
3/30 - Allston, MA @ Brighton
Music Hall
3/31 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
4/1 - Quebec City, QC @ Salle Multi
4/3 - Toronto, ON @ The
Velvet Underground
4/4 - London, ON @ Rum Runners
4/5 - Lansing, MI @ The Loft
4/6 - Indianapolis, IN @
Deluxe at Old
National Centre
About Strawberry Girls:
When an eclectic group of individuals comes together with an idea to create something fresh, the results can often be outstanding. Such is the case with the experimental rock trio Strawberry Girls. These guys from California were founded by ex-Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Zachary Garren after he crossed paths with drummer Ben Rossett and bassist Ian Jennings. Although the band has worked with guest vocalists, they have remained an instrumental three piece. The album French Ghetto includes vocal appearances by Kurt
Travis (A Lot Like Birds, ex Dance Gavin Dance), Nic Newsham (Gatsby's American Dream), Shane Smit, Kathleen Mae, and Gavin Mulkey. "Our sound was originally built from a desire to practice and play as much as possible, without being restricted by the schedules of many different band members," says Garren. However, what originally began as an invention out of necessity, became much more than that. Strawberry Girls take a simplistic, yet sometimes technical approach to songwriting by mending parts together that get stuck in your head and compel you to listen to them over and over again.
Strawberry Girls have gone back into the studio to record their album "American Graffiti" and are excited for fans to hear the new songs. "We can't wait for everyone to hear American Graffiti, an album we've been writing for over two years. We put a ton of work into making this our best album so far, not just musically, but sonically, too. It's a bit different than our previous releases and we explore a lot more musical territory with this album. We care about every single note we chose to play on American Graffiti and know it shows." Garren explained.
"American Graffiti" was released on November 13, 2015 and hit #22 on the Billboard New Artist Chart. The band has been consistently playing shows since the release including the 10 year anniversary
Dance Gavin Dance run and the sold out Chon tour.
In 2016, Strawberry Girls made their national television debut when they appeared on Last Call With Carson Daly. The feature included live footage from one of their LA shows and they will be appearing on the show again in 2017. The band also went back into the studio to work on their upcoming album.
The Strawberry Girls released "Italian Ghosts" (previously released in 2011) on February 17, 2017. The band re-recorded the original album and will also include four brand new tracks. The record features guest vocals from Nic Newsham, Kathleen Delano, B Rolla, Joey Lancaster, Mark Banks,
Sarah Glass and Jenna Fournier.
