Salinas, CA (Top40 Charts/ Tragic Hero Records) Ambient rock trio Strawberry Girls have announced the re-issue of their full-length album French Ghetto. It will be out on 10/01/13 via Tragic Hero Records and features guest vocals from Kurt
Travis (A Lot Like Birds, ex-Dance Gavin Dance), Nic Newsham (Gatsby's American Dream), and more. Fans who purchase this record will also receive three additional acoustic tracks, and a digital copy of the documentary "JAM" by Theodore Maider, which chronicles the formation of Strawberry Girls and their maiden tour. Pre-orders for the new album as well as exclusive merch from the band is available at the Tragic Hero MerchNow site. Speaking of tour, there is still time to catch Strawberry Girls and Stolas on their Into Orbit Tour which runs until
September 17th. The band has been keeping their fans up to date by regularly sharing live footage from the tour on their Facebook page.
TOUR DATES:
August 27 Richmond, VA The Canal Club
August 28 Danbury, CT Heirloom Arts Theatre
August 29 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
August 30 New York, NY Tabacco Road
August 31 Providence, RI Simons 66
September 1 Rochester, NY Dubland
September 2 Buffalo, NY Broadway Joes
September 3 Pittsburgh, PA Smiling Moose
September 4 Kent, OH The Outpost Concert Spot
September 6 Detroit, MI TBA
September 7 Chicago, IL Penny Road Pub
September 8 St. Louis, MO Fubar
September 9 Kansas City, MO The Sandbox
September 10 Denver, CO 7th Circle
Music Collective
September 11 Salt Lake City, UT The Shred Shed
September 13 Seattle, WA El Corazon
September 14 Portland, OR Backspace
September 15 Sacramento, CA Luigi's Slice and Fungarden
September 16 Fresno, CA Victory Cafe
September 17 San Diego, CA The Epicentre
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 (who could even make noise sound groovy) 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 (Gatsbys 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.
