Tim Kasher Posts Free Download from Tour-Exclusive EP / Show at Mercury Lounge on August 24th.

Last week, Cursive front-man Tim Kasher made available as a free download the rueful, subtly sweeping track, "The Jessica," off his upcoming tour-exclusive EP Bigamy: More Songs From The Monogamy Sessions. [Note: download via the widget in the right nav bar]

The Bigamy: More Songs From The Monogamy Sessions tour EP will be sold on CD and vinyl only at Kasher's upcoming August and September headlining shows and in the Saddle Creek webstore, where it is now available for pre-order. The EP will also be available digitally beginning August 16th.

The Bigamy: More Songs From The Monogamy Sessions tour EP features seven new songs loosely linked to and written during the same period as Kasher's debut solo album The Game Of Monogamy, released last October by Saddle Creek. Telling stories of mixed emotions, heartbreak, and adulthood restlessness, the songs range sonically from the slow-burning opener "No Harmony" to the syncopated pop of "A Bluer Sea" to the evocative swell of "Rabbit, Run". Bigamy... also features an epic cover of Azure Ray's "Trees Keep Growing" - all buzzing guitars and crashing drums - that Kasher has wanted to record for some time. The EP was predominantly self-recorded this spring in various local locations and at the Sleepy House studio in Omaha; "A Bluer Sea" was recorded at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, MT, at the same time as Monogamy.

Tim Kasher Upcoming Tour Dates:

AUG. 18 -- CHICAGO, IL, SCHUBAS
AUG. 19 -- PONTIAC, MI, THE CROFOOT
AUG. 20 -- COLUMBUS, OH, DOUBLE HAPPINESS
AUG. 21 -- CLEVELAND, OH, GROG SHOP
AUG. 22 -- ROCHESTER, NY, BUG JAR
AUG. 23 -- BOSTON, MA, GREAT SCOTT
AUG. 24 -- NEW YORK, NY, MERCURY LOUNGE (Tickets are $15 and the show starts at 9:30PM)
AUG. 25 -- PHILADELPHIA, PA, JOHNNY BRENDA'S
AUG. 26 -- WASHINGTON, DC, RED PALACE
AUG. 27 -- CHAPEL HILL, NC, LOCAL 506
AUG. 28 -- GREENVILLE, NC, THE TIPSY TEAPOT
AUG. 29 -- ATLANTA, GA, THE EARL
AUG. 30 -- ST. AUGUSTINE, FL, CAFÉ ELEVEN
AUG. 31 -- ORLANDO, FL, THE SOCIAL
SEPT. 1 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL, CLUB DOWNUNDER
SEPT. 2 -- BIRMINGHAM, AL, BOTTLETREE
SEPT. 3 -- MEMPHIS, TN, HI TONE
SEPT. 4 -- LITTLE ROCK, AR, STICKY ROCK & ROLL CHICKEN SHACK
SEPT. 6 -- AUSTIN, TX, MOHAWK
SEPT. 7 -- DALLAS, TX, THE LOFT
SEPT. 8 -- OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, THE CONSERVATORY
SEPT. 9 -- LAWRENCE, KS, JACKPOT
SEPT. 10 -- OMAHA, NE, THE WAITING ROOM
* Aficionado opens on all dates

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Tim Kasher Releases Solo Daytrotter Session // Returns to NYC in Dec. With Minus The Bear

DOWNLOAD: Tim Kasher - "Daytrotter Session" 11/3/10 (requires free registration)

Kicking off his fall tour with a headlining show earlier this week at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Tim Kasher continues on his massive national fall trek in support of his debut solo album, The Game Of Monogamy. The tour, which began in late September, runs through December 17th at The Rave (Downstairs) in Milwaukee, WI, and includes recently announced dates in El Paso, TX (11/15), Pittsburgh, PA (11/22), Washington, DC (11/23), and St. Louis, MO (12/15). In addition to the headlining shows, Kasher will again support Minus The Bear for two and a half weeks in late November and into December. Kasher will be backed by a full band on all dates.

Kasher's excellent first solo Daytrotter session is also now online (link above). The session features The Game Of Monogamy tracks "Bad, Bad Dreams," "The Prodigal Husband," and "No Fireworks," as well as a cover of David Bowie's "Soul Love." The video for "Cold Love," directed by Kasher himself and featuring actress Molly Parker (Deadwood, Swingtown), premiered in late September on AOL Music's Spinner blog and can also now be viewed here.



The Game Of Monogamy was released October 5th by Saddle Creek. The album is more of an arranged record than any of Kasher's past releases with Cursive and The Good Life, and has been catching the attention of the press, including Alternative Press, The A.V. Club, Filter, Popmatters, SPIN, and USA Today. Filled with deceptively catchy classic pop, sweeping, grand arrangements, and alternately stark and lush instrumentation, the album explores the wide range of distinctly human emotions tangled up around relationships in a starched shirt society. The Game Of Monogamy was written and recorded in Whitefish, MT, last winter, co-produced by Kasher and Patrick Newbery (of Cursive, Lacona, Head Of Femur), who also helped with the arrangements and plays on the record. Erin Tate (Minus The Bear) and Matt Maginn (Cursive) also contributed drum and bass parts, respectively, and members of the Glacier National Symphony added classical instrument parts.

Tickets for the show at Terminal 5 (with Minus the Bear) are $25.50 in advance and $30 (DOS).

Upcoming Tour Dates:

NOV. 12 -- POMONA, CA -- GLASS HOUSE RECORD STORE
NOV. 13 -- SAN DIEGO, CA -- THE LOFT @ UCSD
NOV. 14 -- PHOENIX, AZ -- SAIL INN
NOV. 15 -- EL PASO, TX THE PERCOLATOR
NOV. 16 -- COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- BLACK SHEEP
NOV. 18 -- LINCOLN, NE -- BOURBON THEATER
NOV. 19 -- OMAHA, NE -- THE WAITING ROOM
NOV. 20 -- CHICAGO, IL -- SCHUBAS
NOV. 21 -- ANN ARBOR, MI -- BLIND PIG
NOV. 22 -- PITTSBURGH, PA -- THUNDERBIRD CAFÉ
NOV. 23 -- WASHINGTON, DC -- THE RED PALACE
NOV. 24 -- CHAPEL HILL, NC -- LOCAL 506
NOV. 26 -- ORLANDO, FL -- THE SOCIAL
NOV. 27 -- TAMPA, FL -- CROWBAR
NOV. 28 -- ATLANTA, GA -- THE EARL
NOV. 29 -- ASHEVILLE, CA -- ORANGE PEEL*
NOV. 30 -- RALEIGH, NC -- LINCOLN THEATRE*
DEC. 1 -- NORFOLK, VA -- NORVA*
DEC. 2 -- YORK, PA -- STRAND*
DEC. 3 -- PHILADELPHIA, PA -- ELECTRIC FACTORY*
DEC. 4 -- NEW YORK, NY -- TERMINAL 5*
DEC. 6 -- PAWTUCKET, RI -- MET CAFÉ*
DEC. 7 -- BOSTON, MA -- WILBUR THEATRE*
DEC. 9 -- CLEVELAND, OH -- HOUSE OF BLUES*
DEC. 10 -- PONTIAC, MI -- CLUTCH CARGO'S*
DEC. 11 -- URBANA, IL -- CANOPY CLUB*
DEC. 12 -- COLUMBIA, MO -- THE BLUE NOTE*
DEC. 13 -- IOWA CITY, IA -- THE BLUE MOOSE*
DEC. 14 -- BLOOMINGTON, IN -- BLUEBIRD*
DEC. 15 -- ST. LOUIS, MO -- OFF BROADWAY
DEC. 16 -- CHICAGO, IL -- THE VIC THEATRE*
DEC. 17 -- MILWAUKEE, WI -- THE RAVE (Downstairs)*
* supporting Minus The Bear

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Tim Kasher (Cursive) Releases First Solo Single as Free Download // Show at Rock Shop on Oct. 6th

Cursive frontman Tim Kasher just released the first single, "Cold Love", from his forthcoming solo LP ,The Game of Monogamy, as a free download.

The Game Of Monogamy, which will be released October 5th, 2010, on Saddle Creek, is also now available in the Saddle Creek webstore for pre-order. The album can be purchased in multiple packages, including a special bundle with a limited edition 7" (only 100 copies made) featuring two non-album tracks, "Tightropes, Guillotines, Thin Ice, Landslides" and "Delirium Tantrums," with hand screened covers, signed and personalized by Kasher.

"Cold Love" will be released as an advance single on Sept. 14th along with the previously unreleased non-LP track "Just Don't Get Caught". This too is available for pre-order in Saddle Creek webstore.

Written and recorded in Whitefish, MT, this past January, The Game Of Monogamy is more of an arranged record than any of Kasher's past releases, filled with theatrical arrangements and lush instrumentation (including various strings, harp, oboe, flute, and trombone) to create his own blend of classic pop. This moody orchestral music evokes a 1950s-esque, conservative atmosphere, setting the stage for a dilemma that remains thoroughly modern. The protagonist's arc in The Game of Monogamy spans the wide range of distinctly human emotions tangled up around relationships in a starched shirt society. Call it the score for our collective sexual plight: expression routinely becomes repression in the name of romance.

Kasher will embark on a two-month long, full-band tour beginning September 30th at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, OH. After working his way across the country on the tour, which includes 12 dates in support of Minus The Bear, Kasher will wrap up in Chicago, IL, on November 20th at Schubas. Here is the complete set of tour dates:

SEPT. 30 -- CLEVELAND, OH GROG SHOP
OCT. 03 -- PHILADELPHIA, PA BARBARY
OCT. 04 -- ALLSTON, MA GREAT SCOTT
OCT. 05 -- NEW YORK, NY OTHER MUSIC (In-store)
OCT. 06 -- BROOKLYN, NY ROCK SHOP
OCT. 18 -- EUGENE, OR WOW HALL*
OCT. 19 -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE REGENCY*
OCT. 20 -- SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA DOWNTOWN BREWERY*
OCT. 21 -- SANTA CRUZ, CA RIO THEATRE*
OCT. 22 -- LOS ANGELES, CA WILTERN*
OCT. 23 -- TUCSON, AZ RIALTO*
OCT. 24 -- ALBUQUERQUE, NM SUNSHINE*
OCT. 25 -- LUBBOCK, TX JAKE'S*
OCT. 26 -- TULSA, OK MARQUEE*
OCT. 27 -- AUSTIN, TX STUBB'S*
OCT. 28 -- DALLAS, TX HOUSE OF BLUES*
OCT. 29 -- HOUSTON, TX HOUSE OF BLUES*
NOV. 01 -- DENVER, CO HI DIVE#
NOV. 03 -- SALT LAKE CITY, UT URBAN LOUNGE
NOV. 05 -- VANCOUVER, BC MEDIA CLUB
NOV. 06 -- SEATTLE, WA TRACTOR TAVERN
NOV. 07 -- PORTLAND, OR DOUG FIR LOUNGE
NOV. 10 -- VISALIA, CA CELLAR DOOR
NOV. 12 -- POMONA, CA GLASS HOUSE RECORD STORE
NOV. 13 -- SAN DIEGO, CA THE LOFT
NOV. 14 -- PHOENIX, AZ TBA
NOV. 19 -- OMAHA, NE THE WAITING ROOM
NOV. 20 -- CHICAGO, IL SCHUBAS
* supporting Minus The Bear
# with Azure Ray and Tim Fite

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